Too Much Too Young

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

Certain players (Rooney especially) play early because they're physically developed enough to play early, but that also probably means that they are aging faster generally, so they will also finish earlier. There have been studies that suggest that people who look young for their age live longer on average, and that would presumably also apply to how long you're able to maintain the sort of fitness that allows you to play elite sport.

So good news for young J Lingz then?

 

[Thorin Oakenshield]

Thing is everybody's body is different and develops at different times......Barry was never quick and was not the most athletic looking, but stat wise was the fittest at the club while he was here ;)

Most handsome too

 

[Blootoof]

Reminds me of about a year after our new training complex was opened. Every Tom,Dick and Harry(rival fans/media) was wondering where our new kids on the block were. A year after the opening. As though we were building fckin robots or sommat. I'd like to think we've done well with the likes of Foden, now Palmer etc. Game time and whatnot.