The Premier League currently has 196 injuries recorded in just over three months, with Newcastle and Manchester United suffering more than most - so why this many?
Most of these make sense. While I think longer pre-seasons would be helpful, describing players as “sedentary” when they come into camp is not true at all. Players are on conditioning schedules during the break now. They may not come in at 100%, but they aren’t starting from anywhere near zero either.
I am also not sure teams are viewing players they need to spend millions acquiring as expendable, and probably are investing quite a bit in avoiding injuries as much as they can (while still running those players out as often as possible).
Most of these make sense. While I think longer pre-seasons would be helpful, describing players as “sedentary” when they come into camp is not true at all. Players are on conditioning schedules during the break now. They may not come in at 100%, but they aren’t starting from anywhere near zero either.
I am also not sure teams are viewing players they need to spend millions acquiring as expendable, and probably are investing quite a bit in avoiding injuries as much as they can (while still running those players out as often as possible).