Injuries - looks like our rotation policy is working?

[bluemoondays]

Looking at physio room today, ok, it's a snap shot but according to that we have 0 injuries. Is the large amount of rotation we are doing having a big benefit in terms of lack of injuries to our players?

<a class="postlink" href="http://www.physioroom.com/news/english_premier_league/epl_injury_table.php" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.physioroom.com/news/english_ ... _table.php</a>

Highlights - injured players (not all first XI players)

Rags - 11
QPR, Spurs - 7
Everton, Sunderland - 6
Arsenal, Bolton, Fulham, WBA, Barcodes - 5
Villa, Wigan, Wolves - 4
B'burn, Chelsea, Norwich - 3
Dippers - 2
Stoke, Swansea - 1
City - 0

Of course teams can have runs of bad luck but now the pitches are getting heavy for the next couple of months is this likely to be a big factor in the race for the PL?

 

[jay_mcfc]

Or on the other side United have had 11 injuries to our none and they are still only 3 points behind with Cleverly coming back!!!!!!!!!

 

[bluetonium]

Or on the other side United have had 11 injuries to our none and they are still only 3 points behind with Cleverly coming back!!!!!!!!!

That should see them lose a bit of ground then :)

 

[stockweed911]

3 of the players on United's list are nowhere near first team players though........... de Laet, Bebe & Owen.

 

[salfordblues]

This looks good now and with the tough fixtures the Rags have coming up we must stretch our lead.

We should be at least 6 points clear after the Bolton game.

 

[Didsbury Dave]

Our rotation policy has got us no injuries but has seen us knocked out of three trophies.

It's worth it if we win the league of course.

 

[fabotelli]

and it looks like £8m Bebe is due back next week!....watch-out!

 

[80s Shorts]

Our rotation policy has got us no injuries but has seen us knocked out of three trophies.

It's worth it if we win the league of course.

IMO our style of play has as much to do with it as the rotation. Possession football, quick slow quick slow score rest. Scums style of play is generally frenetic and fast paced throughout their games.

 

[blue12]

The rotation has Played a big part in us going put of 3 competitions so that's a no from me.
I was astonished at the starting eleven at Liverpool last week,chance of another wembley trip and agueros on the bench crazy.

 

[Daventryblue]

I always said at the beginning of the season that the rags have signed players who will not be used to training schedules as they have come from lower placed clubs. They are young and not used to these schedules \ expectations in a match and effort you have to put in for 90mins.

I always fancied they'd get injuries with the team they have and the thing that is good is that their so called "Wonderful Youth Team" is obviously not that good when you have OAP's in midfield, what message does that send the younger players in the squad ??

Would love us to have the championship sewn uP (but this is City and expect nothing) and we can play Summerbee, Bell. Kinkladze and Lake on the bench for the visit of the rags :)

Reason we don't get injuries is we keep the ball and don't have to push the boundaries chasing the ball like other teams do.