Pau Torres

[Risso]

That's twice this season now it looks like somebody has been brought back too quickly after injury, and then ended up being out for several more weeks. Happened with Ramsey as well.

[Axl Rose]

That's twice this season now it looks like somebody has been brought back too quickly after injury, and then ended up being out for several more weeks. Happened with Ramsey as well.

Poor management in my opinion.

We can't really knock Unai for many things, but him and his staff have cocked up a little bit with Torres and Ramsey.

[eamonn]

Where's this news, it's not on Pravda nor in his pre-match presser?

[aev]

Widely reported by Villa hacks.

[Brend'Watkins]

A foot injury for any of ours is season threatening. Take the slippers off and put on some proper boots for Christ's sake.

[Marlon From Bearwood]

That's twice this season now it looks like somebody has been brought back too quickly after injury, and then ended up being out for several more weeks. Happened with Ramsey as well.

Kamara last season too. Came back at Chelsea, was clearly unfit and had to go off at half time.

[pablo_picasso]

A foot injury for any of ours is season threatening. Take the slippers off and put on some proper boots for Christ's sake.

Honestly mate, you cant imagine how thin some of the professional standard boots are in the modern game...

[Olneythelonely]

I don’t know. I’m imagining them being really, really thin right now. Like a Jacob’s Cracker.

[PaulWinch again]

If this extends too much longer it’s going to really undermine our top 4 push.

[usav]

This one really irks.  Either it was not just an ankle injury or they really fucked up with his rehabilitation. 

[Risso]

It's always the same with us. What was described as a small injury and he could be back for Man U. A month later and after a two week break, and still no sign, and by the sound of it going to be out for a while longer yet. Same with Digne, going to be out for 20 days, still not back a month later.

[Villan82]

But poor Spurs yada yada yada. We have been hit so hard with injuries this season.

I really hate our rotten luck with injuries over the years.

[OCD]

Interested to see what paul_e thinks about our players coming back too early and then being out for longer. Whether it is negligent practice or whether there's a genuine reason, and it's just bad luck.

[Ian.]

This is really bad news. What a nightmare. I’d really want Konsa alongside Lenglet and maybe try Cash back at right back. I’m sure we’re stronger through the middle this way. No offence to Carlos but Konsa is one of the best centre backs in the country.

[paul_e]

Interested to see what paul_e thinks about our players coming back too early and then being out for longer. Whether it is negligent practice or whether there's a genuine reason, and it's just bad luck.

I started writing something but then thought it was boring and deleted it.

The short version is that it really depends and you have to take it case-by-case.

For JJ, in my opinion, he looked fitter and better rehabilitated when he came back the first time but I suspect after a couple of games he felt something wasn't right so they rolled things back and put him back on a recovery path, there's nothing unusual about that other than you'd normally see that sort of regression a little earlier which is why you don't see it all that often.

Pau is different and I'm not sure who is responsible for this setback. The original reports were of an ankle injury but didn't specify what. Given the timescales it's most likely it was a sprain which normally wouldn't have too many complications so the process would be a gentle ramping up of load over a week or 2 and if there were any issues slow it down and restart. I doubt they'd have skipped that or anyone would've ignored it. On top of that the new reports are of a foot injury so I suspect it's either a new injury that came as a result of some small change he made during his recovery (most likely) or that it's just a freak coincidence.

In both cases I don't think I'd blame the staff or say they rushed them back. It's very easy to draw that conclusion though and I wouldn't entirely rule it out.


Very fucking frustrating though.