Newcastle & Manchester United: Why are Premier League injuries at a new high?
Kevin de Bruyne has not featured for Manchester City since his injury in their opening game against Burnley in August When Newcastle defender Kieran Trippier confronted his own “emotional” fans after the defeat at Bournemouth his message was clear: “How many injuries have we got?” he repeated three times. The Magpies are currently the worst-hit […]
Premier League injuries – ‘Players can’t deal any more with this overload’
‘Load on players is too much’ – ten Hag on injuries “Players can’t deal any more with this overload.” Those are the rather foreboding words of Erik ten Hag as the Manchester United boss grapples with an ever-increasing injury list. The Dutchman was speaking on the day his defender Lisandro Martinez was ruled out until […]
‘We’re seeing a tsunami of ACL injuries in women’s football’
Arsenal and Netherlands forward Vivianne Miedema missed the World Cup after rupturing her anterior cruciate ligament Players are “scared” and “worried” at the raft of anterior cruciate knee ligament injuries in women’s football, says Birmingham City’s Siobhan Wilson. Star players such as Leah Williamson and Vivianne Miedema have suffered the injury in the past few […]