View Single Post
Old 07-24-2012, 04:03 PM   #168
Addick
Powerplay Quarterback
 
Addick's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: East London
Exp:
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by NBC View Post
Manchester City: The science behind the champions

On top of educating players about diet and nutrition and supplementing their consumption before, during and after games, Erith and his team use the latest scientific advances to help prevent injuries.

City were so successful in keeping players fit last season that a table compiled by analysts at PhysioRoom.com - a specialist sports injury website - had City leading the way, with fewer significant injuries and fewer days lost to those injuries than any other Premier League club.


I did not know this about City.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18887653
Did they take their depth into consideration? Having an interchangeable line-up of superstars and being able to swap them like-for-like probably helps reduce the wear and tear. Using a Wengerism, most of their players do not enter the 'red zone' all too often.
__________________
“Such suburban models are being rationalized as ‘what people want,’ when in fact they are simply what is most expedient to produce. The truth is that what people want is a decent place to live, not just a suburban version of a decent place to live.”

- Roberta Brandes Gratz
Addick is offline   Reply With Quote