It was always 14 with a game in hand. I might be poor, depressed, low life without tactical knowledge but at least I know how to read, at least numbers.
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Maybe you are right but I am not earning betwee 3-5 mil per season and also not pretending that am a great player.All I want to say is that all big clubs play every three days and they dont excuse themselves with tiredness.
I dont want to sound offensive now, and i'm sure this is the language barrier, but usually when people say stuff like that, they arent very intelligent, OR/and they dont really know anything about stamina, recovery etc
Most guys i know that lift seriously for a few years now, who arent neccecarely intelligent, understand this concept much better cause they experience it.
I'll explain the two examples, to give you a good idea.
A powerlifter trains relatively low reps, of pretty high weights, for quite some volume, or SERIOUSLY high weights for a bit less volume. It puts a huge strain on muscles, tendons joints. The body has to deal with acidity, tissue recovery glycogene replenishment, hormonal boosts, etc.
There are however many factors. Some days you didnt sleep wel, or eat well, or had less hormonal production meaning less recovery. perhaps you are switching things around, are close to a deload or are doing controlled overtraining.
Cause of this some days you come at the weights, and just feel jaded. or you busted your hip and squats are not going as they should etc. Recovery is a big deal.
For football players, a simular story occurs. Many people think its just a long sprint and jog, but its so much more.
Remember when you were in university and had 4 weeks of exams, think how you felt at the end. That gives an idea what "feeling jaded" is about. Its something that also happens to creative players when they are getting overplayed. Dont forget, they must load themselves up to give everything , each time.
Then, there is like the above example, muscular recovery. During the game, a player can take a big amount of knocks. And we are juventus, everyone hates us and everyone plays 200% versus us. We receive so much crushing tackles. this gives muscular trauma, just like a powerlifter feels when he is dropping below 3rep range. Recovering from muscular trauma is nice when you have a weeks time. But when there are 3 games every 7 days, that doesnt happen.
ANd because of this trauma, the muscle as a whole doesnt recover nearly as good. That is what we are currently seeing.
Ever wonder why vidal has these games where he "runs less" and "less often" ? Well, thats basically what happened.
Each and every player has different resistance against this. Tevez for example, is one of those carved out of a granite stone, that can keep getting knocks, and allways be recovered for the next game.