We need to find somebody to blame for this.
May I suggest Ross Barkley.
May I suggest Ross Barkley.
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BirkenheadBlue
Player Valuation: £70m
Maybe we should wait and find out what the injury actually is before we jump to conclusions about either the player’s future or the medical staff?
Silly me...
Silly me...
Stuartisitc1878
Player Valuation: £30m
Gotta feel for the kid. I don't think this injury will have any real impact on our season but for him personally? How do you come back from this and as a club how can we put any reliance on him in the future knowing his body will likely break down.
I'm just pretty annoyed about the whole situation. The lad deserved a break and this is horrible for him and the club. But we need to look at ourselves and see if anything can be done better because we cannot afford another season like this.
Injuries are part of football, but this season they have almost decimated us. I can only think of one player in our senior squad who has avoided one this year - Godfrey.
Pickford - hip issues
Olsen - some small issues
Keane - missed a couple around new year
Mina - various small injuries
Coleman - various problems
Digne - broken ankle/foot
Gomes - various small injuries
Allan - various injuries, mostly hamstring
Davies - some small problems
Doucoure - broken foot
Richarlison - concussion/head injury around new year
DCL - hamstring issues in Jan/Feb
James - various problems (but expected)
Sigurdsson - some small problems
Iwobi - various small injuries
Delph - permanently injured
I'm not sure how we can cope with that sort of list. I'm not saying we are definitely doing something wrong because we maybe aren't, but that list means we need to look into it thoroughly. I'm not sure it can all be purely bad luck.
diggerdestroyer
Player Valuation: £40m
Honestly. Its was negligent of the club to bring him back so early. Madness to have player who was out for 2 years back playing in the most physical league in the world after only ball work of a month. It might be a completely different injury but if the body isnt ready other parts can suffer by adapting to compensate. Alot of wages and money and time spend here. Disgraceful imo. The player should have started full contact in preseason. Some medical experts our club has.
Ring master
Player Valuation: £90m
and lots of them are for weeks and weeks,not the odd game or so
Stuartisitc1878
Player Valuation: £30m
Obes
Player Valuation: £25m
Kin joke club, we really are.
In all seriousness, major scrutiny must come on the entire physio/medical department at this point. And why is it, seemingly, exclusively midfielders who are picking up injuries constantly? Just a really nasty coincidence?
The only one to escape an injury of any real sort this season is Sigurdsson.
In all seriousness, major scrutiny must come on the entire physio/medical department at this point. And why is it, seemingly, exclusively midfielders who are picking up injuries constantly? Just a really nasty coincidence?
The only one to escape an injury of any real sort this season is Sigurdsson.
I think Donachie is a consultant though. He works with getting players back - which tbf he's done well (Digne etc).
It's other stuff around that.
Everything, top to bottom, must be looked at. Players' nutrition. Sleep. Training loads and intensity. General fitness - are they doing too much impact work, is it too much running for cardio - more bike work, more work in the pool instead?
There has to be a full review because we won't get anywhere without it.
BirkenheadBlue
Player Valuation: £70m
Being made out of steel helps with that.
paulbefc
Player Valuation: £60m
There is jaw-droppingly bad luck and then there's this. £20-odd million.
Controversial this, but I'm not a medical professional, so I think it'd be a bit mad if I hammered the medical staff when I know practically none of the details on any of these injuries he's had.
If he's frigged and never going going be quite right again, unless we sign two midfielders in the summer, Tom Davies and Andre Gomes will still be getting regular football next season.
Controversial this, but I'm not a medical professional, so I think it'd be a bit mad if I hammered the medical staff when I know practically none of the details on any of these injuries he's had.
If he's frigged and never going going be quite right again, unless we sign two midfielders in the summer, Tom Davies and Andre Gomes will still be getting regular football next season.
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