I believe before this season, the majority of injuries happened in the last 15 minutes of game. Or that that’s where the largest uptick was… Anyway. Those last 15 minutes were the largest worry for medical staff.
Now that we have an increased amount of time with the ball in play, that time frame will have changed for this season, and be earlier.
Ultimately, the total time for the game to take place isn’t the issue. It’s the amount of time the ball is in play. Which has gone up, as that was the point of the rules changes around time wasting, and how extra time is calculated.
Probably due to all the injury time stoppages being added on. Longer matches at the same intensity. Injuries inevitable.
I believe before this season, the majority of injuries happened in the last 15 minutes of game. Or that that’s where the largest uptick was… Anyway. Those last 15 minutes were the largest worry for medical staff.
Now that we have an increased amount of time with the ball in play, that time frame will have changed for this season, and be earlier.
Ultimately, the total time for the game to take place isn’t the issue. It’s the amount of time the ball is in play. Which has gone up, as that was the point of the rules changes around time wasting, and how extra time is calculated.
apparently studies show the winter world cup has had a significant impact on the increase in injuries in europe in general also
I think it has more to do with the increase in the amount of games played but you could be right.