HOW THE PREMIER LEAGUE BECAME INJURY PRONE DUE TO SUB RULES
‘I think the ball was dropped when the Premier League and clubs turned away from having five subs. We’re clearly in the most unprecedented times and it’s not going anywhere in the short-term
The English premier league is now very prone to injuries, with the covid-19 epidemic to be put into considerations, clubs and managers are under extreme pressure to keep there foot down on fitness and availability of players, this has made team manaherd under extreme pressure if having a consistent team.
With just over five weeks between final games of last season and the league opener in early September, the window for rest, recuperation and regaining fitness for the new campaign was extremely limited for the premier league team. The lack of time on the training pitch has been cited by many premier league manageras an additional reason why injuries had add to other unfortunate consequences.
It was recently reported that the number of muscle injuries in the Premier League had increased by 42 per cent compared with this stage last season, which drew Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola to call for more protection for players.
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Lampard also agrees and feels a mistake was made to revert back to three substitutes, as opposed to the increased five that were permitted following the post-lockdown restart. ‘I read Pep’s comments and I thought he was absolutely spot-on,’ he said. 'It’s going to be a season like no other and none of us can control that. We can’t control the injuries that come upon us at different times - you cannot always read them, whether they’re impact injuries or muscle injuries, which we’re seeing more than ever for this stage of the season.
‘I think the ball was dropped when the Premier League and clubs turned away from having five subs. We’re clearly in the most unprecedented times and it’s not going anywhere in the short-term. The demands on players are huge at every club and I’m not just talking about my squad, I’m talking about every football player that’s being asked to play day after day and put themselves at injury risk.
The English premier league might want to revisit the decision and make provisions for more substitute if not five, maybe four, due to a lot of these reasons. Hopefully so.
