| Injuries 18:58 - Dec 26 with 12351 views | numptydumpty |
WTF is happening
So many players seemingly picking up injuries between matches
What happened with Morrison ??
But seriously this season is a total catastrophe with injuries.
Almost guaranteed each game at least one and almost guaranteed , another goes strangely invisible, during a break between games.
There must be reasons but this for me is the worst ever season I can remember for injuries !!!!!!!
I am surprised if we dont pick up a couple more injured, every single week ... [Post edited 26 Dec 2024 18:59]
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| Injuries on 07:38 - Dec 31 with 554 views | stowmarketrange |
| Injuries on 18:02 - Dec 30 by stainrods_elbow |
The game has got physically tougher, so we're told, but, compared to a few decades ago, first teamers are rotated much more often between games and during games than the days of a single sub, players are much better looked after medically, serious foul play is a thing of the past, pitches are vastly superior, balls are lighter, the ball is statistically in play for fewer minutes, timewasting/shithousery is through the roof, and the schedule is no more demanding (now that cup replays have been curtailed, it's arguably even less so - though that's a moot point where we're concerned). Apart from that, you'll still get people trying to tell you modern football is far more arduous, which of course suits modern managers down to the ground.
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It makes me wonder how players managed when games were sometimes played on consecutive days like December 1977,when we played on the 27th and 28th.Players never spent 30 minutes warming up before games,or warming down either.
Although with back passes to the keeper allowed,players got more of a rest during games than they do now. |  | | |
| Injuries on 09:26 - Dec 31 with 416 views | TheChef |
Also isn't muscle heavier than fat?
So while footballers these days are much more impressive physical specimens, there's probably a bit more load bearing going on. And in a sport where there's lots of short bursts of sprinting plus all the twisting and turning, that's going to put a lot more pressure on muscles, ligaments and tendons.
As I mentioned in an earlier post, maybe players should spend a bit more time in the pub? |  |
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| Injuries on 11:41 - Jan 1 with 233 views | kernowhoop |
| Injuries on 19:00 - Dec 30 by Northernr |
I might actually try and get an interview with a Ben Williams type for the Patreon because it is fascinating (or I think so) and there is next to no understanding at all among us all.
One question I'd ask, and if you wanna take a swing at this then be my guest, is this...
Eddie Izzard is a fat comedian. Okay. He decided he was going to run 27 marathons in 27 days through South Africa, and did it. He was able to train his body, adjust his diet, do the research, do what was necessary, and get through it. Eddie Izzard is in worse shape than me. Kevin Sinfield is able to train his body to run marathons weekly. And yet footballers doing 3 game weeks and 50 game seasons are, as said higher up the thread, breaking down routinely. Our season is being massively handicapped by injuries. Whenever a cup tie goes to extra time, everybody starts cramping up, because professional footballers can't play 120 minutes instead of 90. But if a fat comedian can train his body to do 27 marathons in 27 days, why can't professional footballers be trained to... play a bit more professional football? |
That would be interesting. |  | | |
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