Soccer

Don't thinkthis is a big mystery at all. The pace of yesterday's football was
much lower. Half the players (or more) would stand still at a particular point
in time, causing less tired muscles. An injury like the one Kelly got yesterday
is more likely to occur when the muscles are either tired or not warmed up.
Also, I don't think you needed to be really fast to beat a regular FB in your
heyday.

But weight training can of course increase the likelyhood of pulling a muscle,
it's just a case of a muscle being to strong for it's own good. (Proper and
balanced weight training can reduce the likelyhood - I'm sure that's one of the
main tasks the medical and physical team are working on at Melwood). If you want
a player that's not likely to pull a hamstring, look for players like Kuyt.
Can't beat a man, can't pull a muscle.

Btw, if you've first pulled a muscle, you're more likely to pull it again as
when a muscle repairs itself, some of the tissue will "grow across" the fibers,
making the muscle less flexible.

Tor

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From: Bill Thomas <anfield@me.com>

I just think if you over develop muscles like the hamstrings. They're more
likely to ping. Just an opinion and it's just that you never used to hear of
hamstring injuries years ago....something is obviously causing it to the point
so many players get them.

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