It should come as no surprise that they’re appearing in their 20th straight postseason. Because minutes played is one of few factors highlighted that coaches can control – it’s harder to c. He had no reservations about playing in what he called “the wild league” because of the lack of Fifa affiliation. t will be fascinating to see how long he can ‘maintain the rage’,” says Penfold, “what you also find is that players develop a fitness capacity over each season, so that the effort required to get through a season becomes less and less as they become accustomed to the physical demands needed and their body develops both an adaptation and resilience to these stresses.