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So, what do we reckon for Sunday then?

Patterson
Gooch Hume O'Nien Cirkin
Neil Michut
Roberts Amad Clarke
Pritchard​

Subs: Bass, Anderson, Ba, Ekwah, Gelhardt, Bairn 1, Bairn 2

Remarkable we can play such a decent side with so many out injured and more than a couple out of position.

I'd play Anderson but obviously not if Mowbray thinks he's way off being ready. If he's okayish then why not, we didn't sign him for a laugh. Gelhardt upfront if he's comfortable to play.
 
For me
Hume Anderson 09 Cirkin
Ekwah Gooch Neil
Roberts Clarke
Amad
Bring Pritch and Michut on after an hour
Just go for it keep them penned in their half use the physicality of Ekwah and Gooch to run for an hour and change them when they’re knackered.
Simple this management lark.
 
For me
Hume Anderson 09 Cirkin
Ekwah Gooch Neil
Roberts Clarke
Amad
Bring Pritch and Michut on after an hour
Just go for it keep them penned in their half use the physicality of Ekwah and Gooch to run for an hour and change them when they’re knackered.
Simple this management lark.

Putting yourself in goal in your first act of management is bold mind.
 
All outsourced now. Payments and needs basis only.

Not very much preventative measures. Something that should change.

Fair enough if treatment for injuries is outsoruced on a need bais but having the very best systems and people in place at the club to focus on preventing injuries should be at the top of the agenda for next season!

As I said before seems ridiculous to be a professional sports team and not do this.

I remember injury prone players playing long spells under Allardyce. Of course some of our injuries are from bad challenges on field that can’t be helped, but I swear I remember reading somewhere that the cryo machine is gone along with some other tech.

Personally thought the world of Strongman is the best place to look for recovery. The things they put themselves through is insane.

Wonder if the club would invest, or have invested, in a hyperbaric chamber to help speed up recovery.

Kirchoff was made of rich tea but somehow he lasted under whatever system was in place at the time!
 
So, what do we reckon for Sunday then?

Patterson
Gooch Hume O'Nien Cirkin
Neil Michut
Roberts Amad Clarke
Pritchard​

Subs: Bass, Anderson, Ba, Ekwah, Gelhardt, Bairn 1, Bairn 2

If Gelhardt is fit he has to play either ahead of Pritchard or Roberts with Amad on the right. Cutting in from the wing is by far Amad's best position as he only has a full back to deal with rather than two centre halves when in the middle.

As class as he is, Roberts was like a headless chicken the other day. It was like he had no idea where he was meant to be playing.
 
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We've definitely had a lot of injuries this season, but it's a bit hyperbolic to talk about players being "out for the season" at this point when there's only 18 days left.

Batth has played 42 games this season at 32 years old. I don't think he's a victim of any poor training/recovery approach.
I mentioned the workload a couple of our players have had this year last week. Baath was one. Neil and Clarke have played crazy amounts of games considering the physicality in their positions. Baath was the other one.

I never normally subscribe to the view we have more injuries than anyone else. It has been a crazy season this one though. Really critical players out for long periods. One of the strengths we do have is our academy though. Johnson should come in now. That in itself I find so exciting. Any player coming in from the academy is an absolute credit to this club, and a sign to young players across the north east where they should start their careers. Massive for our future.
 
I mentioned the workload a couple of our players have had this year last week. Baath was one. Neil and Clarke have played crazy amounts of games considering the physicality in their positions. Baath was the other one.

I never normally subscribe to the view we have more injuries than anyone else. It has been a crazy season this one though. Really critical players out for long periods. One of the strengths we do have is our academy though. Johnson should come in now. That in itself I find so exciting. Any player coming in from the academy is an absolute credit to this club, and a sign to young players across the north east where they should start their careers. Massive for our future.
Johnson is class, big future for sure. The silver lining is we can see if anderson is ready for championship football or not
 
Mentioned this before but I remember reading that while Allardyce was here we had some system that monitored the players for signs of fatigue and whatever other sports science words can be used that I don't know. Each day the training team would be aware of players that were a risk of injury etc and reduce and tailor their workload to negate the risk! On top of that they had the cryo thing. Obviously bringing all it together was a good medical team using all this data etc...

We are clearly a world away from thus at the minute but all of that sound like the minimum a professional sports team with players worth millions should be putting in place. Wouldn't buy a Ferrari and take it to Halfords auto centre for a service would ya!

Be interesting to know what percentage of injuries are impact injuries in the match bet its low as its not often these are long term to my limited knowledge?

Good post. Roy Keane brought all that into Sunderland.