It’s a strange old time for football fans at the moment given the suspension of the 2019/20 campaign, let alone the effective lockdown we are all living under, but according to the ever reliable Phil Hay, Leeds United’s preparations were simply impeccable.
Sitting down to talk with head of medicine and performance, Rob Price, he revealed that our plans to deal with any unexpected break in the fixture list were well ahead of the curve, as we began planning way back in January.
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The piece in The Athletic makes for a great read in reality, but shouldn’t come as a surprise given the meticulous way we know manager Marcelo Bielsa likes to plan and prepare, but it’s certainly another ‘behind closed doors’ reveal to our professionalism.
“Exercise packs were put together in advance for each player: aerobic bikes, gym balls, mats, harnesses with GPS trackers and a TRX (total resistance exercises) system to maintain upper body strength. When the decision was taken to stop training at Thorp Arch on March 17, Leeds were in a position to deliver those packs to every player’s home the same night.”
Fans on social media naturally loved the story, and were predictably, quick in their praise for our advanced planning. Nice to have a good distraction at the moment.
Wow. This is quite something from Leeds’ medical department. #lufc https://t.co/dR2Jn3VuEs pic.twitter.com/WhL4iP5lU0
— Tom Carnduff (@TomC_22) April 6, 2020
Should be running the country tbh
— Laura Clark (@lauraclark23) April 6, 2020
“Prime Minister Bielsa took just 36 hours to conclude the Brexit talks in a move that has left everyone involved extremely happy.”
— Tom Carnduff (@TomC_22) April 6, 2020
Bielsa😍
— Poz (@Poz89) April 6, 2020
Love it.
Different operation Leeds now than before.— Sorely (@Samtonked76) April 6, 2020
Amazing 💕💕
— Gaetano is king (@escapetoprague) April 6, 2020
It's nice to see how proper Leeds United are. We are so close to being back. And I tell you what, when we are back, everyone's gunna stand and watchm
— Tomo (@TomLufc94) April 6, 2020
I wonder how many championship clubs did this
— Lee.ds (@anyoldsport) April 6, 2020
Priceless!
— 1919 – Bielsa 💙💛 (@aclr1972) April 6, 2020
Wow 👏
— Richard gill (@rmggardens) April 7, 2020
Frank will have thought of it January too
— Darren (@dazzlerc) April 6, 2020
We do covid-19 January planning too
— Andrew Kettlewell (@AndrewKettlewel) April 6, 2020
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