Who are and were the most talented injury hit players?
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driller
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5mins-from-amex
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Good shout, also think that Paul Gascoigne could have been up there with the greats if he was a little less of a party animal.
5mins-from-amex
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Great goal celebration though....
Mackenzie
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Duncan Edwards, does death count as an injury?
Grombleton
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- Dec 31, 2011
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It does tend to hinder your career progression, so we'll count that.
Elvis
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Agree with this! and if my memory serves me well then I seem to remember that Bryan Robson also used to pick up quite a few injuries.
Ninja Elephant
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- Feb 16, 2009
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And to think Shaun Wright-Phillips ended his career with what must have been a bizarre challenge in training. How badly can someone of his size injure a man of Ashton's size with a tackle?! I remember it being said at the time that it was a heavy challenge, how heavy could it have been?!
Absolutely seconded. What a player he should have been.
turienzo's lovechild
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- Oct 25, 2003
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-ronaldo....one of the most accomplished strikers the world has ever seen....his career could've been even more incredible had he not suffered from injuries
-hargreaves....really talented midfielder whose technical ability was greater than most of his england colleagues
-ashton....a big english striker with technical ability, pretty much unheard of
-owen....think back to how incredible he was in his youth, without injuries would've been the best english striker of all time
-king....brilliant centre back
-woodgate...ditto king
-hargreaves....really talented midfielder whose technical ability was greater than most of his england colleagues
-ashton....a big english striker with technical ability, pretty much unheard of
-owen....think back to how incredible he was in his youth, without injuries would've been the best english striker of all time
-king....brilliant centre back
-woodgate...ditto king
greyseagull
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KJP
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Cazaraghi
Gotta agree on these two (the others have been covered enough). Ronaldo was absolutely sensational through his PSV / Barcelona years. He was brillliant after that but his injuries meant that he's never quite meet that standard again. Imagine if he'd stayed fit? He'd have been terrifying...
As for Ashton, my mate is a West Ham fan and his hope for that season went when Ashton got injured. I remember him being remorselessly effective against us against Crewe too.