Fitness

pedro789 · January 11, 2020

They've played a lot of games over Xmas and there's a few carrying knocks but fitness levels are shocking. We were done after 60 mins. Convinced this is root of a lot of our problems. Can't keep up intensity, lose control late on, give up late goals.

davek · January 11, 2020

pedro789 said:
They've played a lot of games over Xmas and there's a few carrying knocks but fitness levels are shocking. We were done after 60 mins. Convinced this is root of a lot of our problems. Can't keep up intensity, lose control late on, give up late goals.

Bernard should get the stick Deulofeu gets. The lad's blowing for tugs after 55 minutes.

Lelouch · January 11, 2020

I don't think Silva had them fit at all.

Exeter_Gently · January 11, 2020

davek said:
Bernard should get the stick Deulofeu gets. The lad's blowing for tugs after 55 minutes.

Leave him alone,he might have asthma.

davek · January 11, 2020

Exeter_Gently said:
Leave him alone,he might have asthma.

That's what EPOs for.

Berenger · January 11, 2020

Never cease to be amazed by the fact that, despite the prevalence of sports science in elite football, all the cutting edge technology that comes with it, and all the years of research on which it is founded, random football fans still think they are better at judging individual and collective fitness levels by eye.

mightymoyes · January 11, 2020

At least we only have a gave a week now at most, these delicate flowers need their rest

davek · January 11, 2020

Lelouch said:
I don't think Silva had them fit at all.

That's the standard charge against all Everton managers apart from Sgt Major Moyes.

KaiserEFC · January 11, 2020

davek said:
Bernard should get the stick Deulofeu gets. The lad's blowing for tugs after 55 minutes.

Wouldn’t be such an issue if we had decent back up on the bench but alas we do not.

Our fitness levels are crap but I guess we’ve had a fair few different fitness coaches over the past couple of years, I know Silva was here a while but correct me if I’m wrong I think his initial number 2 who left did a lot of the fitness stuff? That’s never going to be ideal

davek · January 11, 2020

killenefc said:
Wouldn’t be such an issue if we had decent back up on the bench but alas we do not.

Our fitness levels are crap but I guess we’ve had a fair few different fitness coaches over the past couple of years, I know Silva was here a while but correct me if I’m wrong I think his initial number 2 who left did a lot of the fitness stuff? That’s never going to be ideal

I think it's more simple and perhaps more psychological: these cowards dont enjoy being out there with the pressure of a 90 minute game.

KaiserEFC · January 11, 2020

davek said:
I think it's more simple and perhaps more psychological: these cowards dont enjoy being out there with the pressure of a 90 minute game.

Can’t disagree with that at all. They all hide when we get a bloody throw in ffs.

RomanReigns · January 11, 2020

They need to borrow some fitness juice from our neighbours

Axlswhk · January 11, 2020

Lelouch said:
I don't think Silva had them fit at all.

Agree, obviously not fit enough to last 90mins under Ancelotti tactics.

18Chris87 · January 11, 2020

I mentioned this during the game, as we were taking a corner in around the 65th minute it showed all our players puffing, hands on knees in the box waiting for Digne to take the corner and a stat came up in the corner saying Brighton had collectively ran 4km further than us. Yet we're the ones looking knackered, I can forgive DCL and Richarlison as they've played every single game over christmas and Rich had a knock.