Southampton follows a ‘plan’. The Athletic reveals a common situation followed by the ‘Saints’ players and that is that in 14 of the 24 games they have played in the Premier League, the same pattern is repeated: a footballer has to be attended between minutes 60 and 70 of the match while his teammates rush to the bench to regain strength by taking an energy gel. The players who have to receive medical assistance are usually strikers and the best example is Adam Armstrongwho has been treated in four meetings.
the physical therapist Phil Hayward He has told in the aforementioned medium what the footballers of the Southampton: “They take an energy gel that contains a form of carbohydrate and that passes into the blood very quickly. In about 10 minutes, you can see the answer.”
But Does Southampton’s ‘plan’ work? The numbers are not favorable to the English team. After game time those of Ralph Hasenhuttl They have scored nine goals and received 14. Hayward he speaks of this as a “coincidence”. While The Athletic points out that soccer players tend to lower their performance if their team scores a goal in that period of time.
The Southampton It occupies the middle of the table in the English competition. The rojiblancos are 10th with 29 points after 24 games. In the absence of playing a pending match against the Newcastlethe ‘Saints’ are at the same distance from Europe as they are from relegation: 12 points.