Baggio is a good shout
Hargreaves
Kaka (had a bad one didn’t he?)
Owen?
Hargreaves
Kaka (had a bad one didn’t he?)
Owen?
If you could pick one injury plagued player to replay their entire career completely injury free, for your team, who are you taking?
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Marco Van Basten injury free until his late 30s would be up there among the goats
Saha
there’s quite a few ex pros that talk him up as their most difficult opponent…either when playing at other clubs…or in training.
vida and Rio…and Gary have all said he was an absolute monster of a player. Strong. Quick. Great in the air. Finish with both feet.
there’s quite a few ex pros that talk him up as their most difficult opponent…either when playing at other clubs…or in training.
vida and Rio…and Gary have all said he was an absolute monster of a player. Strong. Quick. Great in the air. Finish with both feet.
Roberto Baggio, the divine ponytail. Played most of his career only half-fit
When you consider he retired at 28. An absolute dream of a player.
Ronaldo.
I might have gone for Just Fontaine, but if he actually did play for us in the 50s/60s and was injury free would I have really cared considering I wasn't born?
I might have gone for Just Fontaine, but if he actually did play for us in the 50s/60s and was injury free would I have really cared considering I wasn't born?
Never heard that before, 27 wow!
Great shout, I remember the first time I saw him properly was for Fulham against when he scored two goals including a beautiful lob and thought he looked a serious talent.
He’d have gone down as a real United great if not for the injuries IMO.
Going outside the obvious candidates, in fact going for quite the obscure, I really would have liked to see Timothy Fosu Mensah have a full career.
I know some won't get it but that lad was a hell of an athlete. Pace, strength and agility all at the same time. A rare kind.
I know some won't get it but that lad was a hell of an athlete. Pace, strength and agility all at the same time. A rare kind.
The only two things holding Saha back was his injury issues and his composure and lack of being more clinical Infront of goal.
He would miss the most easiest of chances.
He would miss the most easiest of chances.
Gascoinge
United: too many to mention. But I'll start:
Fitzpatrick
O'Neil
Storey-Moore
Fitzpatrick
O'Neil
Storey-Moore
Shearer and Keane are solid shouts. Both had injuries that changed who they were as players, especially Shearer.
Two world class players that had big crucial ligament injuries that fully altered how they played.
Two world class players that had big crucial ligament injuries that fully altered how they played.
Eden Hazard.
It all ended abruptly when he saw the McDonalds at Barajas terminal 4 as he disembarked his Iberia flight. Discovering Vira Vira in Malasaña was the final nail in the coffin.
Chris Cohen - The most decent nicest man you could ever meet. Did his Cruciate and was out for a year. Came back and did it again. Fought back again and did his groin. On his 300th appearance, scored the goal against Ipswich that kept us in the Champ. Finally retired in 2018, club Captain, after 10 years with us.
One of the few bright lights in our league one / dodging relegation from the champ days.
One of the few bright lights in our league one / dodging relegation from the champ days.
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Frpm the ones not mentioned - Wilshere probably.
Pogba
Phil Jones
Saha
Also imagine if Owen avoided those injuries that ruined his pace and agility
Also imagine if Owen avoided those injuries that ruined his pace and agility
Denis Law.
Surprised nobody has mentioned Owen Hargreaves. He was already a crock when he came to us, and we only really got one, injury-hampered season out of him, but he played a key role in the ECL campaign. We might have won more if he'd only had knees that actually worked. And he's actually just the sort of midfield beast we could really do with now.
Fat Ronaldo feeding off crosses from Darren Anderton 
Probably Hargreaves though for United in my lifetime. I'm a bit young for Robbo and Phil Jones, Giggs, Rio at least had more than one season where they were fit the majority of the time. We won the league and CL the one season where Hargreaves was (mostly) fit!
Probably Hargreaves though for United in my lifetime. I'm a bit young for Robbo and Phil Jones, Giggs, Rio at least had more than one season where they were fit the majority of the time. We won the league and CL the one season where Hargreaves was (mostly) fit!
Robben (not least because he's my namesake and also Dutch ). He'd have locked down our right flank for 15 years. Even though everybody would know what he was going to do (cut in and shoot) they couldn't stop him anyway.
). He'd have locked down our right flank for 15 years. Even though everybody would know what he was going to do (cut in and shoot) they couldn't stop him anyway.Bobby Noble, but that was a car accident. Denis Law lost a lot of time to injuries too.
Possibly Arjen Robben and Brazilian Ronaldo. One is already a legend in the game and Robben seems like a really level-headed and nice bloke. They would transform our team.
United players
Ruud Van Nistlerooy. I'd loved to see how good he would have been if he didn't get the big injury before signing for united.
Hargreaves
Ronny Johnson
Martial
Luke shaw
Non united
Gazza
Wilshere
R9
Ledley King
Ruud Van Nistlerooy. I'd loved to see how good he would have been if he didn't get the big injury before signing for united.
Hargreaves
Ronny Johnson
Martial
Luke shaw
Non united
Gazza
Wilshere
R9
Ledley King
Robbie Fowler for me. Never seen anyone like him in his injury free prime.
Keane was equally as good if not better after his knee injury, it was that injury that made him stop drinking and fecking about and actually start looking after himself properly.
Robben, Thiago or Deisler.
Arjen Robben, already had a great career and achievements with injuries.
My mate had trials at West Ham but did his knee in. Him.
I’d have liked to see Falcao had he stayed injury free.
My votes would be:
- Torres
- Ronaldo 9
- Rooney (I don’t think he quit his the heights after the metatarsal injury)
- Bale
Jack Wilshire
Adriano for me
Ronaldo. Although he still managed to become goat despite all his injuries.
Also; Alen Bokšić.
Also; Alen Bokšić.
McGrath
Whiteside
Van Basten
Papin
Whiteside
Van Basten
Papin
He’s not of the had anywhere near the success of players mentioned but do you think Diaby at Arsenal could have become world class if he stayed fit?
my striker partnership would be R9 - Agüero with Neymar coming from behind.