Too many games. International play is unnecessary. Extra in season tournaments unnecessary. Money grabs cost you talent
Maybe the physios are getting worse
/s
And only 10% of them injuries were Naby Keita
Not this season at least! Well for us that is
Let’s have another winter WC
FIFA, UEFA and their greedy tournament format
Some of the blame also falls at the feet of team owners and managers. Ultimately, a team isn’t forced by FIFA or UEFA to always start their best 11. But when you want to win every game, you will always put out the team that you feel gives you the best chance of winning every competition you compete in.
Managers could just play youth players in the cups, get knocked out early and then not have to worry about it. But they want to win, the fan’s want to win, and the teams want to make money.
At International level, UEFA now makes sure that teams have to field the best XI every time because Euro seeding will based on best qualification performance.
At club level, you can’t be serious blaming the managers. Of course they will always do their best to try and win, thats their fk job. Also using Young players as match filter and get L every time they play is the worst Youth development method
I must be missing the joke here…
Funny that, other teams get injuries and play terrible…. Almost like not having half your team available makes a difference
Probably due to all the injury time stoppages being added on. Longer matches at the same intensity. Injuries inevitable.
I think it has more to do with the increase in the amount of games played but you could be right.
I believe before this season, the majority of injuries happened in the last 15 minutes of game. Or that that’s where the largest uptick was… Anyway. Those last 15 minutes were the largest worry for medical staff.
Now that we have an increased amount of time with the ball in play, that time frame will have changed for this season, and be earlier.
Ultimately, the total time for the game to take place isn’t the issue. It’s the amount of time the ball is in play. Which has gone up, as that was the point of the rules changes around time wasting, and how extra time is calculated.
apparently studies show the winter world cup has had a significant impact on the increase in injuries in europe in general also
Teams should agree to knock the ball around for the first few minutes of the half as a protest.
English teams are complicit, with 2 domestic cups instead of just 1. Maybe just don’t let PL teams play in the League Cup.
Not everyone can play like Man City
If only certain managers and players had warned us.
Van Dijk said in an interview there should be less matches. When asked if he’d take a pay cut as they would be paying less, he said no?!?!
It’s got to swing both ways, less matches, less money. Problem is, footballers are greedy
And fans and doctors and other professional athletes and basically anyone not an owner of a footbal club
basically anyone not an owner of a footbal club
isn’t it more about fifa/eufa etc not necessarily individual clubs owners?
I was under the impression more games meant more money for owners so I figured that was the reason for the increase in games etc etc however I am not aware of the actual reason
Won’t somebody think of the executives!! They need new yachts!! /s
Alot of teams are missing their main players due to injuries.
Incredible insight there.
I was lost, then I found him
Next year it’s going to be more due to the champions league format change.
Yes, that new ucl format will destroy some careers. They should add a minute quota tbh preferable to see players play great football for less minutes than on the stands with injury for the whole season
Madrid and Barca are also suffering from long-term injuries with Gavi, Vini and Camavinga being the latest.
This sport isn’t becoming fun anymore. If this continues with the game congestion, wonder if player’s bodies will start to break down earlier like in their mid 30s.
It took me a while to realize that Espnuk is ESPN UK.
Did you parse it as ‘e spunk’ too…
It sounds like a Soviet satellite
Espnuk? Some new Hungarian super talent data guy?
ESPN UK
Well, now. Who would have thought that an obscene number of football games played each year would have affected these mere humans in a negative way. I for one am stunned by this news.