COVID-19 - Leagues Suspended

Going for a jog is a lot different than the kind of working out professional players do, in all fairness.
Certainly true. My only point is that they were already able to go for runs or set up cones or do any of the things they want or need by themselves. Now they can do it in the training facility, again by themselves. I guess this means that someone on the staff can watch them from a distance. Still, I would expect they are getting very specific instructions on the workouts they’re supposed to be doing and probably even filming some things for the staff to see.

Long story short, I don’t see this as a big change. The real change will be when they can practice as a team.
 
Certainly true. My only point is that they were already able to go for runs or set up cones or do any of the things they want or need by themselves. Now they can do it in the training facility, again by themselves. I guess this means that someone on the staff can watch them from a distance. Still, I would expect they are getting very specific instructions on the workouts they’re supposed to be doing and probably even filming some things for the staff to see.

Long story short, I don’t see this as a big change. The real change will be when they can practice as a team.

Based on what guys have been saying during interviews (on NYCFC and YES), it appears all the workouts they were given were indoor workouts. The players have all been staying inside and haven't done the kind of outdoor workouts this will allow.

Now, that being said, this policy also says that the local government has to OK it, and since we are still under stay-at-home orders in New York, our players will not be returning to the practice field this week like they will in certain other locales.
 

so much for the “we’ll just quarantine the players and play behind closed doors.” 10 people tested positive in bundesliga/bundesliga 2 testing, so now what?

are staff and operations people or people like kitmen being tested? I mean even some coaches are within that age range of people at risk or may even have conditions too. I mean Koeman was hospitalized for some heart procedure he would be an at risk person. its not only players people need to keep any eye out on.
 
This is awesome and an absolute zinger to other large clubs that have the wrong intentions. Would think their cross town rivals have seen it and are hopefully shamed into adopting the same policy across all of their brands.

 
Angela Merkel is set to announce today when the Bundesliga can begin play behind closed doors.

Rumors already reported that they will open next Friday (May 15) after quarantining all players and staff for a week. Other rumors say the quarantine will be 2 weeks with a restart May 22.
 
If there are no fans there's no reason not to bring it back by the 15th. Germany's 3 day average is under 1000 cases a day. Teams playing behind closed doors is not going to have any effect on the infection rate increasing.
 


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FWIW I've also seen scattered commentary saying this is also the opportunity for MLS to move to the European schedule. Either would be taking advantage of an unavoidable pause to realign the schedule. But in terms of climate and weather, it's a lot easier for Europe to move to the US schedule than the other way around. If anything, much of Europe has summer weather that is not only better suited to professional soccer than US winters are, but European summers are also generally less hot and humid than US ones, so there would hardly be any weather-related problems at all.
 
If this happens, I wonder if it would be permanent, or just a temporary change that runs through the World Cup followed by a transition back to the traditional schedule.

temporary. I dont think many Euro tournaments be happening in winter months, not many people will want to go.
 
If this happens, I wonder if it would be permanent, or just a temporary change that runs through the World Cup followed by a transition back to the traditional schedule.
I'm assuming it would transition back, but depends how much they enjoy the schedule.

I can't see the world cup being help in mid-winter in europe...
 
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