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Tragic, really gonna be missed.
Hoping against all hope it's nothing to serious.
All I can do is keep my fingers crossed.
Hoping against all hope it's nothing to serious.
All I can do is keep my fingers crossed.
Any news on the injury?
I hope Micky was dining on raw horse placenta last night, is all I'll say.
Not much can be done until swelling goes down I imagine
I don't think we're far away from teams doing little warm up drills during VAR checks to avoid muscle injuries.
There’s nothing to stop players jogging on the spot or doing some stretching is there?
There isn’t but they shouldn’t fucking have to
Maybe not. Doesn’t effect the reality of the situation though does it?
Surely it’s within the knowledge of professional athletes that am standing around for five minutes isn’t beneficial?
That would be great. But it seemed really serious to me.
When did he do it last?
Yes true. Just wish it wasn’t an issue to start with but you’re right. They need to look after themselves
Guys class, would be a shame if he has some ongoing issue with his hammy throughout his career.
And taking whatever Liverpool was on 2019-2021.
Feb 2022.
Agree with the general consensus that there is a correlation between increased injuries and the standing about for long VAR checks.
They need to limit the check to 30s if it cant be done then its not clear and obvious. Stick with onfield decision.
In the mean time the players need to keep themselves warm by light jogs, kick ball about etc. As soon as the muscles begin to cool down the chance increases. It was a Monday night in November, not good conditions to stand around in shorts and tshirt waiting for a bum in a cosy studio to play with offside lines for 5 minutes at a time.
Feel the physio and coaches need to take some responsibility. Not blaming them for this injury on VDV, but need to be more switched on in future.
Hope he has a speedy recovery. We'll miss him massively.
They need to limit the check to 30s if it cant be done then its not clear and obvious. Stick with onfield decision.
In the mean time the players need to keep themselves warm by light jogs, kick ball about etc. As soon as the muscles begin to cool down the chance increases. It was a Monday night in November, not good conditions to stand around in shorts and tshirt waiting for a bum in a cosy studio to play with offside lines for 5 minutes at a time.
Feel the physio and coaches need to take some responsibility. Not blaming them for this injury on VDV, but need to be more switched on in future.
Hope he has a speedy recovery. We'll miss him massively.
To be fair it's easy to analyse this from a far with hindsight but in the moment and for most of their career they've probably been instructed to rest while they can to save energy. We've never had a season when we have 15 - 21mins of fucking stoppage time in a game. VAR has also meant linesmen are flagging blatant offsides only after the attacker has shot, so defenders are also sprinting more than they had to as well. It was my first game of the season last night and it would have made more sense watching at home. People next to me were checking their phones seeing what their mates or WhatsApp groups were saying because no-one knew wtf was going on.
Still a great night though, wish I'd got a better video of the trumpeter:
View: https://streamable.com/wgcu73
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