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[Albion] Injuries. Do you think it will be any better this season?



Nobby Cybergoat

Nobby Cybergoat

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Jul 19, 2021
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I ask the question because there seems to be a few low level injuries going into the season.

Some other the factors which may have contributed are still in place. A heavy playing workload, lots of international commitments, limited time away from football, an apparent high intensity pressing style.

But some aren’t. We have a new manager, new medical staff, no Europa League games.

Plus I guess it’s unlikely we’ll rotate as much as last season, that in theory should have mitigated the problems we had. At the time of writing, I’m not sure we have the squad depth in some positions.

So do you think we’ll continue to get the drip drip of new injuries announced each week? Do you think we’ll be regularly forced into playing players out of position? Do you think we’ll suffer more on average than other teams?
 






Flounce

Flounce

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Nov 15, 2006
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I reckon we’ll get early season injuries to players whose current replacements will be out on loan or sold :wink:

Glass half empty on our proposed/rumoured outgoings, if you hadn’t guessed :down:

The above is slightly tongue in cheek btw, I have not shat the bed or think we are doomed!
 


studio150

studio150

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Jul 30, 2011
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On the Border
Given we won't be playing a rigid 4231 formation, where the wide forward players are key to our success any injuries will be less of a concern.
Obviously would prefer to have far fewer lengthy injuries.

The main issue for this season is probably not injuries, but overcoming the loss of Gross given the chances he created for others, and how quickly the team becomes confident with the new pattern of play.
 


Gully Forever

Gully Forever

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May 9, 2011
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I don't think injuries will be a problem. But lots of yellow cards/Suspensions. I would rather have high possesion tactics then continually pressing and potentially spend the game fouling the opposition to get the ball back.
 




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Han Solo

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May 25, 2024
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Hard to tell.

Once Graham Potter left, it took about six months before we went into a cycle of continous injury hell.

From the very first day of last season, the team saw a massive drop in its capacity to apply intense pressure throughout the games. Was it a lack of quality? A lack of motivation? With hindsight we can say: probably not so much as a drop in physical fitness. If it sprung from too little or too much training is anyones guess.

Realistically it takes six months of correct and sound training to go from "poor condition" to "good condition". As I see it we won't have a clear picture of what squad fitness will look like until in at least a few months. For now... expect injury trouble.

And of course no matter how good/bad our conditioning is, we're unlikely to be bottom of the injury table given that a large percentage of our squad are not fully grown men, while also being blessed with a technique and sometimes pace that makes opponents eager to kick them down.

Hopefully - probably - it will be at least a bit better than last season.
 


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Hiheidi

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Dec 27, 2022
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We're going into the season with a few injured players and also those having recently come back from injury - March, Estupinan, Verbruggen, Ferguson, Hinshelwood, Wieffer, Mitoma, Milner.

Plus we have a few that seem to be regularly picking up injuries - Pedro, Igor, Lamptey, Webster and even Enciso.

The players that are (probably) leaving are those that didn't really suffer from injuries last year (Groß, Gilmour, Buonanotte).
 








Clive Walker

Clive Walker

Stand Or Fall
Jul 5, 2011
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Brighton
club doctor left under a cloud early into last season. Was not replaced with any urgency.

Injuries stacked up and nobody cottoned on.
 








Nobby Cybergoat

Nobby Cybergoat

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Jul 19, 2021
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GT49er said:
Yep, 'Perfect storm' was my first thought too. Unlucky break after unlucky break in quick succession - surely can't happen twice.
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But if it does, then we probably have to rule out that it's luck!
 








Surf's Up

Surf's Up

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Jul 17, 2011
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I thought that the first thing we did when the season ended was to recruit a dogs bollocks German medical team (in anticipation obvs. of also recruiting our new German manager) so with that + no European competition there shouldn't be anything like the number of injuries we had last year.............
 




Nobby Cybergoat

Nobby Cybergoat

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Jul 19, 2021
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Farehamseagull said:
Nope. Until players start playing less football, every team not just us, like last season, will continue to suffer lots of injuries.
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I agree with this. Where i'm less clear is whether we will continue to suffer more on average than other teams?
 








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