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Poch is a big believer in player mechanics. I've mentioned on here before that Dele barely kicked a ball when he first joined and the focus was more on his physicality. Wanyama was also 'slimmed' down after joining, although still a beast, they wanted him to shift some weight up top to improve mobility. Most injuries last season came in game situations and were knocks rather than players pulling up, a lot of that is down the Poch's philosophies and medical staff/sports scientists.
Totally agree. Whilst we had a large number of injuries last season to key personnel, they were almost entirely 'impact' injuries rather than muscle strains. Ultimately we were just unlucky with injuries last season.