Injuries are all part of the realities of managing a football club. I rely on the club through official pressers and site write-ups for injury information. Clubs are not always open and transparent about such things. So, health warning regarding injury data! This season has not been particularly onerous thus far. Celtic, on average, are … [continue reading]
Injury
Injury Trends and Red Flags
On the latest Huddle Breakdown podcast we were asked about the pros and cons should Brendan Rodgers be appointed next Celtic manager. @jucojames discussed the injury profile and attitudes to risk prevalent at Celtic with reference to Kieran Tierney and playing through pain. It reminded me that since July 2019 I had be highlighting the … [continue reading]
Injury Burden Eases for Run In
In his latest Celtic TV interview, Postecoglou makes it clear this is the final run in, and there is a mixed approach to players’ fitness regimes before the next match. Some are on international duty, some remaining at Celtic have been granted some down time and family time, and some are hard at it on … [continue reading]
Injury Trends
In July 2019, I wrote about how Rodgers management legacy included an ever-increasing injury rate at Liverpool and the same trend was being seen at Celtic. You can read the rather superb piece here – Exposed: The Rodger’s Injury Legacy. I was obviously going through a tabloid phase. The Rodger’s Reckoning Two years out we … [continue reading]
Exposed – The Rodger’s Injury Legacy
Yesterday I highlighted the chronic cumulative impact of injury on this Celtic squad – Celtic Count the Cost of Success. I outlined some of the possible reasons for that. One which I did not highlight because I had no knowledge to back it up, is the impact of the levels and intensity of training under … [continue reading]
Celtic Count the Cost of Success
Celtic prepare for their first European Qualifier as Wimbledon still progresses, and already there are injury doubts. Bayo joins Rogic on the side lines. With a Treble Treble, and European Qualification become ever more elongated and arduous, are Celtic paying a price for success? Are Celtic simply playing too many games and having insufficient recovery … [continue reading]
Injury League
Celtic have lost 380 appearances to injury this season across the squad. On average 6.7 players are unavailable each game due to injury. Ever Available Only 5 players in the squad have been avoided missing games due to injury. And one of these is a goalkeeper (tends to have less injuries), two are only recently … [continue reading]
Crock Watch
Celtic currently have a full line up (11 players) out injured with Tierney withdrawing from international duty. Bad luck or a growing trend? The current injury list would be a decent (albeit a bit defensive) staring XI: Gordon Gamboa Tierney Simunovic Ajer Brown Ntcham Kouassi Bitton Arzani Griffiths Having all your recognised defensive midfielders out … [continue reading]