Burnley (A) - Fri 11th Aug | Pre-Match Thread

[inchy14]

De Bruyne did his knee in training a few years ago.

You can do your knee at any time, ask Jerome Boateng.

 

[inchy14]

I tore my ankle ligaments simply walking down the street after the FA Cup final in June.

Richard Wright did his ankle when falling over a ‘Please Keep off the Grass’ sign in training once.

Vincent Kompany tore his calf when driving.

Jack Rodwell stretched when he woke up in the morning and was about to get out of bed and did his back in.

David James tore a shoulder tendon when he was fishing.

Injuries can happen doing anything. Kovačić could have slipped a disc in his spine tying his shoelace.

You missed Jerome Boateng off your list pal.

 

[Tony - MCFC]

Very peculiar not a single City player posted anything on social media today.

There is nothing peculiar about that, why would a player announce or comment on that before the club has, if it’s even true.

 

[Gundoggin]

They put a cast over an injured knee then wait a couple of days for the swelling to go down then get it x rayed to determine how much damage has occurred . Rushing off to hospital with this type of injury ??? Nah man !!
Weird goings on Indeedy !

 

[Eccles Blue]

Seems too soon, the football authorities need to consider giving the elite teams longer to rest. It might be a draw, then we have another meaningless friendly to help the Uefa coffers, and then Newcastle. Ridiculous!

Whilst I sort of agree with you they’d get more rest if they didn’t go doing overseas ‘exhibition’ matches maybe?
I guess I’m old fashioned so please excuse my going against the trend. :-) JMHO

 

[Tony - MCFC]

Ederson
Stones
Dias
Gvardiol
Ake
Rodri
De Bruyne
Foden
Bernardo
Grealish
Haaland

What a team

 

[SWP's back]

What the fuck are we doing in training if it's true about Kovacic. Too intense sessions if we're getting bad injuries from them ffs

Saw a post that was total bollocks then saw who posted it and wasn’t shocked.

 

[Ric]

Not seen any reliable sources reporting anything about Kovacic yet, so am taking it with a pinch of salt for now. Guess we’ll find out at today’s press conference.

 

[DMA's]

What a team

Only issue is there is nothing off the bench aside from alvarez. Assuming the news re kova is true we are woefully short of numbers. Need 2 players in minimum

 

[geek24601]

Only issue is there is nothing off the bench aside from alvarez. Assuming the news re kova is true we are woefully short of numbers. Need 2 players in minimum

This is always the risk with such a small squad. Pep prefers it and has been totally correct recently but we have also been fortunate for a few years that we have not had any long term injuries. We have a brilliant medical team but all it takes is 2/3 players to be missing for an extended period of time and we will look very thin in some areas of the pitch.