Colwill (toe) and Chilwell (knee) now added to the injury list, just moments Silva and Cucurella have coincidentally been declared fit. 

This simply can't be down to 'bad luck'. What are we doing in training? How intense are these sessions exactly? Are we making up the lack of European football with more intense training sessions and less recovery?

Edited March 7, 20242 yr by Sconnie Blue

Oh FFS, really? Did Colwill kick a door just like Tuchel the other day?

There has to be a problem here surely, RLC and Pulisic have both missed 6 games from injury at Milan, but both of them have played about 30 games each so far. When we really struggled to get that out of them. Kante and Kova have stayed completely fit since leaving Chelsea, I'm not sure about other players.

It's such a shame because it doesn't even feel like Nkunku has had his first season here, he's always just here and there, playing catchup. Lavia has had one game. This team reminds me of Wengers Arsenal, and not the good one. 

9 minutes ago, Victor90 said:

There has to be a problem here surely, RLC and Pulisic have both missed 6 games from injury at Milan, but both of them have played about 30 games each so far. When we really struggled to get that out of them. Kante and Kova have stayed completely fit since leaving Chelsea, I'm not sure about other players.

It's such a shame because it doesn't even feel like Nkunku has had his first season here, he's always just here and there, playing catchup. Lavia has had one game. This team reminds me of Wengers Arsenal, and not the good one. 

Do you think we are raising the intensity levels in training for match sharpness, given the lack of European football?

Then again, we hardly experienced injuries during Conte's first season. 

1 minute ago, Sconnie Blue said:

Do you think we are raising the intensity levels in training for match sharpness, given the lack of European football?

Then again, we hardly experienced injuries during Conte's first season. 

I thought that but I thought about the Conte situation like you just brought up. And we've had some of the lowest intensity and ground-covered stats for years now, it made me think maybe that could be a factor in some way? Bleh, your guess is as good as mine. One thing I do know though is that this problem persisted since Lampard tookover, so Clearlake can't be blamed for it, we've had these problems for the last 5 years now. 

This is a long standing problem and needs to be fixed before we even think about any management change. Changing Poch while he can’t put out his desired best 11 will just saddle the new manager with legacy issues.

Let’s go a season without major long term injuries before changing a manager, if we can’t do that any new manager will fail here. They will always be fighting with one hand tied behind their back.

The women’s team are having an injury crisis too but are still managing to compete on all fronts.

We've got a squad of absolute babies.

What next - Levi Colwill out because his "tummy hurts"?

4 hours ago, El regreso said:

This is a long standing problem and needs to be fixed before we even think about any management change.

Incorrect.

Poch has suffered terribly with injuries and it has, without question, impacted his ability to win games with this squad.

However, we also need to consider Poch's selections and in-game management in terms of how they also have impacted our ability to win games.

Both things can be considered - but, crucially, one is not within his control whereas the other is.

Poch has failed in those moments where his actions could have positively impacted the things within his control and won us football matches. That's the crux of things.

I've avoided everything Chelsea for the most part apart from match day of late, and this is one of the main reasons.

It's just f**king miserable and I would rather take myself away from this negativity.

12 hours ago, Munkunku said:

The women’s team are having an injury crisis too but are still managing to compete on all fronts.

They have a very competent coach that has them play as a team rather than a collection of individuals.

On 07/03/2024 at 20:33, Munkunku said:

The women’s team are having an injury crisis too but are still managing to compete on all fronts.

Women's team is also made up of Champions and not children. 

9 hours ago, RIP Mourinho said:

Women's team is also made up of Champions and not children. 

I was more trying to point out the wider medical issues across the club as a whole.

14 hours ago, Munkunku said:

I was more trying to point out the wider medical issues across the club as a whole.

Fair enough if so, just pointing out the differences because of the "but are still managing to compete on all fronts." comment.

Both have injury crisis' but one if far better suited to deal with it with their experience and structure.

The list as of today is ridiculous 

 

 

With Axel Disasi added to the injury list, every Chelsea outfield player has now been injured at some point this season

Subs bench will need some filling! I think the fit eleven I’ve chosen would give the injured a game!!

Just seen long term injury list nothing changing my question is wtf are the medics fekkin doing

Chilwell and Gusto added to injury list. Colwill who was supposed to be back for City suffered another set back. 

We ever going to address this or is it going to be swept under the rug?

1 minute ago, Sconnie Blue said:

Chilwell and Gusto added to injury list. Colwill who was supposed to be back for City suffered another set back. 

We ever going to address this or is it going to be swept under the rug?

At what point do the medical team sign the players off and put them back in training. I am assuming if they break down "whilst undergoing rehabilitation" then that has to be on the medics.

If however they are "In partial training" and then suffer a set back or recurrence then surely that is down to the back room staff and the training regimes that they have in place.

28 minutes ago, Sconnie Blue said:

Chilwell and Gusto added to injury list. Colwill who was supposed to be back for City suffered another set back. 

We ever going to address this or is it going to be swept under the rug?

Palmer is being assessed as well. We're f**ked if he's out for at least the Arsenal match, and knowing our injury record it will be for more than one match.

2 hours ago, Valerie said:

Palmer is being assessed as well. We're f**ked if he's out for at least the Arsenal match, and knowing our injury record it will be for more than one match.

Palmer is ill supposedly. So a slightly different case. Nevertheless a massive loss if unavailable for the Arsenal game.

3 hours ago, Sconnie Blue said:

Chilwell and Gusto added to injury list. Colwill who was supposed to be back for City suffered another set back. 

We ever going to address this or is it going to be swept under the rug?

Chilwell played about 10 mins on Saturday and is injured again? I think we need to consider offloading him this summer sadly. You cannot make plans for a team with players that are continually on the injury list like this.

4 minutes ago, forbzy said:

Chilwell played about 10 mins on Saturday and is injured again? I think we need to consider offloading him this summer sadly. You cannot make plans for a team with players that are continually on the injury list like this.

We can't do that because some genius thought it was a good idea to improve his contract last spring even though the entire team was sh*t. 

2 hours ago, Valerie said:

Palmer is being assessed as well. We're f**ked if he's out for at least the Arsenal match, and knowing our injury record it will be for more than one match.

Cole deserves a rest. Poor lad has been carrying this team all season, his back must be in knots.