Players are getting back from a big break so it must be regular for them to not really play the way they usually play. Bayern is an exception, they are very good and very well players much better than their counterparts in the league but all others could have a bit of trouble.
We recently had a discussion here about how the lockdown will affect the teams' performance. Many posters were of the opinion that the effect of the lockdown is negligible: - We are talking about absolute professionals here, less/other trainings will hardly affect them
- Many teams have continued to train as if there was no Corona, despite the bans/restrictions. Here for example a case from Austria, where a club was convicted with hidden cameras: QuoteAustrian league leaders LASK Linz admitted on Friday that they had held four training sessions which broke COVID-19 regulations.I'm sure this team was far from being the only one...
The case, which has left the club facing disciplinary action including a possible points deduction, came to light after the other eleven Austrian Bundesliga teams said they had seen videos which showed Linz holding full training sessions.
Source - Negative effects apply equally to all teams (giventhat no unfair methods like the above were used). So all teams would be similarly affected by training deficit, lack of playing practice etc.
But what I can already imagine is that after the long lockdown period, players are now more susceptible to emotions like stress and excitement before the games. This will definitely have an impact on their performance.
