Dejan Kulusevski - Player Thread 26/27

With the time they have been out its hard to see them being risked for a long time yet. Behind the scenes games. Youth games etc etc.

I wouldnt want to risk any break down. They are nowhere near ready
 
Littlest Hobo said:
With the time they have been out its hard to see them being risked for a long time yet. Behind the scenes games. Youth games etc etc.

I wouldnt want to risk any break down. They are nowhere near ready
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Kulu definitely needs time, realistically he wont be fully fit till Christmas if all goes to plan.

I think Kudus could be ready a lot sooner, I'd like to think he will be ready to be involved against Brentford.
 
ScottDaYid said:
Kulu definitely needs time, realistically he wont be fully fit till Christmas if all goes to plan.

I think Kudus could be ready a lot sooner, I'd like to think he will be ready to be involved against Brentford.
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The concern for me is what it's done to him, and the others - the concern I have about Maddison , Simmons and Kudos: While over 80% return to play again, only about 55% to 65% get back to their old competitive level. Performance often dips in the first season back, and the risk of a new knee injury stays high, and the Data shows a decline in speed, scoring, or efficiency ratings in the first year back, few regain or hit their old levels.

Much will depend on what's going on in their heads - and of course their bodies and the news suggests that madders is already finding it difficult to play doesn't bode well for us.

I hope my fears are proved dead wrong.
 
Spursex said:
The concern for me is what it's done to him, and the others - the concern I have about Maddison , Simmons and Kudos: While over 80% return to play again, only about 55% to 65% get back to their old competitive level. Performance often dips in the first season back, and the risk of a new knee injury stays high, and the Data shows a decline in speed, scoring, or efficiency ratings in the first year back, few regain or hit their old levels.

Much will depend on what's going on in their heads - and of course their bodies and the news suggests that madders is already finding it difficult to play doesn't bode well for us.

I hope my fears are proved dead wrong.
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I remember talks about a pitch and training ground assessment being done.
Was their any outcome?
This could be near £250million that ends up retiring early, or never getting back to where they were. I feel for them.
Was it just bad luck?
 
Spursex said:
The concern for me is what it's done to him, and the others - the concern I have about Maddison , Simmons and Kudos: While over 80% return to play again, only about 55% to 65% get back to their old competitive level. Performance often dips in the first season back, and the risk of a new knee injury stays high, and the Data shows a decline in speed, scoring, or efficiency ratings in the first year back, few regain or hit their old levels.

Much will depend on what's going on in their heads - and of course their bodies and the news suggests that madders is already finding it difficult to play doesn't bode well for us.

I hope my fears are proved dead wrong.
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So there is a chance that we could start the season without an attacking midfielder.
 
Stingray said:
So there is a chance that we could start the season without an attacking midfielder.
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Well Maddison's upper hammies/hip injury is a recurring problem since 2020, didn't need surgery at the time, just rest - but I think with injuries like that it can be a couple of weeks to a couple of months., so yes, at the moment it does look like we might be without an out and out attacking midfielder.
 
Littlest Hobo said:
Surely with his knee injury Maddison has had ample rest to sort out any hip issue?
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It's an old injury, soft tissue upper hammies/hip flexor muscles can go at any time, they rarely, if ever become immune to further strains/small tears etc. Even ops never seem to solve the problem(s) that can accumulate as scar tissue changes over time and can aggravate it.

Think of a rubber band you leave on the side and then watch how it loses it's elasticity over time - tendons/muscle tears do the same after they've been damaged/repaired. Scar tissue is stiff and less flexible than normal tendon/muscle fibre tissue. It disrupts the normal healing pattern, limits movement, causes ongoing pain, and makes the tendon weaker and more likely to tear again.

I should add that when you've basically spent over a year on one leg, this isn't a Surprise; my guess is rest and physio will eventually solve these issues.
 
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