I played some football (soccer) last night and noticed a distinct lack of pace and acceleration ... which is not good when playing football. So far most of my training has been on endurance. I don't think the fact that I can do 10k in under an hour is going to help with playing football where there is a constant stop-start/accelerate-decelerate action.

Anyone have any ideas, other than playing more frequently, on what I can do to help see gains in this area? If anything, I almost feel as though my current routine, despite probably being healthier and fitter than I have been in years, has helped much in this instance. Thanks.

You could start doing short sprints, working on your power and acceleration.`

as above, do some HIIT sprints and also some weights squats etc.

Do some explosive lifting. Some olympic lifts are good.

Yep, I'll have to throw some sprinting and HIIT into my routine once I get from holiday. It was pretty shocking just how much pace I have lost. I guess my workouts have been working on developing slow-twitch fibres rather than fast-twitch i.e those responsible for developing speed and fast reactions.

Also, I might try and play football more often, because I was pretty awful last night