Problem is I'm one of those people, I think we'll get hammered tomorrow. But that really doesn't matter. If we can take 4 points from Watford and Burnley we'll be in a great position going into Christmas.
Why should they be similar? The established players in this division have played at this intensity and against this level of opposition player for a long time. We can't replicate that in training, it's impossible. No amount of running or weights is going to be a substitute for the real thing...
Who says they don’t try to have as good a physical condition as they can? Where are you getting that from? You’ve just made that up. Look at Bruno FFS, he’s the oldest player in the Premier League!
I don’t understand why people expect footballers to be saints. Would you be better at your job if...
I think that’s because you don’t understand it. When a professional footballer is tired, it doesn’t mean he needs to lie down and have a nap on the pitch, or can’t be bothered to run around anymore. This is top level, elite sport, where things are won and lost on the tiniest of margins. If they...