His weight ratio is all wrong since he has had his wanger and balls cut off.
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His weight ratio is all wrong since he has had his wanger and balls cut off.
What type of surgery was it? Anyone know?
Absolutely.
Even as a local level amateur runner I tightened my back up a few months ago by overstretching hamstrings and had to rest off for about 4 or 5 days. Amazingly debilitating albeit only short term.
Imagine a proper back injury at the highest level. Nightmare.
He is finished at the top level now. Let’s hope we got good insurance policy.
Zero evidence for any conclusion.
The new Malacia?
Not really, this guy is actually good.
Glad that's settled then
The Todd from scrubs has spoken
“ I haven’t a clue what I’m talking about 5”
Surgery for back injuries are usually last resort. The club is being very optimistic in its outlook thinking he can come back early next season. The club has been weird around timeline if injuries last season, de ligt was supposed to be 2 weeks, it became gary neville 2 weeks.
Will he come back at a good level ? That is the million dollar question, there is no info about his surgery so impossible to say, but seeing lisandro’s injury record, maguire being a lot older and more injury prone ans other two cbs being inexperienced, we should look to get another cb in . I dont think we ll see de ligt before november .
Will he come back at a good level ? That is the million dollar question, there is no info about his surgery so impossible to say, but seeing lisandro’s injury record, maguire being a lot older and more injury prone ans other two cbs being inexperienced, we should look to get another cb in . I dont think we ll see de ligt before november .
Not really. Mount had almost four years with a fitness record that was better than any of our players other than Bruno, then had one bad pelvic injury that required surgery that basically cost him the final few months of that fourth season. We bought him as he was coming back from that. So yes, buying somebody on the back of a surgery always carries some risks, but unless that specific injury is known to carry significant risks (I'm not sure) or there was something in this case in particular that we should have picked up in the medical, there was no real reason to expect him to be a crock afterwards. Indeed, we probably expected him to be one of our fitter and more reliable players. Obviously hasn't worked out that way unfortunately.
At the time of buying him and the state our squad rebuild was in, spending that much on an injured player was a poor decision and something we’ll not do again hopefully.
Personally it’s good his surgery was a success but professionally the nature of the injury (back) is worrying. Hopefully he can make a full recovery and continue to play at the highest level without issue.
He had a few ribs removed, 2 on either side, apparently it's worth it.
I meant, endless injury without any info on when he'll recover.
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Dirty, dirty mind. You should be ashamed of yourself
Ends the season as our experienced CB who played the least football, 1170 mins in the league - 13 matches. Very worrying, we'll have to see how he does after he returns and whether he can stay injury free after that. But he's our most immediate concern and we cant go into next season expecting to depend on him after such a long time out.
I hope he can do well next season and get his fitness back.
I could be wrong but it seems to me we’re not going to be a team that plays a high line or presses aggressively, and I think like Maguire, that will suit his strengths.
I could be wrong but it seems to me we’re not going to be a team that plays a high line or presses aggressively, and I think like Maguire, that will suit his strengths.
Like a few other posters I have been suffering with a back issue. Always been fit as a fiddle but as soon as you think it’s gone it reappears. Surgery is last resort but hopefully if we look after him this will be the end of it. Other players have been thru this and gone to higher levels, like Gundogan. De Ligt is easily our best defender and has gone from strength to strength. Look forward to his return.
Back injuries are hell, but are rarely career enders. Without having any medical degree whatsoever or access to plain English interpretations of his back problems I'm confident we'll see De Ligt perform at an elite level again. He's still only 26, not 36.
We missed him badly. Hope he's fit and ready to go next year.
On a more personal level, hope he's pain free, or at least as pain free as he can be to live a happy life with his family. Even if it means he doesn't play.
On a more personal level, hope he's pain free, or at least as pain free as he can be to live a happy life with his family. Even if it means he doesn't play.
Confident that next season will start looking largely like:
Yoro - Martinez
Maguire - Heaven
As the two partnerships then de Ligt will be phased back in alongside Heaven.
Yoro - Martinez
Maguire - Heaven
As the two partnerships then de Ligt will be phased back in alongside Heaven.
Just seen a stat that he has never played 2 consecutive seasons under the same manager in his career… that’s mad
It’s quite a funny stat.
Let’s be honest a very good chance it continues - with either him or Carrick moving on before 27/28 season starts.
How many managers did Ajax go through when he was there then?
3:
- Erik ten Hag (2018–2022)
- Marcel Keizer (2017)
- Peter Bosz (2016–2017)
Didn't Rio play half his career with back issues?
Rio's decline started with the back issues as he lost much of his pace.
Rio was about 30 when he started suffering back problems. My knowledge of rehabilitation protocols is zero, but it seemed to me at the time that Rio was rushed back and that he played through the back pain. Perhaps there was a World Cup or perhaps he simply had a burning desire to play an important role when United were at the top of the world football pyramid.
I'm on board with De Ligt, who's only 26, taking all the time he needs to get past this.
Maybe last two seasons for United? Certainly not half his career. He lost a lot of his pace and physicality due tonit.
Rio stated that he lied to Ferguson, or refused to acknowledge he had an issue. Only when he lost a foot race did Ferguson ask: what’s going on - last year you would not have lost that. Rio had to admit to having issues, and according to Rio Ferguson just said, ok, then we need to adapt.
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/mar/21/rio-ferdinand-hid-injury
It started in 08/09 which basically was half of his Utd career. He was still one of the best defenders in the world for a few years after that, but he definitely lost a little pace and agility at that point. Then it obviously got a lot worse in his last season or two when he really started struggling.
I haven't thought about Rio the footballer for while now but he did look a bit cringe, more than what you'd expect as a players, for the last 3-4 years of his career. I can never know what it is like psychologically to be an elite professional athlete and be hobbled by a long-term injury, but Rio should have been kept out longer to complete his rehabilitation. Pain killers don't resolve the underlying physical problem.
He was still class as long as Ferguson was in charge. He lost some pace, but he adapted quite well, but then I think the injuries got worse and he became quite stiff, probably improved some due to injections, but as you said - it's long term career ending as it doesn't resolve underlying problems. Most likely, that was Rio's choice as he was so eager to play.
Up until about 2010-2011, he was just about the best CB I've seen, and before the injuries, he was absolutely rapid. He was, at the time the injuries started 30-31, so it's quite likely he thought he didn't have time to wait.
De Ligt is 26 - he should definitely be given the time he needs to recover properly. United have good depth for CB, so it makes little to no sense to rush him back. Martinez/Heaven and Yoro/Maguire make up a fairly solid defense, if a little lacking in that electric pace that Rio once had.
Aye, Rio at peak was among the greatest defenders I've ever seen, and I'm old enough to have watched prime Beckenbauer. He had a lapse of concentration in him from time to time, but his read or the game, tackling, ball control and athleticism set a new standard. But, incredibly, Vidic was an even better defender than Rio and with the exception of having been given the slip once by Torres, he was the dominant force on our back line -- PL POY twice, which is absurd for a defender -- and was a decent target on goal as well. But he too, never fully recovered from a serious injury. But somehow Vidic and Rio dug deep to play at a very high level in 2013.
Bayern loves to see our number on the call.
Hargreaves
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DeLight
Chelsea is probably at second place.
Hargreaves
Bastian
Sabe
DeLight
Chelsea is probably at second place.
Very positive news:
Hopefully he'll be ready to play as soon as possible.
Here's hoping. He's great when available.