Man U get more injury time if they're losing...or do they?
I salute the Guardian's effort here . But they really need to look at other teams and see if the same pattern holds. I can see why if Manchester United are losing at home and pressing hard there could be valid reasons for extra injury time - namely more injuries from fouls caused by desperate tackles from the opposition (also perhaps from offsides and time-wasting). If Manchester are winning then the other teams presumably will be attacking, but if they aren't as good (as is normally the case) then it will be perhaps with less effect (and so be easier to defend without fouls).The only comparative data shows that other top teams get more injury time on average but it does not examine the time when winning/losing.
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posted by Matthew @ 9/23/2009 08:02:00 AM
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