Vinnie’s last game was August 31st. What was supposed to be just a knock has made him miss almost 2 months of action.
I love him and a fully fit VK is still the best CB in the league for me but I think its getting close to the time where one way or another the club will call time on him. I just don't see Pep hanging around for him.
Problem is he hasn't been fit for 3 seasons almost... nobody questions the guy and what he has done for this club, he rightly sits on a perch with silva, yaya, kun and zab, sadly his body just isn't up to it anymore.. I personally don't think he should be coming back in regardless, it sends the wrong message to both stones and otamendi, they rightly hold the shirts, we are finding consistency in the pairing and this shouldn't be compromised for 4/5 games stints!!
I think previously it's been said that it's scar tissue due to repetitive injuries. As it builds up , because it is less flexible , you are more likely to get a repeat of the injury. Don't know if there is any reliable treatment for it when you consider the forces professional athletes put on their muscles.I just don't understand his injuries though. If it were joint, ligament or tendon problems... i'd fully understand, those 3 things can be super complicated to correct.. but it's not, it's always, always muscular. It seems to me as though somewhere, something key and fundamental about how his body chooses to move is wrong. It's as though his body is just super compensating all the time through his calf. Something in his rehab is wrong somewhere, the medical staff must be pulling their hair out trying to unravel the problem. I feel for them all, poor bastards!