He may have an egg for a profile picture but he has an annoying habit of being right.
Verheijen’s main concern is over-training and the accumulation of fatigue, which he believes is the cause of far too many avoidable injuries. This is particularly pertinent to the Premier League.
He believes the sheer number of games in this country leaves little time to recover and recuperate – and intensive training in between is asking for trouble.
Just before Christmas the physiological soothsayer tweeted the following prediction…
It will be interesting to keep an eye on Liverpool in the upcoming weeks as they are about to hit an injury crisis under new manager Klopp.
— Raymond Verheijen (@raymondverheije) December 23, 2015
Now it has to be said that Liverpool were already experiencing something of a crowded injury room in the weeks previous to the prediction, but they certainly haven’t abated.
In the first leg of the side’s Capital One Cup semi-final with Stoke City, a further two players both suffered hamstring injuries – which are related to fatigue and not resting/stretching correctly.
With an increasing number of players out of action, many are beginning to heed Verheijen’s warnings…
https://twitter.com/sledgethom/status/684481655818600448
Verheijen calling it again. 2 soft tissue injuries in 25 mins for @LFC tonight. #Klopp #periodisation pic.twitter.com/6fQB9WGqEH
— Éanna O'Malley (@EannaOM) January 5, 2016
@raymondverheije: the crisis is underway. Watching the game against Stoke and saw Coutinho and Lovren subbed. Tough times ahead. Reasons?
— Makabongwe Tyiwani (@makabongwet) January 5, 2016
@Worville @raymondverheije He is usually spot on with this stuff.
— Masroor (@masroorhussnain) January 5, 2016
https://twitter.com/LITSportCourses/status/684477211202727937
Calling @raymondverheije
— Zärä (@goonerathena) January 5, 2016
