Different game today in many ways.
The diet, exercise, rest, recovery etc have mainly been utilised to get players upto a higher standard of fitness.
Today's players run far more, sprint far more and are at a higher peak of fitness and as such run an increased risk of injury.
Another change is the life of a footballer. Obviously money is astronomical compared to yesteryears. The advent of social media, smart phones and shitebag gutter journalism means there's a many ways for life to be far more unreasonable.
Before you could have had a few pints and gone out like a normal enough young fella. Whereas today you have a hyper sensitive society around certain issues that expects a lot more from their role models.
For example Suarez is a disgraced footballer in the UK for many, Giggs just banged his brother's wife on the side for a few years. In my mind there's no doubt that banging your brother's wife is far worse than verbally abusing a player.
The Irish team under big jack often talk about the great craic they had with fans, but you couldn't get away with it today with smart phones and twatter. Heard some of the former lfc players talking about it too, how they'd live with the 'common people' and enjoyed themselves.
Still believe the greats would make it in any era, they'd be fitter today and they'd be used to getting kicked more back in the day.
Guess any long term injured players today would take a box to the mouth in yesteryear not seen by the ref or pl/fa (near impossible today) over an acl injury.
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