You cannot compare PJ’s side to Cookies. The game has changed and today players are injured more because they are expected to do a lot more. PJ had 2 strikers supported by wide men so the workload wasn’t as strenuous. Todays forward is expected to be a target man cum winger cum midfielder. The full backs are expected to be racehorses so its no wonder most clubs have massive injury lists. It isn’t just us. Todays tactics and formations put a hell of a strain on players and that’s why the really big boys have so much strength in depth we haven’t.
