With respect to him he's not the brightest, and may enthusiastically volunteer to do something stupid. Sometimes player's need to be protected from themselves. As a keen young player I strapped up an injury for an "important cup game" and ended up totally rupturing it, to be out approximately 6 months. Hamstrings are probably the worst injury for recurrence.it depends on kyle, if he says he is ready to play pep will play him
With respect to him he's not the brightest, and may enthusiastically volunteer to do something stupid. Sometimes player's need to be protected from themselves. As a keen young player I strapped up an injury for an "important cup game" and ended up totally rupturing it, to be out approximately 6 months. Hamstrings are probably the worst injury for recurrence.
You don't know someone just because the Sun makes it a mission to report on everything they get up to in their personal life.
Walker is an intelligent footballer who's been playing at the top level for 15 years and has nothing but respect from his peers and manager. He knows how to do his job and I'm 100% sure Pep trusts his opinion on his own body.
He's also not going to jeopardise the Euros and potentially his future past that at City by getting reinjured.
It wasn't meant to be a dig at Walker. He tries to be a brave leader. As I was saying in my post I have been influenced and persuaded to play myself in an 'important cup game', when I should have rested. It's up to the medical staff to advise. A tweaked hamstring can easily go again, unless it's fully recovered, it's not like playing with a knock.You don't know someone just because the Sun makes it a mission to report on everything they get up to in their personal life.
Walker is an intelligent footballer who's been playing at the top level for 15 years and has nothing but respect from his peers and manager. He knows how to do his job and I'm 100% sure Pep trusts his opinion on his own body.
He's also not going to jeopardise the Euros and potentially his future past that at City by getting reinjured.
If you read Kompany's book even he made it pretty clear he isn't the sharpest tool. Makes a point of saying he was immature and he didn't have much in common with him.
He might well be off the pitch, but he's got a career that proves he's professional about his job, and a captains armband that shows the other 25 players in the squad and management have a high opinion of him as a footballer.