24. Reece James

[King Kante 1,643]

14 hours ago, DH1988 said:

Kounde.. Jesus no.

If Reece was that bothered he'd sign a deal to reduce his wages, that's where my frustration comes from, I can't speak to how he lives his life, diet etc but I do know he's drains us per week

You do realise players are insured for injury, right? 

https://www.gocompare.com/insurance/sports-clubs-and-players/#:~:text=to renew it."-,Think about your bonuses,be insured for £15m.

 

[DH1988 1,346]

7 hours ago, King Kante said:

You do realise players are insured for injury, right? 

https://www.gocompare.com/insurance/sports-clubs-and-players/#:~:text=to renew it."-,Think about your bonuses,be insured for £15m.

 

I wasn't at all. Thats the first time anyone's ever brought that up, the countless posts and stories that are written about injured players costing clubs X.

[King Kante 1,643]

10 hours ago, DH1988 said:

I wasn't at all. Thats the first time anyone's ever brought that up, the countless posts and stories that are written about injured players costing clubs X.

Yeah, it is something that amazes me. It shows how the media and group think can influence discourse. If thinking about things logically, if clubs/executives didn't insure for such large outlays, it would be a sackable offence in any industry. 

The players however that are problematic are the ones that sign big contracts and aren't good enough. It is why I always respect players like Werner who leave cash on the table to go and play. 

[Vytis33 1,261]

 

[DH1988 1,346]

Post all the instagram stories you want but God, this is beyond frustrating, as a fan, not knowing what has actually caused his body to breakdown like this. Lifestyle, personal trainers that seem to be all the rage right now, diet, who knows.

[Special Juan 28,089]

It will be another long time out this that's why we have heard hardly nothing

[Vesper 30,083]

He is nearing perma-damaged territory. 

Disastrous fall from being the best RB on the planet to now being a full-time injury lister.

[Blue Armour 4,436]

Back in training, but won't feature before the end of the year, according to Maresca., because he wants to take time building back his fitness.

Hope he can suggest something different for his physical conditioning too.

With Gusto and Cucurella both fit, we are okay, but the moment we need to bring in a Disasi we are conceding a lot of advantages we have. This is where James is missed.

We need a backup LB for sure., but the priority should be a top tier CB (if possible)

 

Edited December 23, 2024 by Blue Armour

[NikkiCFC 8,286]

So that's now Enzo, Caicedo, Lavia, James and Santos for 2 positions. 

Edited March 7 by NikkiCFC

[King Kante 1,643]

5 hours ago, NikkiCFC said:

So that's now Enzo, Caicedo, Lavia, James and Santos for 2 positions. 

Finally got him playing where he should've been playing after his first bad injury. Only now, after multiple injuries- which I put down to having the wrong frame to play a modern FB/WB role - we put him there. 

[Fernando 6,585]

1 hour ago, King Kante said:

Finally got him playing where he should've been playing after his first bad injury. Only now, after multiple injuries- which I put down to having the wrong frame to play a modern FB/WB role - we put him there. 

Only Enzo saw that. 

This is why I like Enzo. Yes we drop a bit but he has a lot that we can build for next season. 

I sure do hope we finish top 4 so he can have more freedom this summer with shaping the squad. 

[bluesman2610 1,415]

1 hour ago, King Kante said:

Finally got him playing where he should've been playing after his first bad injury. Only now, after multiple injuries- which I put down to having the wrong frame to play a modern FB/WB role - we put him there. 

I’ve been saying for awhile as well Reece should play as a holding midfielder after his first major injury too. He was brilliant there for Wigan and he has the technical ability to do so. Also it limits his need to sprint after fast wingers to do in his dodgy hamstrings