07 Jan 2016 20:36:39
I said here some time ago, way before the current injury crisis, that in this day and age with the existing professional knowledge about injury prevention, having so many non contact injuries is outragous.

There is a nice interview in the Echo with Professor Steven Doherty, an expert on sport injury prevention and also a big LFC fan, which mainly confirms that.

I can't say I understood everything he said about the nature of hamstring injuries but he does have three main arguments. One, which confirms what Klupp said, that prior injuries are the biggest risk factor; two, that there is a lot (more) to do in term of prevention; and three that he watched closely LFC pre match warm up in different games in the last year and it was poor (he says he watched Tranmere Rovers and they had much better warm up) .


Now, Ibe's injury was also picked up in the Stoke game. He complained about it straight after the match. So this means 4 players with the same injury in one game, none for the opposition. You have to assume that something went wrong with the warm up. Any athlete will tell you that a proper warm up is crucial. Get it wrong and you almost guaranteed an injury.

In any case, poor warm up or not, we need a serious review of our injury prevention activity. It can cost us this season.

1.) 07 Jan 2016
07 Jan 2016 21:12:03
The players should be able to motivate themselves for a proper warmup.

2.) 07 Jan 2016
07 Jan 2016 21:36:31
Modern footballers don't sadly 85.

3.) 07 Jan 2016
07 Jan 2016 21:50:36
It's still a fluke to have 4 in 1 game.

4.) 07 Jan 2016
07 Jan 2016 22:07:28
Latest news is Jurgen Klopp has been sidelined with a hamstring injury.

5.) 07 Jan 2016
07 Jan 2016 22:19:45
I'll say it bobatron the modern player needs mothering it's how it is now, the days of gerrard, carra, Adam, ince Keane etc are gone.

6.) 07 Jan 2016
07 Jan 2016 22:50:48
TBF Gerrard was terrible at warming up too when I watched him, too busy clapping at the fans, and talking to team mates. He should have picked up a lot more injuries than he did.

7.) 07 Jan 2016
07 Jan 2016 22:52:40
Haha funny ron. NOT.

8.) 08 Jan 2016
07 Jan 2016 21:37:35
So the guy who has won in Germany two times and has been a largely successful manager suddenly forgot how to have his players warm up. I'll tell you why we have so many injuries. First BR hardly got the team fit in his training. Second is Klopp came in as our schedule ramped up in intensity. Third is he is training the players hard to prepare them for his system on top of the increased number of games. Finally we have had some bad luck. It is amazing how many fans sit at home and criticise all the things that they can't see based on hear say and short video clips. I am sure the people who are payed to do this are fully aware of what is going on.

{Ed002's Note - It is not the fault of Brendan Rodgers. It is the fault of Klopp.}

9.) 08 Jan 2016
07 Jan 2016 21:50:16
Fanobip, being a musculoskeletal Physio myself it's really making my brain hurt at the number of hamstring injuries we are doing, you're right in that previous injuries are a major risk factor and while the warm up is important I think these injuries are just highlighting how under done our preseason was and clearly there needs to be a much stronger focus on hamstring strengthening and flexibility but just importantly more work on core strength as well. get them on some Nordic hamstrings and specific core strengthening work and should see a decrease in the injury rate. And most importantly a properly staged preseason under klopp's guidance will massively reduce the rate of inujjuries next season (Cleary doesn't help us present tho)

10.) 08 Jan 2016
08 Jan 2016 00:46:38
So as an expert like yourself Q-red, would you put a lot of blame on Klopp for our current injury crisis?

11.) 08 Jan 2016
08 Jan 2016 00:27:36
Ed. may I ask why it is Klopp's fault please?

{Ed002's Note - Klipperty has tried to establish the well named kopflose huhn style of play at Liverpool but will continue to struggle for a little while - and perhaps he will need to adapt as it is no doubt causing problems for the players in terms of injuries. As I have said, a bumpy ride for a while - you will no doubt recall that was made clear when he signed.

Generally the Liverpool fans have taken to blaming Brendan Rodgers and Chelsea.}

12.) 08 Jan 2016
08 Jan 2016 01:22:09
Q-Red would be nice to hear from you more often please mate!

13.) 08 Jan 2016
08 Jan 2016 02:07:05
It's a combination of both Klopp and Rodgers, Rodgers for not having the players fit enough or strong enough (and if not Rodgers then the strength and conditioning coach must shoulder the blame if he has free reign on the preseason fitness work) Klopp has come in and has obviously pushed the players extremely hard to get them up to speed to what he wants which carries inherent risks while also playing a high volume of games as we have been. It's always very difficult to get super fit while trying to match ready in season. I'm confident with a full proper pre season under his supervision that next season we shouldn't see these hamstring injuries occurring as badly, barring unforeseen circumstances. But as ed 2 has said Klopp may need to alter things slightly due to the number of games and no winter break. And yes Chelsea must be at fault as well ;)

14.) 08 Jan 2016
08 Jan 2016 06:34:38
Can't remember which team it was exactly but someone told me this has happened before were a new manager came in, upped fitness with everyone and first 12 months got loads of injuries, but once players got fit, injuries dropped to normal season levels.