https://www.premierinjuries.com/injury-table.php#google_vignette
Spurs - 11 (doesn't include Solanke)
Bournemouth - 10
Chelsea - 9
Brighton - 8
Arsenal, Brentford, Wolves - 7
Everton - 6
City only have 4 at the moment, including very long term injuries to Rodri and Bobb but not long ago that list was a fair bit longer. Other clubs not listed above have also had their injury crisis at earlier points of the season.
Breaking point has come and gone. How long until there is a player strike?
Over half those clubs with 6 or more current injuries don't even have the added burden of Europe - or indeed the 2 legged EFL semi that Arsenal and Spurs will play. Yet they still have long injury lists probably caused in at least part by the heavy schedule of this time of year.
Solutions?
Compartmentalise the international calendar.
Dump the League Cup.
Reduce the PL to 16 teams (with a second tier of 16).
Change the domestic league to the Swiss Model seen in CL.
Have a European Super League.
Have a maximum number of games a player can play in a year.
Injuries...
posted on 19/1/25
If you bin internationals during the season and reduce the number of internationals in general (just do small qualifying tournaments post season along with the major tournaments in the alternate season) then you'll see a massive improvement in the schedule.
Also reduce the number of European club tournament games, doesn't need to be by loads but slightly at least.
That would mean a lot more single game weeks for the players.
posted on 19/1/25
Hahahaha, injuries don't count because you don't know how they would perform if they were fit?? Fack me, you got wound up on another article and jumped two footed into this with your pathetic Scouse victim mentality.
Where did I say we were unlucky? I said we weren't lucky, or fortunate. We had average number of injuries. But angry Mellor had to go off on one because it isn't all about Liverpool.
posted on 19/1/25
comment by Two Balls, One Saka (U19684)
posted 7 minutes ago
If you bin internationals during the season and reduce the number of internationals in general (just do small qualifying tournaments post season along with the major tournaments in the alternate season) then you'll see a massive improvement in the schedule.
Also reduce the number of European club tournament games, doesn't need to be by loads but slightly at least.
That would mean a lot more single game weeks for the players.
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Problem is, not all footballing calendars work on the same schedule. I said before, if clubs are happy for Brazilian players, or African players, or Asian players missing games to play in their countries games then it could work. Otherwise it is a massive mess.
posted on 19/1/25
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 1 minute ago
Hahahaha, injuries don't count because you don't know how they would perform if they were fit?? Fack me, you got wound up on another article and jumped two footed into this with your pathetic Scouse victim mentality.
Where did I say we were unlucky? I said we weren't lucky, or fortunate. We had average number of injuries. But angry Mellor had to go off on one because it isn't all about Liverpool.
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I'll leave it at angry scouse victim mentality mate. Think youve kind of proved my point.
Enjoy your night.
posted on 19/1/25
Cool, if the point you made is you are an angry Scouser with victim mentality
Jog on!
posted on 19/1/25
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 3 hours, 8 minutes ago
comment by Two Balls, One Saka (U19684)
posted 7 minutes ago
If you bin internationals during the season and reduce the number of internationals in general (just do small qualifying tournaments post season along with the major tournaments in the alternate season) then you'll see a massive improvement in the schedule.
Also reduce the number of European club tournament games, doesn't need to be by loads but slightly at least.
That would mean a lot more single game weeks for the players.
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Problem is, not all footballing calendars work on the same schedule. I said before, if clubs are happy for Brazilian players, or African players, or Asian players missing games to play in their countries games then it could work. Otherwise it is a massive mess.
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I think you just need to accept it, as we do with the AFCON/Asia Cup. Then if those federations want to bring their qualifying into line they can although I understand the reasons not to.
For me the main issue will be it could harm the prospects of African and Asian players in Europe but if it does, the players may have to make a choice about playing in qualifiers or not. Beyond that the WC and Continental finals tournaments are unaffected - I don't see it as a major issue.
posted on 19/1/25
*or as much as anything, it solves a lot more problems than it creates, which is the nature of making a tough rather than straightforward decision.
At the moment the money men are cashing in to the players and fans detriment.
posted on 19/1/25
The FIFA Club World Cup needs binning off. Seriously, apart from Infantino, literally no one cares about it.
The amount of teams playing in World Cup finals also needs to be pared back - it’s actually disgraceful the way FIFA are wrecking what should be a celebration of elite football, and turning it more into a theme park for confederations with special needs.
Make qualifying for the World Cup mean something again!
And bin off some of the international friendlies too. Yes, it’s very clever how rebranding them as Nations League makes them seem a bit more important, but no one really believes it. These matches are still as pointless as they ever were. The ridiculousness of playing an XI together in September 2024 being framed as important for a tournament that starts in June 2026 shouldn’t need explanation.
Pre-season tournaments; another thing that should be scrapped. Arsenal travelling to USA last summer to play against Bournemouth, Manchester United and Liverpool shows pre-season is no longer about players’ fitness - and ultimately their welfare - but money. And that’s not even touching on the environmental issues that go with these jaunts.
I would rather see all the above go before seeing top flight leagues reduce the number of clubs playing in them. As an aside, I also don’t think reducing the PL would make it any stronger. If anything, it would make it even more difficult for promoted teams to stay up each year, meaning it would pretty much become a closed shop for the established clubs.
Something I’m sure the less ambitious club owners would love though…
posted on 19/1/25
, I also don’t think reducing the PL would make it any stronger. If anything, it would make it even more difficult for promoted teams to stay up each year,
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Depends how they do it. If it is a top 16 with a second tier PL of 16 with money distributed then it will strengthen the promoted clubs.
Looks very much like a second season in a row where the promoted clubs are getting relegated with really low point tallies, so the gap under the current system can already be said to be massive. A second tier PL may actually close that gap.
posted on 19/1/25
Pre-season tournaments;
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These have been happening my whole lifetime - just we have moved from Austria and Netherlands to US. Clubs need pre-season to get up to speed, so while it is undoubtably a money making scheme in part, it is also vital preparation. I also don't like PL club v PL club in them, though - especially top 6 clubs.