2021/22 Rafael Benitez

[Efcjake]

That's pretty much it. He works with holistic methods which in most cases take longer to heal injuries, but the notion is your body is healing itself.

I can see good and bad thinking in regards to this method. It's probably not ideal for footballers playing 1 or 2 games per week.

He might be well respected, but over his watch, we've sustained a ridiculous amount of injuries.

Rafael is very good on the injury front at his previous clubs. At Newcastle they were suffering with a lot of injuries before he went there, by the time he had finished they had something like 60% less injuries. Its all down to training methods and having quality physios.

I say there's 0 chance you knew his name before 2 weeks ago.

 

[allen]

Read a bit about Donachie, and some red flags came up. Do not quite know how to formulate it, but he seemed a bit too alternative, and was perhaps a little too busy working with gurus, shamans, witches and trolls, than to take a scientific approach to injury prevention, etc.

Oh man, that phrase. There is no such thing as "alternative medicine." Anything - at all - that's proven to work becomes straight up ordinary medicine. Anything that's still 'alternative' after the years, decades and centuries, is total quackery.

 

[Harryflashman]

I had my doubts when he put 3 leeches on Bolasies knee and told him to get back out there.

If memory serves , Wrong knee as well !

 

[Bedfordblue]

That's pretty much it. He works with holistic methods which in most cases take longer to heal injuries, but the notion is your body is healing itself.

I can see good and bad thinking in regards to this method. It's probably not ideal for footballers playing 1 or 2 games per week.

Gblammo and Delph will be distraught at his departure

 

[MikeH72]

Sack the rest of the frauds in the medical team too please.

 

[Egil Olsen]

Oh man, that phrase. There is no such thing as "alternative medicine." Anything - at all - that's proven to work becomes straight up ordinary medicine. Anything that's still 'alternative' after the years, decades and centuries, is total quackery.

I could not agree more.

That's pretty much it. He works with holistic methods which in most cases take longer to heal injuries, but the notion is your body is healing itself.

I can see good and bad thinking in regards to this method. It's probably not ideal for footballers playing 1 or 2 games per week.

The Head of Sports Science and Sports Scientists work to reduce jadedness and help to lessen some of the injury types. Unlike the Physio, the Sports Scientists aim to reduce the likelihood of injury, rather than aid recovery from injury.

 

[Gilbert..]

Only cursed in your mind mate. The same people involved with the club for how many years now are the issue. We aren't cursed, we're badly run with too many posts filled via nepotism. Once Bill and his mates are gone the "curse" will slowly disappear

Was just an expression mate.
I was just saying we're a bit sh!te. Club is very flat right now.

 

[stretford blue]

Sack the rest of the frauds in the medical team too please.

Who actually overseas the medical sides of things I can understand a manager wants to bring some of his staff, fitness coach etc but replacing medical staff seems to me a specialist part of any club and it just seems to me benitez surrounding himself with his mates which means when a change in manager happens we are then looking for a whole host of people .time will tell I suppose if things do improve injury wise

 

[roydo]

Oh man, that phrase. There is no such thing as "alternative medicine." Anything - at all - that's proven to work becomes straight up ordinary medicine. Anything that's still 'alternative' after the years, decades and centuries, is total quackery.

Not always. Medical folk know a lot, but they dont know everything.

 

[MikeH72]

Who actually overseas the medical sides of things I can understand a manager wants to bring some of his staff, fitness coach etc but replacing medical staff seems to me a specialist part of any club and it just seems to me benitez surrounding himself with his mates which means when a change in manager happens we are then looking for a whole host of people .time will tell I suppose if things do improve injury wise

Well our existing medical staff were clearly incompetent so at this point I’m willing to give Benitez’s mates a try, I doubt they’re any worse.

 

[Theoneandonly]

Sack the rest of the frauds in the medical team too please.

Rafael is conducting a full club review in to all backroom staff.

According to reports several medical team members are either being moved on or having their roles significantly downgraded.

 

[Theoneandonly]

Who actually overseas the medical sides of things I can understand a manager wants to bring some of his staff, fitness coach etc but replacing medical staff seems to me a specialist part of any club and it just seems to me benitez surrounding himself with his mates which means when a change in manager happens we are then looking for a whole host of people .time will tell I suppose if things do improve injury wise

I think Rafael has more power than people realise. I think his memo is that of a DOF as well as a manager. Which is why I think Brands days are numbered.

 

[Azza]

Confirmed he's leaving.

 

[GrandOldTeam]

 

[blueconverse]

Our 3 fittest players are DCL, Rich and Doucoure so maybe there's something in jt