{"id":27696,"date":"2026-03-26T22:54:34","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T22:54:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/26\/a-man-tried-to-hurt-england-with-a-murderball-session-as-plames-star-player-fumed-what-the-fuck-soccer-sports\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T22:54:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T22:54:34","slug":"a-man-tried-to-hurt-england-with-a-murderball-session-as-plames-star-player-fumed-what-the-fuck-soccer-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/26\/a-man-tried-to-hurt-england-with-a-murderball-session-as-plames-star-player-fumed-what-the-fuck-soccer-sports\/","title":{"rendered":"A man tried to hurt England with a &#8216;murderball&#8217; session as Plame&#8217;s star player fumed: &#8220;What the fuck?&#8221; |Soccer |Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The era of Luis Suarez and Edinson Cavani is over, but England will face another giant of the global game when they take on Uruguay on Friday night. Thomas Tuchel will share the touchline with Marcelo Bielsa, widely regarded as one of the most influential managers of modern times.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The charismatic 70-year-old is best known in England for managing Leeds United from 2018 to 2022. But his influence over the years has been enormous, with Pep Guardiola, Mauricio Pochettino and Diego Simeone among his many disciples. During his time at Elland Road, he instilled a revolutionary brand of football that saw the Whites make fun of the Championship before establishing themselves in the Premier League.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Bielsa demanded only the highest standards from his players, who practiced every day on the edge of their livelihoods. Training was certainly not for the faint of heart and his relentless &#8220;killer ball&#8221; sessions were enough to break anyone&#8217;s heart.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>This infamous drill simulated a live match situation with a cruel twist, and the match never stopped. If the ball went out of bounds, the coach immediately sent another ball into play, preventing the break.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Bielsa was nothing but persistent pressing and attacking while fouls were often ignored. So he encouraged his players to fight through contact and maintain their intensity even when they were extremely fatigued and sore.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>These sessions led directly to his famous Leeds team&#8217;s success, often doubling his opponents&#8217; sprint distance throughout the match.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Robin Koch admitted he was surprised by the intensity of Bielsa&#8217;s training sessions when he first arrived at Elland Road in 2020.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&#8220;At Leeds you get used to training,&#8221; he said a year later. \u201cThe first or second time I had a killer ball, I thought, \u2018What am I doing here?\u2019 I still do sometimes.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Kalvin Phillips, who emerged as a key cog in Bielsa&#8217;s midfield machine before appearing for England at Euro 2020, has revealed how his international team-mates were surprised when he spoke about the infamous drill.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p data-mce-linkchecker-status=\"valid\">&#8220;I&#8217;ve been talking to the England players and talking about the way we train and the murder ball sessions and they&#8217;re unbelievable,&#8221; he told LUTV. \u201cWhat I tell them is that until you try it, you don&#8217;t understand how intense it is and how difficult it is.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&#8220;I think that&#8217;s what makes us (Leeds) better as a team and makes us very fit. 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