As I said there are many factors, but a 15% increase in games is not insignificant.
Almost every club has seen more injuries this season.
Our squad is very young and quite small, when you take out the teenagers.
One of many factors I suspect.
All clubs are seeing higher number of injuries
Factors seem to include:
Extended season 22/23
Prem league directive on stoppage time, leading to longer matches in 23/24
Increased stoppages for VAR
Our specific issues are:
Young squad
Additional Europa League...
Out and out wingers?
2 of 3 are now out for the season.
We have plenty of 10s, that will play out wide for us though.
Fully trust De Zerbi to come up with a solution.
Also defenders have cottoned onto the fact that PGMOL will not look at any penalty appeal involving Mitoma.
So they have carte-blanche to push and nibble at him in the box.
Pretty sure Mitoma is yet to win a penalty in the premier league.
This
there were a couple of games where Mitoma/Pedro/Estupian were causing havoc.
Mitoma needs threatening players alongside him to help draw the defence away from him.
Hopefully we eill get to see Mitoma and Estupinan back together soon.