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Player Micky van de Ven
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He got through the bulk of the game to be fair. The mad ting was not subbing him on 75 mins
In football , medics employed/ paid by the club can only advise a manager and the player involved. If they choose to ignore that advice ; that’s their prerogative.
In sports like Boxing , F1 etc ( and latterly Rugby Union and Football, regarding head injuries) ; what the doctor says goes .
It doesn’t (yet ) apply to non-head injuries in football .
Players are often desperate to get back on the pitch; and their managers are equally desperate to select them .
PS : The medic who won her case against CFC (quite rightly) did so because Mourinho didn’t make an attempt to listen to her arguments or consult the player involved. She was giving him advice which he never even bothered considering. Nor did he confer with the player.
Getting through the game doesn't mean it was ever a wise choice. The whole time he was on the pitch he was risking injury, very clear he had not fully recovered now or been given enough rest time in general.
This isn't a Spurs specific issue tbf - I find it a worrying trend across the sport due to the amount of games and pressure/money involved. Bellingham seems to spend half his time being rushed back and wrapped up. Players will almost always be brave and want to get on the pitch but clubs need to take more responsibility for protecting their long term health.
It was so obvious as soon as I saw the lineup that I knew he rushed him back because he was scared about losing the job. Now he has lost him for even longer and probably for the games that will decide his fate.
Basketball (or at least the NBA) also seems to have a league wide medical system for the more serious stuff.
The team I follow in the NBA have a player that had to drop out of the previous season due to developing blood cloths in his heart. He's healthy now and playing again, but he had to clear both the team and league's medicals before doing it.
I don't know if that exists for football as well and if it does I guess that it only is for the really serious stuff.
The decision to play both of them will lead to him getting the sack now. It’s obvious. Dragusin must be running on fumes, Udogie will be next after have no real rest since his operation in the summer and it looks like Dorrington or whoever won’t be trusted.
I bet VDV is out longer than 2-3 weeks too. If he comes back again too early and does it again, he will be in a world of trouble. They won’t risk that.
Sorry, but this guy Ange is a fucking liability. These injuries are not normal. He's wrecking players. Levy should have sacked him on Sunday evening.
Aye ; it’s a man’s game, as Bill Shankly once wisely observed..
( The above was meant as a joke
btw ) .
Shanks was great and you can just imagine what he would say about our team’s performance on Sunday!
Or Cloughie
Or Billy Nic for that matter!
He and Romero were cleared by the medical team to play. Romero's injury isn't the same one.Fucking genius throwing both him and Romero right in again. Fucking GENIUS.
How does any Premier League club, let alone one which pretends to be a big one, end up in a situation where we have one solitary centre back?
I don't know if it's Ange or if the medical team have cleared him to play or what but someone's fucked up seriously here
desperate Ange screwed both the Cbs up and now he will moan about injuries.
do you think "ok guys go to midfield and win a race again" tactics contributed?
Probably not helped by fans like you saying that if he loses this game then he should be sacked. Was it a desperate decision rushing both back? Yes. Was it influenced by pressure? Yes. Take some responsibility
Oh wow it's fans fault because we said he had to win games. This just gets more pathetic by the hour.
Genuinely worried about the duty of care here for players in this silly system.
yeah that fella just winds me up. Honestly he is just on here every day blaming every single thing on Ange.
Must win game he says. Laughing all week about Ange having to play Dragusin and Gray against the chavs and how we will get hammered!
Uhhhh I never said he if he loses this game he should be sacked. I don't rate him regardless of if he won that game or not. I don't rate him fundamentally as a coach and haven't since day one. I've been clear and consistent on that view so one win or one loss wouldn't change a thing.
ALL premier league coaches are under pressure to get results - especially when a manager of a traditional top 6 team is sitting in 11th place. Blaming the fans for daring to want results is proper delusional stuff.
And not to mention of the clubs’ investment in the players.
The words : Flogging and dead horse come to mind .
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