| Player | Club | Matches | Run started | Run ended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Lampard | Chelsea | 164 | 13 Oct 2001 | 26 Dec 2005 |
| Wayne Bridge | Southampton | 113 | 4 Mar 2000 | 18 Jan 2003 |
| Darren Fletcher | West Brom, Stoke | 112 | 8 Feb 2015 | 30 Dec 2017 |
| Alan Shearer | Blackburn | 108 | 18 Sep 1993 | 16 Mar 1996 |
| Jonathan Walters | Stoke | 104 | 2 Feb 2011 | 30 Nov 2013 |
Rice comes to mind from other clubs.I posted this in the football forum because I'm curious about players from our rival teams too.
Yeah I think Maguire not being particularly injury prone (the irony being his injury now of course) felt extremely important given our previous reliance on Phil Jones, Chris Smalling and Jonny Evans.Bruno is the obvious answer, but has there been others like him? Players who at most miss one or two games per season due to injury.
My memory is a bit hazy, but I feel that Carrick rarely got injured?
It's such an underrated and rare attribute.
Evra is a good shout. I can't even remember his rotation option. Fabio? De Laet?Ronaldo has been pretty injury free over his career. Felt Evra was never injured too much in his time here.
It’s mad that Fletcher is on there after the issues he had.Lampard pretty much never got injured. I am sure he started over 100 prem games running or something mad like that.
Edit: yeah 164, the record by quite a distance. It is appearances mind, not starts, but still ridiculous.
Player Club Matches Run started Run ended Frank Lampard Chelsea 164 13 Oct 2001 26 Dec 2005 Wayne Bridge Southampton 113 4 Mar 2000 18 Jan 2003 Darren Fletcher West Brom, Stoke 112 8 Feb 2015 30 Dec 2017 Alan Shearer Blackburn 108 18 Sep 1993 16 Mar 1996 Jonathan Walters Stoke 104 2 Feb 2011 30 Nov 2013
Buttner towards the end of Fergie's time but yeah normally Fabio or even O'Shea would fill in at LB but we didn't really rotate much at LB. Evra was an ever present.Evra is a good shout. I can't even remember his rotation option. Fabio? De Laet?
It's mad Wayne Bridge is on there too, I always thought he was very injury prone.It’s mad that Fletcher is on there after the issues he had.
Looks like that run was fairly early in his career. Maybe it’s why he became injury prone!It's mad Wayne Bridge is on there too, I always thought he was very injury prone.
Was definitely O'Shea, Fabio barely played for us.Buttner towards the end of Fergie's time but yeah normally Fabio or even O'Shea would fill in at LB but we didn't really rotate much at LB. Evra was an ever present.
It’s not even close. Carrick was levels and levels above Barry as a player.Gareth Barry was always available. Thought Carrick was better mind and will die on that hill.
currently injuredMaguire.
Doesn't change the fact that he's almost always availablecurrently injured
Mad bastard. I guess one thing that went in his favour is Bilbao only really qualified for CL/EL around 3 or 4 times in that periodInaki Williams 251 consecutive games?! Feck me. Did they cryofreeze the fecker after each game or what?!
Heinze, O’Shea, Fabio. Yeah, he didn’t miss many games at all really.Evra is a good shout. I can't even remember his rotation option. Fabio? De Laet?
I don't think Mourinho ever substituted Lampard either, or at least if he did it was incredibly rare.Lampard pretty much never got injured. I am sure he started over 100 prem games running or something mad like that.
Edit: yeah 164, the record by quite a distance. It is appearances mind, not starts, but still ridiculous.
Player Club Matches Run started Run ended Frank Lampard Chelsea 164 13 Oct 2001 26 Dec 2005 Wayne Bridge Southampton 113 4 Mar 2000 18 Jan 2003 Darren Fletcher West Brom, Stoke 112 8 Feb 2015 30 Dec 2017 Alan Shearer Blackburn 108 18 Sep 1993 16 Mar 1996 Jonathan Walters Stoke 104 2 Feb 2011 30 Nov 2013
Which to be fair, is rare for him.currently injured
I'd add Lewandowski too, if we are talking about Bayern players. And because of his role, he was exposed to hard fouls even more than Muller.The best ability is availability. From the top of my head Thomas Müller, as already mentioned, never had a major injury throughout his almost 15 years of professional football with Bayern.
A quick search says he missed around 20 matches in 15 years of Bundesliga, and played 453 so far.
Being freakishly fit isn't just pure luck either tbh. A lot of muscle injuries can be through players not keeping their fitness or endurance levels up.Without downplaying any other qualities he has, it's legitimately one of the best things about Bruno.
And also speaks to his commitment, because while he may be freakishly fit there's no way he hasn't also had to play through the pain barrier at times.
Does anybody claim otherwise ?It’s not even close. Carrick was levels and levels above Barry as a player.
I’d hope not but matey boy is talking about dying on hills over it which seems extreme.Does anybody claim otherwise ?
Fair play to fletcher. Not a name i expected to crop up. Which manager sold him in the end? Guessing van gaalLampard pretty much never got injured. I am sure he started over 100 prem games running or something mad like that.
Edit: yeah 164, the record by quite a distance. It is appearances mind, not starts, but still ridiculous.
Player Club Matches Run started Run ended Frank Lampard Chelsea 164 13 Oct 2001 26 Dec 2005 Wayne Bridge Southampton 113 4 Mar 2000 18 Jan 2003 Darren Fletcher West Brom, Stoke 112 8 Feb 2015 30 Dec 2017 Alan Shearer Blackburn 108 18 Sep 1993 16 Mar 1996 Jonathan Walters Stoke 104 2 Feb 2011 30 Nov 2013
Can't really blame the manager on those grounds because Fletcher had a clear medical issue that had stopped him from playing football for years and nobody would have expected his durability in his late 30s. Would have been expected to sell him.Fair play to fletcher. Not a name i expected to crop up. Which manager sold him in the end? Guessing van gaal
