5 | John Stones - 2023/24

[eastmanc]

Do hope he wasn’t injured!

He was injured. John is unfortunately made of glass.

 

[cookster]

Fucking moaners out. Stones picks up injuries getting out of bed, playing him tonight is irrelevant.
It was going happen sooner or later, he's made of glass.

 

[The Stockport Iniesta]

You can play that game with any player returning from any injury... That's rubbish.

Pep himself has said Stones needs his minutes managing in the past. He really shouldn't play in nothing games, he's too important.

 

[MillisleBlue]

Rolls Royce footballer with a Trabant injury record. Come back soon, big man.

 

[decmancity]

Really bizarre to me a team with such incredible medical facilities feel the need to play him nearly every possible minute when he is fit rather than restrict his minutes to give him proper recovery time between matches. Same cycle multiple times per season. Zero reason for him to play today.

he needs minutes to be up to speed. You don't sit him for 30 games a year and play him against the top 4 home and away just so he's fit.

These injuries just appear out of nowhere for him. Plays a world class 90mins then pulls his hammy picking up a water bottle at home.

They are Literally injuries you can't compensate for. It's not like he's breaking his ankles and requiring his legs to be put back together.

 

[eastmanc]

I doubt it's anything serious or he would have come off earlier, 18 days until we play the dippers, fingers crossed.

Let's hope that Pep is playing mind games about the length of time that he's going to be out.

 

[TrentGrisham]

Pep himself has said Stones needs his minutes managing in the past. He really shouldn't play in nothing games, he's too important.

But he's been back playing for a month now. If it were his first game back in under a week's time or so then I could see putting some blame on Pep and the staff. He's just prone to injury. Always has been.

 

[WallyA]

Only player who can partner Rodri perfectly, shame he is barely fit.

Think Rodri should do his role now to make the 2 in midfield.

Please no more wide Walker.

 

[madloaf]

He's absolute class. Need him at the business end of the season, get the injuries out now.

 

[cookster]

Averages 20 PL games a season so no surprise.
He'll miss half a season again.