Physical fitness is also key! World Sports: Barcelona’s running data in the league championship years were very good

October 16 News Recently, "World Sports" talked about Barcelona's running data in recent seasons. They said that the team's physical fitness performed well in the league championship years.

With the arrival of Flick, the club has made adjustments to the physical training, gym and physiotherapy departments. The changes were advertised as resulting in significant improvements. New fitness director Julio Toos even promised to reduce injuries by 50%.

By October, however, the list of muscle injuries was concerning. Lewandowski has been injured twice, Balde, Fermin, Rafinha, Olmo... Yamal also missed 5 of 10 games due to pubic bone problems.

So, what is the physical condition of the players? The preliminary conclusion after looking at Barcelona's running data in recent years is that in the years when they won the league championship, whether it was coached by Xavi or Flick, the team performed well in terms of physical fitness.

Under Xavi's leadership, the team won the championship by fully controlling the game and conceding very few goals. Under the leadership of Flick, the team won the championship through high-intensity pressing and multi-point scoring. But the numbers show both teams rank among the top teams in terms of distance traveled, sprint attempts and mid-range effort per player.

In contrast, Real Madrid's running distance in those two years was much less than Barcelona. Therefore, the data when Harvey and Flick led the team to win the championship are very similar. The problem is that in the first eight rounds of the season, fourteen La Liga teams have covered more distance than Barcelona.

On all parameters, Flick's players are even below the league average. Injuries and fitness are not the only indicators that explain Barca's decline from year to year, but they are important. Frick, who usually did not personally intervene in these matters, now began to become alert.