Ben Dinnery

Wed 2 November 2022 19:11, UK

Luis Diaz’s rehab at Liverpool will not go smoothly if he carries out key recovery sessions in trainers.

That is the view of medical expert Ben Dinnery, who runs the Premier Injuries site and has a background in injury and data analysis.

Diaz was initially ruled out for three months when he suffered a knee injury during Liverpool’s 3-2 loss to Arsenal earlier this month (10 October).

The 25-year-old posted an image on Twitter on Tuesday (1 November) of him completing recovery work in shoes away from Liverpool’s training ground.

Source told Football Insider earlier this week (31 October) the Colombian is making good progress and is expected to play a full part in the mid-season training camp in Dubai.

“First and foremost, with excerpts from the training ground or snapshots from the gym and players rehabbing, this is a specific moment in time.

“This could just be a photo opportunity and the comments said it might be an Adidas promo shot.

“This is away from the club’s training ground so I think we need to contextualise that.

“We don’t know if he is doing what he is suggesting he’s doing. If that was the case, would it be a worry or concern? Absolutely.

“Simon Brundish mentioned it, you want him barefoot. That’s because a lot of those sensory receptors that send those signals to the brain to engage your core, to realign your body, to work on your centre of gravity, to trigger muscle balance all come from the bottom of your feet and toes.

“Anything you have on your feet will inhibit that, will potentially cause mixed signals to the brain and you’re not able to fine-tune those issues.

“When you are rehabbing and want to get the best out of that recovery session, you need to ensure the signals that your body is sending to the brain are uninhibited.

“If that’s the case and he’s doing what he’s saying he’s doing then it would be a little bit of a worry.”

In other news, the Premier League have been told to match Uefa after a Jurgen Klopp ban twist at Liverpool.