Jackie Charlton smoking a cigarette in the preseason of the Leeds United (Planet Football)
The modern football little or nothing to do with a few years ago. Leaving aside the media impact that, we will focus on the great change that has experienced from the point of view training a professional club. Seeing a few pictures and we realize that things have changed a lot.
John Harris, Chelsea player, practicing an exercise period in preseason 1950 (whoatetheallpies)
As we can see, at that time he prevailed over physical preparation technique and that was reflected in training. In the photo, several players from Everton in the gym Year 1946 (dailymail)Frank McLintock, Arsenal captain, jumping chairs in the preseason 1968 en Highbury (whoateallthepies)Jackie Charlton smoking a cigarette in the preseason of the Leeds United (Planet Football)Jimmy Greaves, Tottenham player, practicing her balance in the preseason 1962 (whoateallthepies)Glasgow Celtic training in 1967. With these training techniques They managed to become European champions that year (Daily Mail)Brian Kinsey shocking exercise, Charlton Athletic footballer, in preseason 1965 (whoateallthepies)Jack and Bobby Charlton brothers to his ball in training back in England 1966 (chronicle live)Arsenal players in the preseason team cross country running. Definitely, other times. (Whoateallthepies)Roy Bentley y Mark Lazarus, with arms entwined, QPR in training in 1962 (whoateallthepies)
As you can be seen in all these pictures and many others of the time, in those days almost military techniques were used. chairs, wheels, ower… anything was valid to perform a given year, nothing to do with the techniques prevailing today with all sorts of technological advances with the use of heart rate monitors, pedometers and so on.
