We've been decimated by injuries this year. It seems to me that this season, more than any others, is being defined by the long term injuries teams are sustaining, or not, and how the schedules are working out with the opposition.

For example Luton tonight have a relatively short injury list and are playing Liverpool minus a host of first team players. I appreciate the top teams have large squads but this issue is seriously affecting both ends of the table. Is it the extra time being played or is it some increase in intensity or some other factor?

I've been wondering recently... I see a lot of people say we work players too hard in training and get injuries, but other comments saying we concede late goals because we aren't fit enough. Is one true? Is the other? Can both be possible? Or is this just social media/forum comments/agendas in a nutshell?

Sometimes life's a chicken, sometimes it's a chair. Sometimes it's a piece of cheese suspended in the air.

^~^EAGLES^~^

Another potential issue is the watering of pitches which every premier team does before each game and half time. All to do with the grass I think. It must increase the risk of slipping and sliding and therefore overstretching soft tissue leading to musculoskeletal issues.