Liverpool down to bare bones
It’s fair to say that the 2020/21 campaign has been something of a nightmare for Liverpool.
A lot of sides have had to deal with the issues brought about by the hectic Covid-19 hit campaign.
But none have had it quite as bad as Jurgen Klopp’s side.
Liverpool’s main senior central defenders – Vigil van Dijk, Joe Gomez and Joel Matip – are all out with long-term injuries.
Elsewhere, all of Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane, Diogo Jota, Jordan Henderson, Fabinho, Naby Keita, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Thiago, James Milner, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Ben Davies, Rhys Williams and Alisson have also missed at least one game through either injury or Covid-19 this season.
Liverpool physio speaks out
Such a hefty injury list, in turn, has resulted in some sections of fans placing blame on the Reds’ medical department.
And, on Tuesday, such calls have forced Chris Morgan, one of Liverpool’s physios, to take to social media to defend himself:
“Don’t be nasty. Don’t tweet nonsense. Don’t confuse correlation with causation.”
“One person is not a medical/performance dept.
“2 doctors, 4/5 physios, 3 soft tissue therapists, 1 rehab coach, 1 head of recovery, 1 sports scientist, 1 head of fitness, 3 fitness and conditioners, 1 head of nutrition, 1 Psych(iatrist), 1 radiologist. 2 (of them) just happen to run on the pitch.”
One person is not a medical/performance dept💡
2 doctors
4/5 physios
3 Soft tissue therapists
1 rehab coach
1 head of recovery
1 sports scientist
1 head of fitness
3 fitness and conditioners
1 head of nutrition
1 Psych
1 radiologist**2 just happen to run on the pitch🤷🏻♂
— CMo (@ChrisMorgan10) February 23, 2021
Morgan was also asked by a Twitter user why Liverpool are ‘getting a lot more injuries than other teams in the league’, to which he responded:
“It’s complex and multi factorial mate…the ones we can’t prevent (and we’ve had lots) then impact the ability to try to prevent others..we still have to put 11 players on the pitch every 3-4 days after all..”
It’s complex and multi factorial mate…the ones we can’t prevent (and we’ve had lots) then impact the ability to try to prevent others..we still have to put 11 players on the pitch every 3-4 days after all..
— CMo (@ChrisMorgan10) February 23, 2021
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This article was edited by Conor Laird.
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# | Team | MP | D | P |
1 | Manchester City FC | 25 | 35 | 59 |
2 | Manchester United FC | 25 | 21 | 49 |
3 | Leicester City FC | 25 | 17 | 49 |
4 | West Ham United FC | 25 | 10 | 45 |
5 | Chelsea FC | 25 | 16 | 43 |
6 | Liverpool FC | 25 | 11 | 40 |
7 | Everton FC | 24 | 4 | 40 |
8 | Aston Villa FC | 23 | 11 | 36 |
9 | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 24 | 10 | 36 |
10 | Arsenal FC | 25 | 5 | 34 |
11 | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | 25 | -6 | 33 |
12 | Leeds United | 24 | -3 | 32 |
13 | Crystal Palace FC | 25 | -14 | 32 |
14 | Southampton FC | 24 | -9 | 30 |
15 | Burnley FC | 25 | -12 | 28 |
16 | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 25 | -6 | 26 |
17 | Newcastle United FC | 25 | -17 | 25 |
18 | Fulham FC | 25 | -11 | 22 |
19 | West Bromwich Albion | 25 | -36 | 14 |
20 | Sheffield United FC | 25 | -26 | 11 |
Player | Team | Goals |
---|---|---|
Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 17 |
Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United FC | 15 |
Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 13 |
Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 13 |
Bamford, Patrick | Leeds United | 13 |
Calvert-Lewin, Dominic | Everton FC | 13 |
Vardy, Jamie | Leicester City FC | 12 |
Gundogan, Ilkay | Manchester City FC | 11 |
Wilson, Callum | Newcastle United FC | 10 |
Watkins, Ollie | Aston Villa FC | 10 |
Rashford, Marcus | Manchester United FC | 9 |
Sterling, Raheem | Manchester City FC | 9 |
Barnes, Harvey | Leicester City FC | 9 |
Zaha, Wilfried | Crystal Palace FC | 9 |
Maddison, James | Leicester City FC | 8 |
Ings, Danny | Southampton FC | 8 |
Lacazette, Alexandre | Arsenal FC | 8 |
Aubameyang, Pierre-Emerick | Arsenal FC | 8 |
Soucek, Tomas | West Ham United FC | 8 |
Mane, Sadio | Liverpool FC | 7 |
Player | Team | Red Cards | Yellow Cards |
---|---|---|---|
Bellerin, Hector | Arsenal FC | 0 | 8 |
Gallagher, Conor | West Bromwich Albion | 0 | 8 |
Lundstram, John | Sheffield United FC | 1 | 6 |
Evans, Jonny | Leicester City FC | 0 | 7 |
Egan, John | Sheffield United FC | 1 | 6 |
Bissouma, Yves | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 1 | 6 |
Milivojevic, Luka | Crystal Palace FC | 1 | 6 |
Hayden, Isaac | Newcastle United FC | 0 | 7 |
Grealish, Jack | Aston Villa FC | 0 | 6 |
Doucoure, Abdoulaye | Everton FC | 0 | 6 |
Hojbjerg, Pierre | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 0 | 6 |
Xhaka, Granit | Arsenal FC | 1 | 5 |
Maguire, Harry | Manchester United FC | 0 | 6 |
Romeu, Oriol | Southampton FC | 0 | 6 |
Luiz, Douglas | Aston Villa FC | 0 | 5 |
Kante, N`Golo | Chelsea FC | 0 | 6 |
Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United FC | 0 | 5 |
Ward-Prowse, James | Southampton FC | 0 | 5 |
Dallas, Stuart | Leeds United | 0 | 5 |
Soucek, Tomas | West Ham United FC | 1 | 4 |
Player | Team | Assists |
---|---|---|
Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 11 |
Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United FC | 10 |
Grealish, Jack | Aston Villa FC | 10 |
De Bruyne, Kevin | Manchester City FC | 9 |
Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 6 |
Rashford, Marcus | Manchester United FC | 6 |
Cresswell, Aaron | West Ham United FC | 6 |
Digne, Lucas | Everton FC | 6 |
Sterling, Raheem | Manchester City FC | 5 |
Maddison, James | Leicester City FC | 5 |
Firmino, Roberto | Liverpool FC | 5 |
Ward-Prowse, James | Southampton FC | 5 |
Werner, Timo | Chelsea FC | 5 |
Raphinha | Leeds United | 5 |
Robertson, Andrew | Liverpool FC | 5 |
Shaw, Luke | Manchester United FC | 5 |
Bamford, Patrick | Leeds United | 4 |
Vardy, Jamie | Leicester City FC | 4 |
Wilson, Callum | Newcastle United FC | 4 |
Barnes, Harvey | Leicester City FC | 4 |
Source: 101greatgoals.com