This seemed best placed here so put on your tinfoil hats and indulge me.
We all know NYCFC have faced injuries this season, in game injuries are to be expected. We've seen Nemec, Calle and Wingert go down and have to be substituted off. That is all considered part of the game and par for the course.
What isn't expected are our players picking up injuries... seemingly out of nowhere. I've found several instances where that seems to be the case, so indulge me as I put on my tinfoil hat and look further into this.
I pulled all of these injuries from the NYCFC website's injury reports with some games missing from that list. (Apparently we had no one injured in the entire month of April). I only listed players here who were healthy the game before only to appear as injured before the next game.
3/25
Sebastian Velasquez was injured in practice (the team admitted this in the injury report) after being substituted off in the 70th minute of a 0-0 draw to Colorado.
5/14
Ned Grabavoy (pelvis) - questionable
He went the full 90 in the game prior (loss to RBNY)
5/29
Jeb Brovksy (right quad strain) - questionable He went the full 90 in game prior, a 2-0 loss to RSL
6/5/15
Khiry Shelton (left MCL sprain) - doubtful
He played 33 minutes as a second half sub in the game prior, a 1-1 draw to Houston.
6/20
Ryan Meara (right adductor) - out
Was unused substitute on the bench the game prior (3-1 win)
7/4
Ned Grabavoy (fractured toe) - questionable
Jason Hernandez (grastroc soreness)
Both players went the full 90 in the game prior (3-1 loss to RBNY)
7/18
Khiry Shelton (MCL sprain) - probable
Was unused substitute on the bench the game prior so either it's a re-injury or a new injury.
7/25
Ryan Meara (back) - quesionable Was not in the gameday lineup the game prior
8/19
Mehdi Ballouchy (left adductor) - out Was not in the gameday line the game prior
Today Andoni Iraola was reported to have suffered from a calf injury which will sideline him for several weeks. He also went the full 90 in the game prior.
Here are 11 instances in which players were healthy the game prior and injured before next game took place.
If this happened once or twice a season that would be unfortunate luck, to have it happen 11 times with multiple players seems like a bit of a stretch to say it's a coincidence. Is our training staff that inept? Are our training sessions held in a steel cage?
My tinfoil hat theory: some of these players have been benched for their performances or lack thereof, and have been listed as injured by Kreis to spare them from scrutiny in the press and by fans.
We all know NYCFC have faced injuries this season, in game injuries are to be expected. We've seen Nemec, Calle and Wingert go down and have to be substituted off. That is all considered part of the game and par for the course.
What isn't expected are our players picking up injuries... seemingly out of nowhere. I've found several instances where that seems to be the case, so indulge me as I put on my tinfoil hat and look further into this.
I pulled all of these injuries from the NYCFC website's injury reports with some games missing from that list. (Apparently we had no one injured in the entire month of April). I only listed players here who were healthy the game before only to appear as injured before the next game.
3/25
Sebastian Velasquez was injured in practice (the team admitted this in the injury report) after being substituted off in the 70th minute of a 0-0 draw to Colorado.
5/14
Ned Grabavoy (pelvis) - questionable
He went the full 90 in the game prior (loss to RBNY)
5/29
Jeb Brovksy (right quad strain) - questionable He went the full 90 in game prior, a 2-0 loss to RSL
6/5/15
Khiry Shelton (left MCL sprain) - doubtful
He played 33 minutes as a second half sub in the game prior, a 1-1 draw to Houston.
6/20
Ryan Meara (right adductor) - out
Was unused substitute on the bench the game prior (3-1 win)
7/4
Ned Grabavoy (fractured toe) - questionable
Jason Hernandez (grastroc soreness)
Both players went the full 90 in the game prior (3-1 loss to RBNY)
7/18
Khiry Shelton (MCL sprain) - probable
Was unused substitute on the bench the game prior so either it's a re-injury or a new injury.
7/25
Ryan Meara (back) - quesionable Was not in the gameday lineup the game prior
8/19
Mehdi Ballouchy (left adductor) - out Was not in the gameday line the game prior
Today Andoni Iraola was reported to have suffered from a calf injury which will sideline him for several weeks. He also went the full 90 in the game prior.
Here are 11 instances in which players were healthy the game prior and injured before next game took place.
If this happened once or twice a season that would be unfortunate luck, to have it happen 11 times with multiple players seems like a bit of a stretch to say it's a coincidence. Is our training staff that inept? Are our training sessions held in a steel cage?
My tinfoil hat theory: some of these players have been benched for their performances or lack thereof, and have been listed as injured by Kreis to spare them from scrutiny in the press and by fans.
