What the future brings in soccer

Jeg leste en interessant artikkel fra Manchester Uniteds hjemmeside som jeg ønsker å dele med dere. Det er et intervju med fitness treneren for laget. Kanskje Start kan lære noe av dem en gang i fremtiden?

Les hele artikkelen her.

In english:
I read an interesting piece from Mancester United's web page that I'd like to share. The piece is from a applicant for the job of fitness coach for the team. Maybe Start can learn something from this view of the future?

"How big a part does a fitness coach play in today's game or have they always played an important role?
The model we're starting to adopt in this country now is like those used in Southern Europe – the Italian model, the Spanish model and to a lesser extent the French model. Historically, the fitness role at a football club was often left to the physiotherapist. Over time clubs would bring in a running coach now and again, but that wasn't ideal because a footballer's fitness is different to that of a runner. Over the last fifteen to twenty years there has been an evolution within the game to adopt a more foreign approach and to have more specialist coaches in specialist areas of the training set-up. There is a much bigger emphasis on the physical preparation of footballers than ever before because of the number of games that players are involved in each season. For that reason virtually every Premier League club now has a fitness coach. Coaches don't just look at the training process nowadays, they look at the recovery process as well. At a club like United nothing can be left to chance. It's part of the manager's vision to leave no stone unturned and he fully recognises the importance of having a fitness coach. Hopefully I can play some part in helping the club remain at the forefront of the game."

Read the entire article here.