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20 Oct 2024 06:45:33
Cas injured and so is collyers. slim pickings now and not sure we even have enough fit midfielders with kobe and mount also out.

Evans will be rested so back 4 pretty much picks itself as we only have 4 fit defenders. Might see Lindelof play midfield as he has done that in the past or someone from the academy.

Watched the spurs vs Westham game and looked at their line ups. Both only have 1 injury and spurs guy I can't remember watching him play.

We now have 8 players out and a game every 3 days till the next international break. Its very concerning and alarming.

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20 Oct 2024 08:03:27
Questions will be asked about why players are continually picking up injuries.

Do we have more injuries than other clubs, are the players being over worked in training.

We have a new medical guy from Arsenal in place and the issues being addressed.

20 Oct 2024 09:50:56
It's an issue for a lot of clubs. Players have little rest during the off season.

With the addition of the league of Nations, this only adds to the hectic football schedule.

Perhaps now is the time to stop playing friendlies at International football.

Alternatively, we may end up having to have 7 substitutions allowed in a match to manage player fatigue and promote the reduction of injuries.

20 Oct 2024 10:09:43
Perhaps now is the time for clubs to rotate much more and use their vast pools of reserves/ u21s etc.

20 Oct 2024 10:23:10
Ahmad,

Are you forgetting that Ugarte exists? Eriksen has been playing every game and.

20 Oct 2024 11:47:15
The injuries and the number of games players are expected to play is coming to a head.

Thierry Henry made a great point about the lack of quality in the performances at the Euro's. You have the best players but they are struggling to perform due to fatigue.

While we are seeing more and more players pick up injuries. I've also heard some suggest that players are ruling themselves out with minor injuries because they are tired and just need a break. I don't know if that is happening, but if it is I actually feel that it is understandable.

I don't want to hear the frankly redundant and stupid argument about how much they are paid. Money doesn't reduce fatigue. It's irrelevant and just said out of jealousy and spite.

I agree that some managers come across hypocritical when they complain about their players playing too many international games, while at the same time playing that same player in pretty much every game despite having a 25 man squad.

However, in a sport where as a manager if you have a bad run of results then you lose your job. With the average tenure being less than 18 months currently. It is understandable why they feel the pressure to play their best players when available.

In truth several things probably need to change.

Maybe if changing managers was only possible during transfer windows then managers would feel under less pressure to play their best players all the time.

There probably also needs to be a cap on the number of appearances/ minutes a player plays in each competition and/ or for clubs and country. Or could we see an independent body working with clubs to assess player fitness and availability to play. Taking the power away from clubs to pressure or declare players available to play when they probably shouldn't.

Either that or there needs to be a reduction of the number of competitions/ games played in them.

Do clubs really need to play in two domestic cups competitions? Do we need replays or two legged ties? Do competitions like the Nations league or club world cup need to exist? Should the world cup/ euros/ UCL etc have been allow to expand and create more games?

Should there be regulations on pre-season tours? It seems utter madness that players at the end of a long season might have to travel to South America for a world cup in June, then to Asia in July for a pre-season tour. I understand the financial benefits for clubs to do these tours, but at some point common sense has to come before profits.

Could we have pre-season tours continent locked during summers with international tournaments. Meaning European clubs can only have European based pre-season tours during the summers that have a world cup or euros being played. Leaving trips further afield to every other year when the players actually get some down time before having to travel halfway around the world.

We seem to be having a few more injuries that most clubs, but we are certainly not alone with having players out injured. Most clubs currently have 3 or 4 first team players either out injured or struggling for fitness.

Something has to be done, and i wouldn't be surprised if we see the players start to club together and even go on strike or at least threaten to if their demands to reduce to number of games they play aren't taken seriously.

20 Oct 2024 17:40:10
GDS

Ugarte is looking not ready and poor in training according to the ginger prince and it will take a while for him to get there and why eth is reluctant to paly him.

He started against spurs and it was our worst game of the season we were terrible and he was very poor if you watch what he did. He vacates his position and is a bit of a ball chaser. Cas might not have the legs but he is so smart in terms of how he plays the position and understanding positional stuff.

People taking shots at eth for not playing him have no idea about the underlying reasons and are Naive.

Grim

No idea and not at directed at you. Personally I am not going to pass judgment or make statements about training as no one has a clue if we do anything different to anyone else. To make those type of statements you need to see how other teams train and how we train.

If you listen to Evra speaking about training in England compared to Italy and the intensity he thinks english training, nutrition etc etc is piss poor.

21 Oct 2024 10:30:45
Bruno suspended for Thursday game.

21 Oct 2024 12:46:11
Good.





 

 

 
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