Injury Updates

[chaddblue]

Presumably both are actually fit if they are training with the group rather than individually.

Should both play barring any reaction / setbacks.

Presumably they're fit if they're training at all... if not what would the point them being there, they'd have finished early for the summer

 

[Didsbury Dave]

Presumably both are actually fit if they are training with the group rather than individually.

Should both play barring any reaction / setbacks.

Not wanting to be a Debbie Downer and all that, but it only means they are fit enough to train, not play.

 

[supercity88]

I was half joking as I doubt it's serious but he winces and limps off

Hopefully he's alright. I still just see what I think is a little wince then skip because of the bad touch - but with Ake you're more likely to be right!

 

[117 M34]

They must be in with a chance of playing on Sunday or surely they wouldn't bother going back to training for a few days before the end of the season.

 

[jrb]

Not wanting to be a Debbie Downer and all that, but it only means they are fit enough to train, not play.

I don't think Pep would have them training if he didn't think there was a chance of either or both playing on Sunday. Pep would have told them to rest and come back fit for pre-season training.

It's in! One or both if they stay injury free at the end of the training sessions this week.

 

[Heath Park]

Think this is an open training session to make sure Gerrard goes full strength against Burnley tonight... because if Stones and Walker are back Villa have very little chance of winning on Sunday.

 

[Didsbury Dave]

I don't think Pep would have them training if he didn't think there was a chance of either or both playing on Sunday. Pep would have told them to rest and come back fit for pre-season trining.

It's in! One or both if they stay injury free at the end of the training sessions this week.

There's definitely a chance of one or more playing but it's not cut and dried.

 

[Jesus H Gabz]

It’s a gamble whether you start KW & JS, if they’re not at least 90% match ready it’s a huge gamble, some would play em on one leg, but think back to the CL ties against RM, when KW & JS went off in the relevant ties it gave the opposition a lift, a massive lift & we all know what happened. I’d personally start both but we’d need to have a lead going into the second half. They shouldn’t have anywhere near the amount of defending they had in the RM games so if they do start I’d expect them to complete most of the game or until it’s a formality

 

[jrb]

There's definitely a chance of one or more playing but it's not cut and dried.

Video of Stones, Walker, and Ake all training. :-)

All 3 moving freely, laughing, and joking.

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[FantasyIreland]

Great news and clever tactics.

At the very least it keeps Villa guessing.