I'm thinking of players like Van Nistelrooy, Henry, Raul, Van Persie, Shevchenko, Crespo. They all seemed to peak around 27 and have a sharp decline around 30. But now we have strikers like Lewa, Suarez, Kane, Benzema who managed stay world class or close to it into their mid 30s. Is it just modern sports science?   submitted by   /u/PloysRus [link]   [comments]