Injuries 2025/26 | Rodri back in “partial” training

Gordyola said:
Recovery Timeline and Return to Sport
Recovery is a multi-stage process, with timelines varying based on the fracture's severity, location, and the player's overall health.
  • Initial Healing (0-6 weeks): The leg will be non-weight-bearing, using crutches or a walker. The focus is on managing swelling, pain, and maintaining range of motion in the hip, knee, and ankle as appropriate.
  • Rehabilitation (3-6 months): Gradual introduction of weight-bearing and intensive physical therapy to restore muscle strength, flexibility, and balance.
  • Return to Play (6-12+ months): A structured, progressive return-to-sport program is initiated. This involves sport-specific drills, running, jumping, and cutting movements to build up tolerance and confidence. The athlete will only return to full contact training and match play once X-rays confirm sufficient bone healing and the medical team is satisfied with their physical conditioning.

Key Factors for a Footballer
  • Surgery is standard: For a displaced or unstable fracture, surgery is the gold standard for professional athletes, as it facilitates faster and more predictable healing, optimizing the chances of a successful return.
  • High Return Rate: Statistics show that approximately 91.5% of athletes who suffer a tibial shaft fracture and undergo surgery return to sport, although only about 75% may return to their pre-injury level of performance.
  • Physiotherapy is Vital: A comprehensive and prolonged physiotherapy program is critical for the success of the surgery and the player's long-term function.
  • Risk of Complications: Potential complications include delayed healing, bone or wound infection, knee/ankle pain, and post-traumatic arthritis. Strict adherence to medical advice and rehabilitation protocols, including stopping smoking if applicable, is crucial to minimize these risks.


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Going by that would I be right in thinking bar an ACL injury this is probably the next worst injury to have ?
 
deano ou812 said:
Going by that would I be right in thinking bar an ACL injury this is probably the next worst injury to have ?
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I think there is a huge range of options with any tibial break so it’s impossible to know where it is on “is this the worst” scale. I imagine we’ll never get that detail. And because they usually do surgery on them (even sometimes for tibial stress fractures), who knows. I imagine there are lots of worse options especially those that involve multiple bones - a tib/fib or one of those and an ankle bone too?
 
blue b4 the moon said:
England play the end of March so I expect him to be back in training next month with a view to 45/90 mins mid March.

Such a sad end to his career with us.
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Not selling Stones and loaning out Akanji just made no sense to me. Stones permanently injured (except when England play) and Akanji rarely injured and pretty reliable. The squad is far too small and City are paying the price now. At this level you can't play the same team every 3 days. Now we are even more dependant on the players already playing every game, because the already small squad is diminishing after every game.
 
Means he misses Brighton home, Exeter home, Newcastle away (LC), United away, Bodo away (CL), Wolves home, Galatasaray home (CL), Spurs away, Newcastle home (LC), Liverpool away, and Fulham home.

Think we've got to go into the market for a CB.
 
bluetonium said:
What exactly is up with Stones? We could really do with his abilities and personality right now, but only if it doesn't risk worsening anything.

Could see one of Gonzales or Rodri at centre back at this rate.
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I think Pep's done with his injury issues now. Loves the lad but useless nowadays, great when fit but intermittent fitness disrupts the squad too much.

His place needs to go to a senior signing that stays fit.
 
MCFC1993 said:
I think Pep's done with his injury issues now. Loves the lad but useless nowadays, great when fit but intermittent fitness disrupts the squad to much.

His place needs to go to a senior signing that stays fit.
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It’s sometimes hard to discern Pep’s tone (and I didn’t actually hear him speak), but the “no idea” seems a bit like he’s written him off in the near term. Given the situation he had to know people would ask about him.
 
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