09-30-2019, 08:54 AM
Quote:In my experience its a combination of individual training load+team training load+previous injuries+match load+players natural fitness.That took all of 2 minutes to find - Levein can thank me later.
Generally i find i can avoid injury crises by:
Less minutes/games for returning injured players.
If i see 2 or more players injured within a couple of weeks, i drop the team training load to low for a couple of weeks.
Rotation. Injuries seem lowest when players (excluding GK) play 2 matches in 14 days. With the normal schedules i find its not unusual to need to play 4 matches in 14 days. This means i restrict most players to 3, and players with high injury risk to 2 matches in 14 days.
If a player report says "will rarely succumb to injury" i do get more matches per season out of them.
Remember to keep track of international matches, as i think that increases the load on the player.
The rotation causes my key player/first team players to end up on the bench 1/4 of the time , and i sub them in if needed.