Mythbusters of top eleven

[NorthLondonIsRed]

Season fatigue.

Is this a thing? How seriously it impacts players performance?

I noticed this recently. Some of the teams from the bottom of my league table like to play friendlies with me. I always score crazy amounts of goals in those matches.

But when the match-day comes and we play league fixtures the amount of goals drops noticeably. My players struggle in the attack and so on. The difference is obvious, yet at the start of the season there were more goals too. I always make sure to maintain high level of morale and energy.

How to deal with this season fatigue?