Recovery need is not as big as it was.
It's still there of course, and we still need to look after that,
but I think more the immune system-based support
took on a new meaning around this virus.
We have basic things, they are mainly the same for every player,
but what we always have to keep in mind is the player's position.
Their body height is different, their body composition is different,
different ethnicities, so we try to be really individual around that.
Also playing minutes, how many metres did they run per game,
what do we need to do to prepare them for the next game,
are we flying to different time zones,
will the climate change, for example?
There are a lot of different factors we try to consider
and try to individualise for the players.
We have players who reached out to us, because their parents were over 70
and were asking for advice, or what they can provide just to protect them.
Being preventive, I think that's the key point -
protection and being preventive around immune systems.
Based on the fact that we play so much, immune system is always a big factor.
We already had good measures in place, but of course we try to use them even more
just to provide even more support around that.
In our menus and how we provide the dishes and the meals,
the player always has to make a decision,
so over the years we have simply installed a system
where the player is always able to find something
and learn for himself, to know what is actually needed, what the body is craving,
how to organise the best recovery.
On this occasion we don't need to monitor them, because they're so well-trained
that they know what to do.
From a team perspective, we're trying to monitor all the essential things,
where we can actually integrate results as well
and reach out to a player and say, "Do you need some support,
"do you need help, can we change anything for you?"
So that's the 'positive' monitoring system that we are doing.
Our lovely manager Jürgen Klopp gave me a call, and it was a wonderful conversation
because a full-time role, a full-time nutrition role has never been in place at LFC before.
There was a lot of consultancy for the position,
so it was a kind of new start, and the combination of wonderful city vibes
and the opportunity to create something at Liverpool Football Club was just amazing.
Working so close with so many lovely people, you can feel the passion,
you can feel the dedication,
that's just incredible,
and I think we all know that when you put love and passion into something,
in our context you can smell it, or taste it!
I think that's a very, very special thing from the Liverpool squad
and also what the manager has given them.
Stay positive, stay happy,
and you can see it in the yoga sessions
or the fitness sessions they're doing together, there's a lot of banter,
there's a lot of happiness, and I think you can feel that we're all really connected,
and I think that's a wonderful thing, to see that a team which is going through a rough time
in a way still sees it very positive.