STATS: United's injuries this season

November 8, 2014

Scott is the editor of RoM and has a season ticket at Old Trafford. He started The Republik of Mancunia in March 2006. Follow @R_o_M on Twitter or @R_o_M7 on Instagram.

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11 Comments

trevor knightsmith November 8, 2014

The question is "Why?"

Surely it can't all be bad luck !

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Tommy November 8, 2014

Trevor - I agree with you mate, we've had bad injuries for years under 3 different managers who I'm sure have different training techniques, maybe we've never had it this bad but we've always top the injuries chart tbe last 4/5 years I'm sure, maybe it's strudewick the fitness trainer, I'm just guessing obviously but he's been their during the last 3 managers, think he's been moved to an office position now and lvg gas brought his own fitness trainer in.

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Mark Reid November 8, 2014

Trevor been wondering the same thing meself for a while now must be something in the water in Carrington.

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scholes18 November 8, 2014

i am of the opinion that our current situation with respect to points table has very less or nothing to do with injuries. not sounding overly critical but prior to injuries evans, jones, smalling, valencia etc were not setting the football pitch ablaze.

rooney 3 match suspension has hit us harder than injuries. only player whose injury i dread is rafael. he is necessary to general tempo and close-ins of opposition players. harreira was a loss too.

am i the only one who will like to see pairing of mcnair and blackett in todays game? keeping inexperience aside those two seems to be our only players seemingly capable of defending.

my team for today would be

---------------------------------DDG----------------------------

valencia(if rafa is injured)-----mcnair----blackett----shaw

--------------------fellaini----------blind-------------------------

------------------------harreira------------------------

-------dimaria--------------------------rooney

------------------wilson (or rvp)------------

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TheAdamSegal November 8, 2014

We're going through a bad spell. It's not what we're used to but 2 bad seasons in 20 years won't kill us

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Marq November 8, 2014

Some "pundits" blaming LVG's double sessions. But the injuries have been going on for years now, and have coincided with the tenure of the previous trainer. Not pinning the blame on the guy, but we will only see if anything changes much later, with the focus of different muscle groups taking much time to correct.

@scholes18

A stable defence is built not only on player form, its also a big part consistency, the anticipation of what your fellow defender does. The injuries have not allowed any partnership across the entire back 4 to form, add to that the direct mistakes from individuals due to lack of form/ability/fitness is what got us where we are. I am absolutely sure we would be in the top 4 right now had we not had our problems at the back

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Tommy November 8, 2014

It's a wet and cold day here I'm Manchester, I've just got on bus going to ot everyone enjoy tbe game wherever you are in the world, come on reds 3 points and a few goals would be good

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Mark Reid November 8, 2014

Nice oneTommy have a cup of Bovril and enjoy the 4 nil win Come on u Reds

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United24 November 8, 2014

Oh yes!
Darn injuries..
Hmm, there must be a direct correlation between number of players used and current position.
It certainly explains why Southampton are flying high, and yes Burnley, Aston Villa and Sunderland are in the top half of the table( or not)!!!
Statistics and Lies....