Injuries 2024/25 | Ake & Bobb return to training

toffee balls said:
You make some valid points there.

He is a jack of all trades to be sure.
I bet he’s absolutely fantastic in 5 aside games .It’s also obvious he is a lovely kid.

You sense a but coming, and you would be right, he is massively struggling for form, massively.

I have very serious doubts about his long term future at City. He is no better than an average squad player and a total liability in the middle of the park.

I really do hope he makes my opinion look stupid, i really do (starting today).
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I’m on record saying he won’t be here in 2 yrs.
 
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Buckshaw Blue said:
Stones has a year left on his contract at the end of the season. Time to cash in and get what we can for him. Love the guy but he simply can’t stay fit.
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If we all agree we need a much larger squad, why not buy new defenders & keep John. Fewer games for him should help him recover quicker.
 
It's extraordinary just how many players injured we have, including the ones who are playing whilst carrying knocks. I don't ever remember any other team having this level of injuries in any era, any team. I know we've played more games over the seasons but I find it incredible that a club like ours cannot find some players who are fit, or keep them fit. This isn't something that's happened before or on this scale.
 
GoatersLeftShin said:
It's extraordinary just how many players injured we have, including the ones who are playing whilst carrying knocks. I don't ever remember any other team having this level of injuries in any era, any team. I know we've played more games over the seasons but I find it incredible that a club like ours cannot find some players who are fit, or keep them fit. This isn't something that's happened before or on this scale.
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There are other teams who have had injury crisis . Liverpool did when they lost Van Dyke and a very depleted defence as the lost others in the same position.

United also lost a number of defenders at the same time. Like us both teams performances were affected.

The difference is they had enough players in the squad or youngsters they would play.

We appear don’t have that option or are reluctant to throw in the back up and youngsters.

In addition we have a very slow ageing midfield that can’t handle pressing and breakaways without Rodri

I would revert back to the early pep team when he had 2 number 8s in David Silva and KDB. I would play a flat back 4 no inverted full back and Jack and Phil alongside Kovacic.

In attack 2 wingers Savinho and Doku supporting Haaland, much like when we has Sterling and Sane

Both wingers have enough energy to track back and support when we are defending
 
johnnytapia said:
Injured players are being put back in where they’re patently not match fit. Ergo, they get injured again and we go around in circles.
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That's the bit that concerns me the most.

After the Forest game we were told that Ake would be out for at least 3 weeks and yet yesterday he was on the bench
It wouldn't be so bad if it was just Ake but it isn't
 
Scaring Europe to Death said:
That's the bit that concerns me the most.

After the Forest game we were told that Ake would be out for at least 3 weeks and yet yesterday he was on the bench
It wouldn't be so bad if it was just Ake but it isn't
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We have to bite the bullet, give the injured players the full recovery time, otherwise we just end up playing half-fit players who are then out again for 2/3 weeks.
Ake, Stones, Akanji, KDB, Dias, all clearly not fully fit, all continually rushed back and all back in the treatment room.
 
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