Luke Shaw's Fitness

[chiswickmart]

First it was Van Gaal, now Hodgson has said he needed to be fitter too. I'm quite surprised at these accusations as he always seemed to have plenty of energy whenever I saw him play for your lot.

Did any of you suspect this when he was with you?

[OhWell]

First it was Van Gaal, now Hodgson has said he needed to be fitter too. I'm quite surprised at these accusations as he always seemed to have plenty of energy whenever I saw him play for your lot.

Did any of you suspect this when he was with you?

He was always a bit of a sick note. But, when he did play, he had bags of energy and used to to hare up and down the left flank for 90 minutes. He seemed to take a long time to recover from colds and minor injuries but somebody ITK told me that he had to be rested every now and then because of growth spurts. Last season he bulked up a lot. But, it was muscle not fat.

My guess is that, after being in a highly controlled environment at Southampton for so many years, he doesn't know how to deal with the freedom he now has and he seems to be turning to comfort food. I guess it's only a matter of time before he turns to drink. Fergie would have been able to deal with him but I'm not sure

[Pentridge]

No.

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[Pentridge]

First it was Van Gaal, now Hodgson has said he needed to be fitter too. I'm quite surprised at these accusations as he always seemed to have plenty of energy whenever I saw him play for your lot.

Did any of you suspect this when he was with you?

He was always a bit of a sick note.[/quote]

Agreed but that doesn't mean he wasn't match fit.

[ozsaint1976]

It never crossed my mind, he always seems to be full of energy. But I am just a Saints fan, not the might Manure who cant beat Swansea or MKD or England who can't beat anybody!

[Brockley_Jack]

Not at all during the season, it all took me by surprise when there were doubts over his fitness at the world cup. Regarding [s]Surrey[/s] Man Utd though, I'm sure I read reports that he'd been pushed too hard in training by Van Gaal resulting in him pulling up. I'm not surprised he's not fit enough for them. That's his price tag doing the talking.

[proclaimer]

Never changed has it. El Tel criticised MLT's work rate all those years ago. FFS what about recognising talent?

[usasaints]

Watched him play against Real, thought he was pure class.

The fitness side surprises me, being injured has always been an issue.