Ange Postecoglou: Is Tottenham manager’s style to blame for injuries?
PremierInjuries.com ranks Spurs third in the number of individual injury days up to January 15 (21) and second in the number of days missed due to injury this season (655). Brighton are first with 23 injuries and 914 days.
“After six months at Celtic, Postkoglu could rotate the front five for 65 or 65 minutes to keep things fresh in a 60-game season,” McElhone reflected.
“At Tottenham he might find it a lot more difficult because I think the depth is different to other Premier League clubs like Manchester City and Chelsea.
“Looking at the evolution of Celtic under Postkoglu, we had three months of constant injuries every week, mainly hamstring injuries. We had to wait until the winter break to recover.”
“As the players adapted to the demands of the system, the volatility of the game changed and instead of constant ‘basketball’ on the pitch, the team was able to control half of the pitch more. So that stopped the centre-backs from attacking. “Often running behind.
“As the game format and philosophy became established, injuries decreased.
“That’s the problem at Tottenham at the moment. He doesn’t have the buy-in from the team yet.
“On top of all the other issues, they changed the medical staff last year.”
