Their playstyle also limits the probability of injury and related crises, despite the small squad.
City are the best in the world at keeping possession. In the dog days of the season, they will happily shut the game down at 1-0.
They won’t commit men forward, but will also limiting the amount of “intense” running they have to do.
Pep also implements a training regime that runs through 2 cycles across the season, with each cycle peaking (in terms of player fitness) in winter and the end of season, when there are the most games.
Their playstyle also limits the probability of injury and related crises, despite the small squad.
City are the best in the world at keeping possession. In the dog days of the season, they will happily shut the game down at 1-0.
They won’t commit men forward, but will also limiting the amount of “intense” running they have to do.
Pep also implements a training regime that runs through 2 cycles across the season, with each cycle peaking (in terms of player fitness) in winter and the end of season, when there are the most games.