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Elite_Pie
Stronger? If they were stronger, surely playing twice a week would be easy. You say "Players are so much faster". That's bollox, because 28 years ago Kevin Bartlett ran 100 metres in 11.4 seconds. Who in the current Notts squad would you back to beat that?
There are countless players in modern football who can do 100m in under 11 seconds. In terms of raw sprint speed there are also countless players whose maximum speed over shorter sprints is faster than even the great Usain Bolt. Apparently one of Cardiff City's players clocked a 100m in 10.04 seconds. In the Notts squad I've no idea but it might be interesting to get those stats one day. I'd wager Ben Turner is not under 11 seconds though 
Here's an article from the University of Portsmouth on the subject to bring you...err...up to speed.
Here's anther article abut how much faster the game is today.https://sciencenordic.com/denmark-football-society--culture/scientists-football-has-changed-dramatically/1440511
Here's a more general article on the subject overallhttp://drmonto.com/blog/2016/11/16/harde
Hope that helps
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