Prefect time to give a little experience to James and Blackett. With the teams we will face in the first month, they will either sink or swim.
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Took a look at his transfermarkt injury list and it seems that there's been just 1 match he's missed due to confirmed injury ( missed like another 5-6 but it hasn't been specified that it's due to injury, so could be just anything else ) over two seasons. He comes here, season doesn't even start and he's out for a month. This is seriously looking fecking stupid, what the hell are they doing on the training ground, ramming into each other ?
I'd like to see this "special" training program we put him on, prob ran him into the ground. He's still a teenager ffs, what happened to easing them into the team and managing them to prevent burn out?
It does make you wonder to what extent this is related to Shaw's attempts to get up to LVG's levels of expected fitness. I wonder if we're going to see a lot of this with the wing backs during the season, due to the amount of distance they're expected to cover in that role.
I'd definitely give James the run out. He's looked more than good enough to play against Swansea at home, and you never really know how these youngsters will do until you throw them in. Young will be playing on the right I imagine. Shaw should be back before we have any properly tough games, it's just a shame that it disrupts his preparation and settling in period.
There's always something to throw our plans into disarray. It's good for Reece James. He's got a real chance to make an early impact and if he performs he'll stay in contention. For us it's hard enough trying to form a backline of regulars that will emulate Evra, Vidic and Rio when none of them can stay fit.
We better work hard to close that Rojo deal now. We surely need extra cover.
We better work hard to close that Rojo deal now. We surely need extra cover.
Over training
Always said this was the problem spending so much on an 18 year old. Undeveloped body, difficult to predict injuries. Feared another Rafael. Already injured. Hope this isn't the first of many.
FFS! Ok, back to the General to keep the spirits up.
There are other ways to injure yourself apart from over training you know guys. I am hoping he gets it out of the way now and we have a smoother middle and end of season. Good thing LVG has already tried the likes of young etc on the positions isnt it?
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I heard The Little Witch Juan Veron put a voodoo curse on our training ground that won't be lifted till we buy a world class midfielder again.
Considering the entire defence was sink or swim this season before these injuries, it's not an ideal situation to be giving their even more inexperienced back ups the same treatment...
Dear lord we need defenders.
Everyone is doomed.
Evra never got injured... get your finger out Shaw dammit!
And this is the point! Evra was rarely injured, nor Irwin before him.
Extend that comparison to our centre backs. Jones/Smalling/Evans are never more than a heartbeat away from a "knock", "strain" of "pull" - all of which are on the face of it innocuous but that sideline them for weeks. The likes of Stam, Pallister, Bruce, Rio (until he was in his thirties) and Vidic until his serious knee injury were available for selection week in, week out.
Look further. Anderson is never fit. Nani rarely so. Young, who was barely ever crook at Villa. Rafael, seemingly made of glass.
It's feckin ridiculous! Yes, injuries are part of the game but not the number of seemingly minor ailments that sideline too many of our squad for weeks at a time.
It is difficult to avoid the conclusion that, either our medical/training staff are not properly managing these players physical condition. Or far to many of them are insufficiently robust for the rigours of an EPL season and need moving on. This needs to be seriously researched by van Gaal because the question of the quality of some of this squad is secondary to their appalling injury records.
I know, 2 signings still not going to cut it
If he wasn't injured I'd be surprised, it's how used we've become to these injuries.
Ha! Right on cue. The irritating prick.
No, not me (although some might say...). This arsehole.
http://www.express.co.uk/sport/foot...Louis-Van-Gaal-under-fire-ahead-of-new-season
LVG will take him to the cleaners, he will lay into him one way or the other. This is not Moyes who was too nice to do anything about it and who didn't have the medals to back up his methods.
Not a great situation to have this guy injured before the season started. He is basically our only LB, before we get into the kids who while looked decent on tour are unproven. We really need to bring in some extra bodies for the defence quickly, or we are going to struggle managing injuries at the back this year.
I was really looking forward to seeing him play. I think he'll add a lot to our play when he comes back.
Look at his arse when he's running with the ball....
It's like two pigs fighting under a blanket
It's like two pigs fighting under a blanket
Hehe. Kudos.
No he'll just ignore him like he did during the WC. No point giving this joker any attention.
He should probably focus on getting himself fit and proving his worth instead of getting involved with shit on twitter. That's not the first time now. Fat wee shite.
To be fair he's got a point. He's supposed to stay at home crying or something then?
It would only take 2 seconds to write it but yeah I see your point. He's done this a few times before, it's best if he would just ignored it.
Im sure he will in time as he's just a youngster. But he shouldn't be get in involved. That wouldn't have happened under SAF.
How exactly does tweeting stop him from focusing on getting better?
The first time was quite funny. Should just ignore it now or else he might come across a bit oversensitive.
Nobody of even the slightest intelligence takes the taboids seriously so Shaw shouldn't bother responding as they are only going to write more drivel.
I wish more players would quickly address these stupid "news" to lessen their effect on fans. Good on him I say.
Good from Shaw.
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