Tom Carroll - confirmed

[footyskillz]

Expecting him to start tonight and hope he can show his footy intelligence!

I rather hope he's put in deep lying and can take ball from defence and build though Smith may try him at 10 but maybe more if he came on as sub and we were trailing or looking to get a winner.

Hourihane place to be in jeopardy at this rate only because I think 3 predominantly left footed midfielders is too much.

McGinn may get a rest Wednesday but I think Hourihane should be dropped tonight.
If not he can miss starting berth Wednesday.


But back to Carroll he can really help control tempo of villa game and bring the tempo on - something which been lacking without grealish.

I like to see Carroll starting to provide that impetus and verve in midfield - or at least in theory

[Bad English]

No luck there footy!

[UK Redsox]

Do we know what’s up with TC ?

[adrenachrome]

Do we know what’s up with TC ?

PC Dibble has him in custody.

[Risso]

Looking at him, it's probably past his bedtime.

[footyskillz]

"He got a slight strain in training the other day so he’s missed the last few days, he’ll probably be back in 10 days or so.”

10 days !!

I guess if signed earlier in window he could get up to speed as the training work load must have been too much !

Frustrating all round as intrigued if he was going to his role in team v Sheffield utd or at Brentford.

[jwarry]

This season just gets worse! Did Dean strangle a black cat or something

[Mister E]

Do we know what’s up with TC ?

PC Dibble has him in custody.

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[CT]

It was interesting hearing Chris Wilder saying Sheffield Utd go "full tilt" all the time in training and if they get injuries then so be it.

I don't follow them closely enough to know what sort of injury record they have, but would like to know how it compares to ours.

Andre came back from Pompey and was injured in training straight away, now this lad has done the same.

[Brassneck]

It was interesting hearing Chris Wilder saying Sheffield Utd go "full tilt" all the time in training and if they get injuries then so be it.

I don't follow them closely enough to know what sort of injury record they have, but would like to know how it compares to ours.

Andre came back from Pompey and was injured in training straight away, now this lad has done the same.

The problem is possibly the intensity (or lack of it) of the training under Bruce compared to how Smith wants to train.  I know the 2 players concerned came in from other clubs so would not have trained under Bruce but in general, I think the players are struggling to up the ante without the benefit of a pre-season of high intensity.

[footyskillz]

Some injuries are down to the professionalism of the player.
As much as the coaching abilities - villa fitness.
Definitely two fold as it were.
And that was Agnew, Clememce and Calderwood as much as it was Bruce.
As well as all the sports science, fitness coaching  and fitness monitoring.

Now it's Smith and his coaching team and set up.

So those self inflicted injuries rather than unfortunate incidents or accidents can happen when a player isnt  training right or over doing it .

What I saying there is a player who isn't do the required stretching , strength and conditioning can get injured .
A player who makes shortcuts on recovery work, cool downs and /or warm ups.
A coaching system that puts too much on a player .

Players at professional clubs are monitored , distances run are checked and it's been said that rarely players are 100% at optimal  fitness (in season).
But they can play to match fitness or play with niggling injuries.
Some more than others.
That's where the individual fitness programmes come in.
It's also the coaching and training being given

When a player comes on and goes off with a hamstring like lansbury he's ultimately responsible in his preparation. There also the situation of how he was trained and levels of being trained.

Similar now to Carroll and how he come into training and perhaps over done it either because of error in judgement by player or coaching staff.

[pooligan]

I see Tom Carroll is still out for the Sandwell match tomorrow .Who ever made the decision to bring him in knowing his injury record should be shot

[Risso]

I see Tom Carroll is still out for the Sandwell match tomorrow .Who ever made the decision to bring him in knowing his injury record should be shot

I agree.  Even fit, he's not the sort of midfielder we desperately need.  The fact that he isn't means it's a seriously poor piece of business.

[Ads]

Injury record? He was hardly Ledley King was he. All players get knocks.

[Risso]

Injury record? He was hardly Ledley King was he. All players get knocks.

He's nearly 27, and only once has he managed a full season's worth of games.  For most of his career so far, he hasn't played more than 20 games a season.  He's either injured a lot, or isn't very good.