is too much emphasis put on fitness in todays game?
after seeing the spanish league player have a heart attack over the weekend, the young walsall player dying and not so long ago the marc vivien foe tragedy, is football pushing people beyond their physical limits or are these just co-incidental.
i can't remember these sort of incidents happening years ago (though some ahem elder lifers may correct me).
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A footballers regime is nowhere near as punishing as a lot of other sports, long-distance runners, rowers, rugby players etc.
Agree completely AFKA - My cousin is a Professional sports physio and she says football is way down the list in terms of really pushing the limits.
There are plenty of other sportsmen fitter than the average boxer. Runners, rowers, cyclists and even Rugby pro's.
Think we missed the main point here though-
it's a horrible thing to happen and let's hope the guy makes a full recovery!
MADRID, Spain (AP) - Sevilla defender Antonio Puerta died
Tuesday, three days after collapsing on the field during
his team's Spanish league match against Getafe, Spanish
news reports said.
The 22-year-old Puerta had been in an intensive care unit
since Saturday and had been given assisted ventilation but
his condition worsened Tuesday, the Virgen del Rocio
hospital said.
A statement by his managers was expected to be released
shortly.
Puerta lost consciousness and fell near his own goal
Saturday in the 31st minute, but was able to walk off
minutes later after being treated by team doctors.
He collapsed again in the locker room before being taken
to the hospital, where he has been since.
Sevilla beat Getafe 4-1.
RIP
It's been a bad few days first Ray Jones and now this guy
Agreed mate, and The Sun. Thought it was pretty tasteless all that 'we'll miss you Ole' bollocks.
Ray Jones got a column. Another bit of proof what a souless circus the premiershit has become.
RIP Antonio Puerta & Ray Jones
RIP.
RIP.
Bloody tragic - 2 talented young men dead -
martin allen did his h/t team talk on the pitch. match delayed for an extra 10 mins after interval.
Horrible, but it's not about players being too fit/ pushed.
Bloody hope this doesn't end in the same way!
clive clarke was the player. left the ground concious, but leicester players too upset to carry on.
Nothing, two players have collapsed, think of the thousands who are playing across Europe.
"It appears Clive's heart stopped twice and mouth-to-mouth didn't work so the paramedics had to use a defibrillator"
Very lucky young man, and well done to the medical team at Forest
Is this now an excuse for players to run less?
**Before anyone bites my head off, that was tongue in cheek**
I believe there was a big scandel at Juve a few years ago of players popping pills unaware of what was in them. just wondering if young players pushing themselves for that extra 1% that might make them millionaires at 22 are doing long term damage to themselves.
Like I say no suggesting this had anything to do with the tragic cases above, just that like PBS says they do seem more common place nowadays (maybe down to better reporting, the internet etc...)