Leonmc0708 wrote:Sean wrote:It's just been revealed that Scott Parker will be sidelined for 6 weeks for Newcastle. That means Souness has around half a dozen first team players injured.
I remember in the early '90's our players were constantly pulling muscles, suffering ligament damage etc. and we seemed to suffer injuries more than any other team at the time.
As Souness is the common denominator between that Liverpool era and the current Newcastle side i'm wondering are his training methods flawed and contributing to his players getting injured or is it simply bad luck.
What is this to do with LFC ?
In fairness Leon I think its a good point as I distinctly remember that under Souness we had an appalling injury list. There were times when he had 8 or 9 senior players (and by senior I mean his top players) out missing for us and he was forced to put out some miserable sides when he was in charge at Anfield.
I also remember him having injury problems elsewhere.
Whats happening at Newcastle is very reminiscent of what happened at Liverpool 13 or 14 years ago.
Its hardly a coincidence and my money is on poor training methods, with too much emphasis on running and strength work and not enough on stretching and muscle flexibility work.
There might also be something to do with Souness kicking lumps out of his own players during five a sides!
