The ‘plague’ of injuries at Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur this season is a sign that something is wrong with the game.
This is according to ‘athletic trainer’ Eugenio Albarella. He is discussing Napoli’s injury issues on Radio Marte, Relayed by Aria Napoli.
The Italian champions are currently struggling with an injury crisis, with several stars out. Romelu Lukaku and Kevin De Bruyne are currently prominent among them, with both suffering from muscle injuries.
He is one of several left out, with David Neres, Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Frank Anguissa and Amir Rahmani also on the absent list.
premier league injuries
This is a growing problem in sports, with increasing workloads and schedules placing more and more demands on players throughout the game. This has also been seen in the Premier League.
Last season alone, there were 593 injuries across the league, resulting in 2597 games missed and a total of 21,451 days lost. tottenham Were among the most affected.
Spurs currently have 12 players out, the most in the Premier League by distance. He suffered a total of 41 injuries last season, the third most.
Meanwhile, Manchester United currently have three out. Last season he suffered a total of 33 injuries, costing him 1295 days and a total of 156 games.
Tottenham and Manchester United ‘plague’
There is a clear trend throughout the game and Albarella thinks the plague is spreading. He made reference to Tottenham and Manchester United when discussing the issues in Naples.
“There is not enough flexibility to adapt to the performance times required by modern football today,” he said.
“Above all, the intensity has increased. If there is no opportunity to prepare adequately, the injury rate inevitably increases. Napoli is one of the top teams that plays every three days.
“Tottenham and Manchester United have suffered matches with 15-18 players unavailable: this is a plague that does not just affect Napoli, because it is a plague that I would define as systemic.”
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