Insider issues ‘sinister’ Calvin Ramsay claim after Liverpool injury twist
Liverpool must manage Calvin Ramsay so his injury problems do not develop into anything more “sinister”.
That is the view of medical expert Ben Dinnery, who runs the Premier Injuries site and has a background in injury and data analysis, speaking exclusively to Football Insider.
Ramsay only made his Liverpool debut in November after an injury was picked up during a medical when he moved from Aberdeen in the summer.
The 19-year-old told the Liverpool Echo last week (13 December) that he had “no idea” he was injured before the medical.
“This was a stress-related response, it was a stress fracture,” Dinnery told Football Insider correspondent Connor Whitley.
“We forget that he’s a fairly young player who was transitioning from the youth team to first-team football up in Scotland and ultimately coming down to the Premier League. There are always going to be issues that arise.
“It’s a change of load, a change of environment and a change of intensity. Often these things don’t present as an injury, per say, more of a niggle, a nagging pain or a dull ache.
“It’s been picked up and it’s been addressed so you need to ease back because it could become something sinister or serious.
“The fact that it was picked up and it’s remedied and he’s overcome that now is great news.
“Calvin Ramsay still needs to be managed, not just because of the injury, but because he’s a young player coming into a new league and the demands on him will be something completely different to what he’s had before.”
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