The rate of injuries all over Europe is out of control right now, and then you factor in how the transfer prices for reinforcements just keep going up. It’s a bubble and very concerning.
No wonder everyone has thin squads when it costs so much just to get a viable starting 11, who then get over played.
Yep - for all the shit Chelsea and United get (rightfully) for underperforming, there’s only so much that you can do when you’re missing basically an entire team’s worth of players.
For a good few weeks, Chelsea and Manchester United could put out an “out XI” that was better than their starting XI…
Sorry, are you saying Chelsea and Man U are victims of inflated player prices resulting in top heavy squads? The team that spent a billion quid in a year and iirc the leading spender over the last decade?
I’ll believe the Nkunku returning in November news if it happens. Almost every injury we have goes on longer than expected and now he’s supposed to be back two months early, I have my doubts.
The rate of injuries all over Europe is out of control right now, and then you factor in how the transfer prices for reinforcements just keep going up. It’s a bubble and very concerning.
No wonder everyone has thin squads when it costs so much just to get a viable starting 11, who then get over played.
Yep - for all the shit Chelsea and United get (rightfully) for underperforming, there’s only so much that you can do when you’re missing basically an entire team’s worth of players.
For a good few weeks, Chelsea and Manchester United could put out an “out XI” that was better than their starting XI…
Sorry, are you saying Chelsea and Man U are victims of inflated player prices resulting in top heavy squads? The team that spent a billion quid in a year and iirc the leading spender over the last decade?
I wish it were just a good few weeks for Chelsea. :(
Tbf, we’re out of it a good bit. Just Lavia, Nkunku, Chilly, Chalobah, Chukwuemeka and Fofana out longterm, although Nkunku is almost back
That’s still half of a starting lineup though.
We used to have like 1 or 2 long term problems, and maybe 2 short term injuries.
Now players drop out weekly like it’s a reality competition.
3 players isn’t half,
I’ll believe the Nkunku returning in November news if it happens. Almost every injury we have goes on longer than expected and now he’s supposed to be back two months early, I have my doubts.