We may just be "bitter rival fans" but taking all biases out of the mix, you have to say that the RS have unnatural levels of fitness. If you're asthmatic then you can get a TUE, which in turn allows you to take corticosteroids. The world just swallows the notion that Klopp's key to success is running at people, as if nobody in history has thought of closing people down in possession. The fact is, it's bloody hard to do week-in, week-out and that's why many teams who try it pick up injuries and inevitably drop in intensity. Not only have they been able to do it for nearly three years solid, but they've hardly had a single soft-tissue injury in that time. No hamstrings or calf strains that all these lazy, non-pressing teams all seem to pick up. How unusual, eh?
No-one of any note will question why they have 22 people on the books with a respiratory illness yet can churn out the breathless brand of football that they do. At the very least, the public should have full disclosure of every professional with a TUE.
Jamie Vardy is the other one who sticks out like a sore thumb. He's the only 33-year-old I know who seems to be getting faster. To go from non-league to PL winner and Golden Boot is a nice story but look at him physically, look up the effects of corticosteroids and tell me he doesn't tick every box.