How about the climate and training ground? Something is going wrong at the training camp.
I actually heard that mentioned. That the Continassa is too humid or something. What bullshit though, really.
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So he complained about this beforehand. Why wasnt he taken off earlier? Oh but at least he was "enjoying himself".
I think its actually the complete opposite. We dont train hard enough, and as a result our players are brittle. Apparently when De Ligt went to Bayern they noticed he was not accustomed to the pace and intensity of their training sessions. I wouldn't be surprised if this was the reason why our players are going down too often. This injury crisis was happening the last time Allegri was here as well.
Yeah I agree that, if anything, it's more likely that players aren't properly conditioned (especially during pre-season) than that they've been worked too hard. It's realllyy difficult to work too hard in pre-season. Working 'too hard' is what conditioning is all about. Going into a season underdone is a big injury risk.
It's probably something more complicated. Poor communication between the conditioning staff, the physios, and coaches for example. I know that in Australian Rules football, the physios nominate a maximum amount of minutes that each player can play each game. By the sounds of it, Allegri was just playing it by ear with Di Maria.
Also should keep in mind that some injuries
are bad luck. I think the knee tears, McKennie's sholder etc. are. Abductor and hamstring strains and tears are a different matter.
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I thought we changed our medical team. Was that fake news?
No, they changed last year.