The reduction of injuries, the key to the 'new' Barça

The FC Barcelona has changed drastically in the last year and half, precisely from the arrival of Xavi Hernández. Toother that the team has taken a step forward in the sportive section and has achieved to go back to add titles to his vitrina, has gone down consideramente the number of injuries that have suffered the players, a factor that has benefited to the interests of the culés because the trainer can explain, constantly, with his staff.

One of the big good news for the Barça has been the return of the doctor Ricard Pruna, the one who had been one of the pillars of the team during his golden age but that left in 2020. Hardly it landed in the City Condal, Xavi had asked his return and the club was able to concretise it shortly after. It was key and explains part of the success of the Barcelona in this year.

Significant reduction of the injuries

During the season 2022-2023, the last in dispute, between the sum of all the injuries, the Barça added 704 days of drop, according to data collected by the newspaper 'ACE'. A course before, in the 2021-2022, had been 1463 days of drop between all the footballers, a reduction of practically the half. The most benefited, definitely, have been the attackers. They have suffered 68% less than physical setbacks (of 514 to 167 days in the last exercise). It is necessary to take in account that players like Ansu Fati have not been in the infirmary, as in previous years.

The exception has been Ousmane Dembélé, the one who in this last year was lesionado from finals of January and took action three months afterwards. It was a 'hit' very hard to the interests of the club, put the French attacker came being one of the keys for the Barça in the first turn, before falling to the infirmary. On the other hand, in the defence also has noticed a lot the effect of the new staff medical comandad by the doctor Pruna.

The Barça happened to having been 677 days of drop with his defenders, to the half (333) in the 2022-2023. In this section, it is necessary to take in account the exit of a footballer that tended to lesionarse a lot, as it is the case of Samuel Umtiti, but also hay that highlight that Ronald Araújo was in the infirmary 130 days after lesionarse with Uruguay. A year before, had accumulated 60 days of drop. On the other hand, Koundé and Christensen added 100 days between the two.

Pedri, the exception in the medullary

In the centre of the field have not changed a lot the registers, put in both seasons the days of drop have rondado the 200. However, the big worry of this last course has been a Pedri González that became drop in 110 days, inferior number to his registers in the previous course (197), but that equally is very worrisome because it treats of a footballer of 20 years.