Dang, all these injuries are worrying. I'm sure they're playing it safe, but don't recall this happening so much in the past. Can other posters comment on these players' play in NWSL? Have they all been playing a lot, hit and miss, not at all (Lloyd)? Are we the new Germany with these injuries?
hamstring pulls should recover in time for Olympics no? I worry that once we are at the Olympics, what is the likelihood that one of our players gets injured during the tournament?
Brian also missed the April Colombia friendlies and some Dash matches due to a hamstring injury. This nagging injury is very concerning, not just for Rio, but the future as well.
It's not the same injury. She had right hamstring strain before and recovered from it. In her last NWSL game she pulled left hamstring. She and Heath both trained with the team, so I think they are just extra cautious.
There are no guarantees. There are hammys and then there are hammys... Some heal quickly and some don't, some people tend to heal them quickly and completely and some don't. Sometimes the best thing one can do is give up a whole season to keep it from becoming chronic and career affecting. Perhaps that's what is happening, that they aren't playing her to let it heal completely. But then again, perhaps it is already chronic -- not sure how we would tell from the wall drug bleachers here. Time will tell, I suppose.
As long as they arent serious this actually works out. Play Mewis and Long and sort things out. Use Dunn and Pugh together on the flanks. Start Press at attacking mid and bring Lloyd on in the second half.
This is starting to get worrisome, since she's been dealing with the same injury prior to the start of the NWSL season.
Back at it 👍. #USWNT players return to their clubs as @NWSL season resumes this weekend: https://t.co/MUFJc7UUyp. pic.twitter.com/PqYUy474XF— U.S. Women's National Soccer Team (@USWNT) June 11, 2016 Hmmm...