crimsondonkey
Vital 1st Team Regular
A bit like Leeds under Bielsa. His first season he came in and wore them out. A big reason for their collapse for the last part of the season was the players were completely knackered and burnt out from his style of play and his training methods.
But they adapted, got used to the intense training, became far fitter, and won it at the second bite.
Just goes to show things take a bit of time, more than a season in some cases.
Not really. Bielsa kept his players at the same game plan, Smith and the players gave up after one game!
The point I’m making is that I can’t see Smith being able to go back to his plan A as there’s not enough time before the season starts to rest the players and then build the required fitness in time.