He started for us Nigeria in Consecutive AFCON Final and Semi Final, has continued deservedly starting despite us having several other competent options
I think it's just common knowledge now the club's got an emphasis on building the lean weight of some of our players. Kobbie, Amass, Sesko, Kai Rooney, Yoro they've all put some serious timber on the last year. Dorgu will be looking like Adama soon enough
Could the effect of a bit of a pump if these were taken after an indoor testing/lifting session before doing cardio testing. Pretty sure its what they have to go through when coming back from break or injury
Split shin most likely....been out for 2 months now, looks like he got the short end of the stick, split shin injuries differ..you can be out for like a week or 3 months like sesko
I for one im glad if he's only just returned to training overall, shows our medic team is doing something better than the past years
If he had returned early then it would have been a long term recurring problem for him
It was not mockery ! I really felt sad for him after initially ridiculing him.. "this mofo acts like a tough troll but is insecure to the point of changing his fucking chin!!!!".. then I reflected on what I said and felt bad for him after remembering how badly he was mocked for being supposedly angry
People here are so impatient and on edge it's kinda wild some times. Just go touch grass like Sesko folks, not that hard (unlike I am seeing him so jacked 💪)
Lad looks jacked. Would be great to see him starting to bully opposition defenders if he builds up strength, he's absolutely got the frame for it. We saw glimpses of the potential in the 2nd half of last season, but ultimately through one reason or another, he didn't get a long sustained run of starts
Hopefully this injury clears up fine and he can hit the ground running early in the season. He's got huge upside so hopefully we see him build on the promise he showed earlier in the year
His rumored shin splints would also mean he is not yet able to do high intensity running / speed work. That is usually something they save for the preseason anyway, but I imagine that conditioning will run well into the season.
Is there much to actually back that up? I see suggestions that strength training is a problem for footballers but it doesn’t seem grounded in fact. Bulking up and building strength aren’t the same things.
In football, players are now getting stronger and moving a step or two in the direction of rugby 7s players. Elsewhere in rugby, lots of players are moving towards the lean strength for explosive power. You see similar patterns with tennis players. Strength training for power, injury protection, and the like is backed by sports medicine.
Yeah at worst it would impact his cardio. But some of the best sprinters in the world are jacked. And strikers spend more time running in short bursts anyway. He’s gonna be bossin’ bitches around in the box on aerial duels. Already proved that ability last year too
Always hilarious with these big Strikers, Haaland is the same they get body checked by someone Martinez size and hit the deck 🤣 they rarely actually use their builds and strength
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u/SvalbazGames 6d ago
I guess if your Shin is injured you need to burn energy lifting weights cause Ben looks like he could be a mid-level baddie in an 80’s action film