#like these players physical development has been undermined by overwork as teenagers which leaves them with permanent susceptibilities to

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rfef has blood on their hands but that injury was not on them or pedri. that was 100% on kroos

I mean that cannot be substantively said either way. Would another player without pedri’s injury issues have been injured by that tackle ? We cannot say for sure. His injury issues are chronic and frequent; that goes beyond individual bad actors and that’s the trend I’m trying to point out.

​blaming individual players (whether they are to blame or not) diminishes accountability that should be being levelled at systemic gross negligence by the rfef. Same issue with blaming Georgian players for injuring gavi or blaming one individual for injuring ansu. It’s a trend. And the common denominator is overwork.