He scored and got an assist in that game. I think it paid off somewhat.Everytime I remember a manager taking a risk on a less than fully first player to start a game they always fail. For instance Wayne Rooney against Bayern in 2010 is a case in point, he was so far below his normal level in retrospect he shouldn't have played.
My question is though, which of these types of gamble have actually paid off?
Did he? I had forgotten that. I just remember him basically being entirely immobile all gameHe scored and got an assist in that game. I think it paid off somewhat.
Yeah, I thought that was likely to be the case. As you say, players take injections before games. I just wondered if there were any obvious examples when it had worked even if we depend on ex-pro testimony years later.Probably loads which we haven’t got a clue about. Players don’t tend to reveal their weaknesses before matches and you tend to only hear about them as an excuse when things don’t work out.
Many players mentioned that they weren't fully fit and had to take injections before playing the games. So players starting when not fully fit went well many a times.Everytime I remember a manager taking a risk on a less than fully first player to start a game they always fail. For instance Wayne Rooney against Bayern in 2010 is a case in point, he was so far below his normal level in retrospect he shouldn't have played.
My question is though, which of these types of gamble have actually paid off?
https://inews.co.uk/sport/football/...r-league-football-painkiller-addiction-214278Although injections are not as common now, they are still used today. Holland manager Ronald Koeman revealed Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk has been requiring “constant injections” to allow him to play with two broken ribs.
GOAT.Ronaldo Nazario only played a little over 1000 minutes of football in the three seasons before the 2002 World Cup. He was out most of 01-02 and only returned in April. They still took him to the World Cup and he scored 8 goals and won the damn thing.
He didn't score. He did get an assist, technically speaking:He scored and got an assist in that game. I think it paid off somewhat.
No he didn’t.He scored and got an assist in that game. I think it paid off somewhat.
He didn't score. He did get an assist, technically speaking:
But he wasn't great, he was limping hard by the end of the first half and was subbed in the 55th minute, after the Rafael red.
Robben to Bayern maybe? I had heard he was super injury prone for Real.
Well United wise there was...
Hargea...oh
Jones..ah
Well there was Falc...oh
Bail...no not him either.
But in all seriousness Ruud had a pretty serious injury which called off his initial transfer to us and we took a gamble that'd he'd ever be the same player.
All didn’t read OP.You could say RVP was a bit of a gamble considering his injury issues at Arsenal before his final season there
Zidane played normaly in 2006, he only missed games at the start of the season.Maybe Zidane 2006 didn’t play all season then turns up and balls it but to ultimately fail in the final..
I thought he sat out a large chunk no, I didn’t have Sky then just heard it somewhere..Zidane played normaly in 2006, he only missed games at the start of the season.
I went off of the BBC website, in fairness to me I am at work and have read it wrong in my haste, so yeah, my bad.He didn't score. He did get an assist, technically speaking:
But he wasn't great, he was limping hard by the end of the first half and was subbed in the 55th minute, after the Rafael red.
Yeah, first thing I thought when seeing the thread.Probably loads which we haven’t got a clue about.
Advice that he carried with him for the rest of his career.Andres Iniesta wasn't fully fit for the 2009 Champions League final. He was even told not to shoot.
https://www.independent.co.uk/sport...l-ndash-and-he-still-set-up-goal-2287076.html
Same for Ruud after almost a year out. He was playing 40/50 seasons consecutively after that.RVP was considered an injury risk when he joined but that worked out well considering he won us a title.
