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Then we’ve been making the same point 😅 (I was a County swimmer from 12 years to 17 yrs both distance and sprint and the training was as you say, high intense high speed on evening for 90 mins then 2 hours distance swimming primarily 4 mornings a week - over the course of the week, the two...

- if you had read my post #3, you’d see that I also said all of what is mentioned in the report and your points above on the Ferguson thread a few days ago - so we agree 😉 That doesn’t apply to training for a football match though - with marathon running, it is a solo sport which is run at a...

Just to reiterate my earlier post re VAR, I can’t find much to back of my assertion but Molango has said much the same thing recently after the stoppages we saw in that chaotic and ridiculous game a few weeks ago (6 Nov) where Spurs played Chelsea - 5 goals ruled out, 9 VAR checks and nearly 10...

Congestion of the calendar is getting ridiculous tbh as mentioned above and in the report @Guinness Boy posted; PFA CEO Maheta Molango https://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/football/12834617/maheta-molango-expresses-concerns-over-overcrowded-football-calendar

I would suggest there is an element of all three in there somewhere - the extended extra time and VAR hold-ups in play was just one point I made out of many - increase in international fixtures, domestic fixtures piling up to accommodate them and players simply playing a faster more energy...

As I said, the argument is that a sustained break in the middle of the match let’s and players cool down, muscles can tense up and when play resumes, it could exacerbate risk of injury. I read some stuff on this and see if I can find it later.

Widely reported at the time and seeing Welbeck pull up clutching his hamstring and March twisting his knee awkwardly during the match https://theathletic.com/4997204/2023/10/25/solly-march-danny-welbeck-injury-brighton/?amp=1

Saw that report posted on the news thread yesterday https://www.northstandchat.com/threads/why-are-premier-league-injuries-at-a-new-high-bbc.404769/ I had raised much the same points vis a vis possible explanations for increasing level and seriousness of injuries on the Ferguson thread as have...