Look at the Rugby World Cup where there's a week between games. There's just no recovery period in top level football and countless traveling.
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Injuries.
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Look at the Rugby World Cup where there's a week between games. There's just no recovery period in top level football and countless traveling.
o sign of Kolarov from what I could depict... any news on his fitness yet?!
No, but that girl who works near the hospital that City use said he was there today, which doesn't bode well.
Exeter Blue I am here
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I'll quote, myself from another thread we aren't as bad as we think even in this weeks physioroom table we are third, with seven injuries but that includes Toure and Nasri who are probably fit so 5 injuries would put us mid table.
http://www.physioroom.com/news/english_premier_league/epl_injury_table.php#c21
What the tables don't tell you is who's injured. Losing your best players (which is what happens to us with monotonous regularity) has a sight more impact than say the dippers losing their 3rd choice left back. We've lost Kun, Silva and Kompany on a rotational basis for the last 4 years, and we've also been unfortunate in losing every player in a particular position, eg all 4 forwards for 5 weeks last season, both left backs this season etc
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Sometimes it seems that our club feels and acts like it doesn't belong among the elite despite our achievements in recent years. And it's a mindset that developed early in the takeover. Can still be seen in our lack of foot down approach to our players and international football...Or just allowing them to do what they want in general(Tevez, Balotelli). Like our best players are doing us a favour by playing for us
This mindset can trickle down to the squad as evident in our champions league performances?
Pot calling the kettle black. If you want to support a big club you better start accepting that the majority of your first team are going to to play for their national teams AND that the club supports that.
And what the fuck are you on about Tevez. No club in the world would have stood up to him like we did.
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BlueDeadHead
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I can only assume that the intensity of our training is the cause of all these injuries? That and the fact our medical team is wank, even Mancini had a go at some of them!
That is a stupid assumption. Why do you think our owners would pay for the absolute best in litterally everything except medical care. Injuries happen and certain players are more injury prone than others.
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Lot of starts for a 3rd choice. We are going to lose our big three every season. Silva will get the shit kicked out of him and the other two will do their respective muscles. That goes with having them in the squad.What the tables don't tell you is who's injured. Losing your best players (which is what happens to us with monotonous regularity) has a sight more impact than say the dippers losing their 3rd choice left back. We've lost Kun, Silva and Kompany on a rotational basis for the last 4 years, and we've also been unfortunate in losing every player in a particular position, eg all 4 forwards for 5 weeks last season, both left backs this season etc
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No, but that girl who works near the hospital that City use said he was there today, which doesn't bode well.
Not good at all... that was a bigger concern than any other position really as we at least had cover. Question is whether we'll play Zabaleta and Sagna at full back or move Mangala into left back and play Kompany and Otamendi centrally (yet another centre back pairing). Could then switch Mangala into centre around the hour mark if the games comfortable and put Zabba/Sagna on for Kompany so he doesn't overdo it following his injury. It's a shame for Bony more than anything because Kolarov is up there with De Bruyne as our best crosser and Bony would thrive on his deliveries from wide positions.
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It's the injuries, specifically to Kompany and Aguero, that cause the most concern, but we've had plenty of time to do something about it.
It's no use complaining about bad luck, International breaks or the training intensity. Kompany in particular is injury prone, and fans of other clubs will point to the money spent on Mangala and Otamendi.
Similarly, despite our reservations about Bony, we were crying out for him this time last year.
Whether Kompany should be Captain, when he misses so many games is a different matter.
It's no use complaining about bad luck, International breaks or the training intensity. Kompany in particular is injury prone, and fans of other clubs will point to the money spent on Mangala and Otamendi.
Similarly, despite our reservations about Bony, we were crying out for him this time last year.
Whether Kompany should be Captain, when he misses so many games is a different matter.
No, but that girl who works near the hospital that City use said he was there today, which doesn't bode well.
Didn't train Thursday so a definite non starter but I would expect him to be available for Manure.
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Manuel will be reading out the caualty list with his saddest face soon