17 Jun 2025 15:22:36
Everyone goes on about Isak and his hamstring niggles

But Wirtz has had two ACL injuries already.

1.) 17 Jun 2025
17 Jun 2025 15:28:16
He has had one, my friend.

2.) 17 Jun 2025
17 Jun 2025 15:39:21
No he hasn't. Why make stuff up?

If you check his injury history on Transfermarkt:

He did his ACL in March 22 which led to him missing 266 days and 43 matches (Bayer and Germany) .

Between Dec 22 and Mar 25 he only missed a total of 6 games across 2.5 years.

He had an MCL injury (different ligament) in Mar 25 which required 30 days to recover from, missing 7 games.

2 separate injuries, one much more serious than the other, the more serious one being one he recovered from 2.5 years ago.

3.) 17 Jun 2025
17 Jun 2025 15:45:07
Wirtz has missed 13 games in the last 3 seasons because of injury, Isak has missed 39.

4.) 17 Jun 2025
17 Jun 2025 15:47:53
@koparmy, Are you sure?

Maybe he was offered a bogof. lol.

5.) 17 Jun 2025
17 Jun 2025 16:23:38
Err @Fowlher81, Wirtz only has one ACL injury and that was 3 years ago or so and has played a ton of games since he recovered.

Many on here are fawning for Isak and man has missed tons of games in the same period.

6.) 17 Jun 2025
17 Jun 2025 18:38:42
I hope and pray that Wirtz doesn't do all three ACLs.

7.) 17 Jun 2025
17 Jun 2025 20:10:21
Fowler81 sounds like a bitter Blues supporter bored with Ben Doak rumors this summer.

8.) 17 Jun 2025
17 Jun 2025 19:13:21
Christ Chiesa did his acl 3 years ago in 2022 and he’s defended for still recovering from the injury.

So Which one is it?

9.) 17 Jun 2025
17 Jun 2025 21:56:55
Take the point @JK, but Wirtz exudes confidence and has a bit of a swagger about him. You’d never think he’d had a major injury by looking at him. Chiesa doesn’t exude confidence. I’d love to see him get a clear run of a dozen games were he scores a few and sets a few up and see what that does for his (playing ability) self confidence.

10.) 18 Jun 2025
17 Jun 2025 23:54:29
Wirtz is in the same phase of recovery from a serious knee injury as VVD. Just from watching him, it appears he is mentally in a good place and is playing free from fear of re-injuring his knee. Doesn't mean he won't get another injury, but it looks to me like he has physically and mentally recovered

The difference with hamstring injuries, especially if they're recurring, is that they can become quite limiting for players who rely on their movement and speed. It's a difficult injury to manage.

11.) 18 Jun 2025
17 Jun 2025 23:55:51
Wish we were going all out to try convince Alvarez instead of Isak. Not a fan of Isaks injury record.

12.) 18 Jun 2025
18 Jun 2025 06:02:25
WDW I agree mate and Chiesa played 30 plus games in Italy season before last.

So personally I think it’s clear that it’s Slot doesn’t rate him over he’s still recovering from an injury.