To key players though? We're currently without Reid, Carroll, Antonio, Arnautovic, Lanzini and Sakho, arguably all starters.
I'm sure fans of every club think their teams are suffering more than any other, but it certanly feels like we lose a number of our big hitters quite a lot, and often at the same time.
Problem is the squad is so small that people like Lanzini and Arnie have played games recently they could’ve done with being rested in. That’s what happens when you have a 21 man squad. 2/3 injuries mean players who you might want to rest over Xmas/Jan then have to play and start tightening and fatiguing muscles which then only take a bit more and just go (like Lanzini for 120 mins in the cup) and Arnie when he came on and had to play extra time.
The one we let go that we definitely should have kept hold of is Feghouli. When I first saw him I thought he was hopeless but he improved over his short stay here and more importantly had a bit of pace about him and seemed to put the effort in. It looked like it meant something to him. In an ideal World he was never going to be good enough or take us to this next level, but we could certainly do with him now.
A bunch of stuff that's not 'injury news' but more about transfers needed has been moved to the Transfers thread (in case you were wondering what happened to your post.)
I imagine that finding a training ground in the very congested East London/South Essex area, so not too far for the players to travel each day, is very hard. Leaving the cost aside, to find somewhere with enough acres (not sure how many), the right planning use, good access and security, must be very difficult, if not almost impossible.
"Michail Antonio has done some training this week and we’re hoping he might not be too far away from a return, while Jose Fonte is also back in training. He has been out for 12 weeks, however, so he may need a couple of practice matches before he is ready."
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We've also recruited one of the games most respected medical men in Gary Lewin, and that hasn't seemed to change anything.
Maybe it's just bad luck. Or maybe it's just perception.
But it certanly seems that we are without more of our key first team players a lot of the time than most other teams.
I'm sure its just because we think we are a lot more unlucky than we actually are.
I don’t care how the other clubs are faring.
Highest number on 'longer term' injuries.
Sunderland worst on plain old number of injuries.
3rd, behind Sunderland and Hill. (Moyes has a short memory.)
...or the most frequently injured Top 5.
I'm sure fans of every club think their teams are suffering more than any other, but it certanly feels like we lose a number of our big hitters quite a lot, and often at the same time.
I wonder if they have an archive of past seasons? ;hmm ;run
I was responding to claims that our club has more 'bad luck' than others, and subsequent attempts to suggest the cause.
Wouldn't it by funny* if our injuries had worsened since the move to the new training ground.
*not funny ha ha
Depth squad has often been a problem for us. Last season we had the numbers, but not the quality. This time round we seem to have neither.
https://whufc.com/news/articles/2018/january/23-january/new-head-fitness-nick-davies-relishing-hammers-return
Good luck fella ;sofa
"Michail Antonio has done some training this week and we’re hoping he might not be too far away from a return, while Jose Fonte is also back in training. He has been out for 12 weeks, however, so he may need a couple of practice matches before he is ready."
Obiovusly will have to wait untill after the scan but isn't looking good
If it is Medial damage thats minimum 3 weeks but you're more likely looking at 6 weeks