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Fitness coach predicted Liverpool’s injury crisis as two more players injure their hamstrings

Published 21:37 5 Jan 2016 GMT

Updated 21:37 5 Jan 2016 GMT

Nooruddean Choudry
Fitness coach predicted Liverpool’s injury crisis as two more players injure their hamstrings

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He may have an egg for a profile picture but he has an annoying habit of being right.

Raymond Verheijen is infamous for his outspoken opinions on Twitter. The Dutch fitness coach has previously criticised both David Moyes and Louis van Gaal, and now he has Jurgen Klopp in his sights. 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... https://twitter.com/raymondverheije/status/679756808488116225 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 https://twitter.com/EannaOM/status/684474916910010368 https://twitter.com/makabongwet/status/684483634254999552 https://twitter.com/masroorhussnain/status/684484199227731968 https://twitter.com/LITSportCourses/status/684477211202727937 https://twitter.com/goonerathena/status/684475317747068932

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