World Sports: Barcelona is deeply troubled by injuries. So far in the new season, 13 people have been injured, a total of 16 injuries.

According to "World Sports News", Barcelona is deeply troubled by injuries. So far in the new season, 13 people have been injured, with a total of 16 injuries.

Although Barcelona completed an ideal preparation period before the season and the players got more rest time because they did not participate in the Club World Cup, the team is still facing serious injury problems. Since the start of the new season, 13 of the 23 first-team players have been injured, with a total of 16 injuries, of which 8 are still recovering from injuries.

Although Lewandowski and Olmo are expected to return against Elche this weekend, this series of injuries has attracted great attention from the club. Last season the team had only 26 injuries in total, and this season it has already reached half of them.

The club has held a meeting to try to find out the cause of this large-scale injury and find solutions to reduce its impact on the team's performance and results. One reason that cannot be ignored is the schedule. For example, Pedri was injured after playing 41 consecutive games, while he played a total of 55 games with Barcelona and Spain throughout last season. A detailed report found that factors such as match load, rest and recovery and travel can increase a player's risk of injury.

Among the 13 injuries, 6 occurred while the players were playing for the national team (Hamal, Olmo, De Jong, Lewandowski, Ferland and Ter Stegen). In addition to German goalkeeper Ter Stegen's back surgery, experts believe that the training load between the national team and the club is different, and the national team lacks the meticulous monitoring of the club, which may lead to player injuries.

Although the coaching staff and technical staff are aware of the need to allocate players' playing time reasonably to avoid the risk of injury, and they also have objective data to support this, due to the team's frequent injuries, coach Flick is restricted in his deployment. He was unable to rotate players as expected, resulting in increased playing time for other players. Furthermore, in Barcelona, ​​victory is the primary goal, so results sometimes have to be prioritized.