De Bruyne injury - Back in Training (p89)

OB1 said:
We hardly ever seem to be without a top player for some reason and just have to cope. Kev is probably one of the top three players you would not want out but hopefully this one injury won't derail our season. It does go to show though why it is so hard to win multiple trophies in a season or back to back titles: our massive success last season owed something to having Kev available most of the time and playing so well; he did show some signs of overwork so this rest may allow him to fully recharge.
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Watching the All or nothing doc it struck me how involved Kev was in nearly all our key moments. I still think we will do well this season, also it is better to happen for the first 3 months and not the last 3 months.
 
OntarioBlue said:
I dont know anything about cruciate ligaments. I'm just wondering if the fact that KDB has suffered the same injury twice in a couple of years is indicative of a problem or weakness and if this is likely to happen again.

We will miss him without doubt but fortunately we have a deep squad and I have no doubt Pep will re-jig the formation to compensate for his absence. We looked pretty good against Chelsea and Arsenal without him so I don't think there is any reason to be overly concerned.
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That is also my concern, particularly given that he wasn’t involved in any kind of challenge or even overly onerous sprinting or turning
 
willipp said:
Even last season we had long term injuries to key players. Mendy, Stones, Kun all seemed to miss large parts and add to that Silva missed a lot due to his family. We coped well last season so hopefully we will do so the same. Players like Kev really stepped up last season, including the likes of Delph, so now time for Bernardo / Foden to do the same.
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Probably the understatement of the year!!
 
I'll start this off by saying I know nothing about knee injuries but will he get it operated on next summer to stop any reaccurence of the injury?
 
Inter Me Nan said:
I'll start this off by saying I know nothing about knee injuries but will he get it operated on next summer to stop any reaccurence of the injury?
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I don't think there is anything to operate on,i suspect it will be a tailored approach to strengthening the area and continued focus on such.
 
3 fcuking months!!! Would rather be out that length of time and return “guns blazing” than rush back and lose him again.
Time for the others to step up as I’m sure they will. This will be gutting for KDB as he was probably as gutted as we all are. The rest of the league will be rubbing their hands.
It could be a blessing if we are in a string position and he returns to fire us up again. Can’t wait.
Get well soon Kev.
 
FantasyIreland said:
I don't think there is anything to operate on,i suspect it will be a tailored approach to strengthening the area and continued focus on such.
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Yes, I tore my ACL 3 years ago and still do all the strengthening exercises even though fully recovered. As my surgeon said, the idea is to strengthen the muscles around the afflicted ligament so it in turn has to do less work.
 
rnblade said:
3 fcuking months!!! Would rather be out that length of time and return “guns blazing” than rush back and lose him again.
Time for the others to step up as I’m sure they will. This will be gutting for KDB as he was probably as gutted as we all are. The rest of the league will be rubbing their hands.
It could be a blessing if we are in a string position and he returns to fire us up again. Can’t wait.
Get well soon Kev.
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I think they (Scousers in particular) are about to get a very rude shock that unlike their pathological dependence on one person scoring 40 goals, ours is a well oiled machine where the team > individual. Sure, we are better with KDB, but I would expect us to win most matches even without him. And as others have pointed out, we could ultimately benefit by others having a chance to step up to the plate as well as KDB being fresher at the business end of the season.

He should return in early-mid Nov and my bet is we are either top of the league, or 2nd a couple of points behind.
 
I reckon that by the time he comes back the damage will be that City have drawn two matches they would have won if he'd played.
 
St.Pauli support said:
Cruciate ligament wasn't involved they say, just the lateral on the inside of the knee.
Cruciate damage is about worst case for a knee.

The inside lateral ligament is also key to the stability of the knee.
Now Kev will have quick physio-therapy to remain functionability.
Also leg muscles can be strengthened to support knee stability.

And as I said before, some specific movements might be taken out of Kev's game like a full stretch tackle to reach the ball or to block.
Concern now is a pressure from outside while full stretch and foot on the ground.
He is so important with all he has, that we might better miss out on some parts of his game.

Kev was very very lucky though.
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The issue is with the lateral collateral ligament. By definition that's the outside of the knee. The medial collateral ligament is on the inside of the knee.
 
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