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What’s the name of something that is the best bad news?
Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson’s ‘bit of hamstring tightness’
has caused him to be released from international duty. The skipper
has returned to Merseyside, where his problem will be assessed by
the staff at the club.
We already knew that Henderson would be sitting out Wednesday’s
game against Iceland as a precaution. It’s the best of a bad
situation that he gets some additional time back at home to recover
before this weekend’s match against Leicester
City.
Henderson is the latest in a long list of Liverpool players that
have gotten injured or sick over the November international break.
The only solace we, as Liverpool fans, can take is the fact that
the Reds are not alone. The tight and unforgiving schedule has
felled important players on almost every team in the Premier
League.
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And on top of that, global travel during a pandemic and cramming
three international games into the break was the perfect recipe for
a massive wave of injuries across the league. It was like UEFA had
a lever that tightened the hamstring of every player at the same
time.
It should get interesting to see what games will look like as we
head into the festive period. Is anyone a fan of the Saw
franchise?