In the Netherlands you play less matches and some of them can be played with less intensity than in the PL. An approach that works well there can push players over the edge when you don't adjust it for the PL. So I don't agree about Ajax proving it's not EtH's fault.
His Ajax tenure adds weight to the argument. If it’s how ETH is coaching them, then why weren’t we getting the same injury’s last season ? Why only this sesson has it been so bad ?
City can rotate players at will, they have a massive squad of quality players. Liverpool actually had a similar drop off in performance last sesson, like United this season. The thing that connects the teams is amount of games played. They played 63, we played 62 (and a World Cup in between). And both squads looked exhausted.
Difference with Pool is that they had a settled squad and one that had already been very successful so an easier adjustment to make.
Expand that out, other teams are struggling with injuries. Not to the extend we are but there seems to be a serious amping of injuries across the board. More games for players , less down time , even more time with 10-15 mins injury time in games. It’s easy to plot the more probable reason.
Okhams razor suggests it’s nothing to do with ETH.