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24/25 Injury Thread

That is a quarter of the squad and 2/3 starters
Quite scary

And with 2 games per week until the new year means we certainly cannot afford another injury in CMF or CB, well unless Gray steps up like the new King / Dier!

Although Archie might have to slot in as LB for Europa games so Udogie isn’t run into the ground.

Looks like Johnson is our only senior RWF for the time being with Son and Werner rotating at LWF.

Lankshear is suspended for Roma game next Thursday so Solanke is going to be covering a lot of ground this week.

At least we have plenty of goalies and #8s!
 
And with 2 games per week until the new year means we certainly cannot afford another injury in CMF or CB, well unless Gray steps up like the new King / Dier!

Although Archie might have to slot in as LB for Europa games so Udogie isn’t run into the ground.

Looks like Johnson is our only senior RWF for the time being with Son and Werner rotating at LWF.

Lankshear is suspended for Roma game next Thursday so Solanke is going to be covering a lot of ground this week.

At least we have plenty of goalies and #8s!
Yep
Scary really
But injuries are no excuse
Unless you city or arsenal
 
Speaking after training on Wednesday, Ange gave us this update: “Cuti is getting better. He’s a lot closer. We’re hoping he’ll be out there training with the group with a bit of luck by the back end of this week, if not, definitely next week.

"Mikey’s the other one, and we’re still taking it slowly with him, it’s still probably a couple of weeks before he’ll be ready to get properly back into it. Micky’s on course, working hard, training. It’s day by day with him, we have to make sure he ticks off all the boxes before he gets integrated into the squad.”

The trio join Guglielmo Vicario, Wilson Odobert and Richarlison on the sidelines


 
Speaking after training on Wednesday, Ange gave us this update: “Cuti is getting better. He’s a lot closer. We’re hoping he’ll be out there training with the group with a bit of luck by the back end of this week, if not, definitely next week.

"Mikey’s the other one, and we’re still taking it slowly with him, it’s still probably a couple of weeks before he’ll be ready to get properly back into it. Micky’s on course, working hard, training. It’s day by day with him, we have to make sure he ticks off all the boxes before he gets integrated into the squad.”

The trio join Guglielmo Vicario, Wilson Odobert and Richarlison on the sidelines


So when we get told a week it’s 3
2 weeks is 6
And so on…
 
Bergvall’s season is over and awaiting a scan to see when Maddison will be able to play again but sounds like Solanke should be back for 2nd leg at least.



 
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Madders is the big worry for me. He’s stepped up in all of our crucial European games. My worry isn’t even for next week, it’s whether he’ll be right for the final in 3 weeks, should we get there.
 
Agree @tommysvr about Maddison. Him and Bergvall will be a big loss. Hopefully Madders will be fine for the last few games, the fact he's been sent for a scan doesn't bode well though.
 
Can't wait for this thread to disappear into obscurity. What a nightmareish season this has been in terms of injuries.

Having our two most creative midfielders get injured within probably 30 hours is just ridiculous. Just like when all our centre backs or our entire left side was injured at once, our injuries always seem to be clustered - less so spread out evenly among players in different positions.

Top priority for the club really should be to find out why we've suffered so many injuries and what we can do to prevent it from happening again - whether it's hiring a new medical team, relaying our pitches or digging up the ancient burial site beneath NWHL and perform an exorsism.
 
Can't wait for this thread to disappear into obscurity. What a nightmareish season this has been in terms of injuries.

Having our two most creative midfielders get injured within probably 30 hours is just ridiculous. Just like when all our centre backs or our entire left side was injured at once, our injuries always seem to be clustered - less so spread out evenly among players in different positions.

Top priority for the club really should be to find out why we've suffered so many injuries and what we can do to prevent it from happening again - whether it's hiring a new medical team, relaying our pitches or digging up the ancient burial site beneath NWHL and perform an exorsism.
One thing I’d look at is how many are happening home vs away
With the comments I’ve heard about our pitch I do wonder if that is having an effect
 
The rate of hamstring injuries in the Premier League is set to decrease this season compared to the 2023/24 campaign, although data shows players are being ruled out for longer.
  • 2024-25: 124 hamstring injuries (as of 28th April)
  • 2023-24: 163
  • 2022-23: 138
  • 2021-22: 129
  • 2020-21: 122
Nick Worth - sports performance physiotherapist who has worked with multiple Premier League clubs, including Emirates Marketing Project and Fulham - says that one of the biggest indicators of a hamstring problem is having a previous hamstring injury.

Footballers are repeatedly making explosive movements, such as sprinting and stopping at high speeds, which puts high stress on the hamstrings.

This, on top of the cumulative effect of games with not much gap in between, can cause muscles to fatigue, stiffen, and tear.

...Playing a high pressing game could expose players to risk factors associated with hamstring injuries.

Worth said: "When players are expected to close down opposition, winning a ball back at high speed, players will be doing more acceleration and deceleration and that can increase the risk".

Hamstring injury risk may also be greater for some positions. For example, you would expect a wing-back to perform more explosive sprints in a game than a centre-back, placing a higher workload on the hamstrings.
 
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