Jurrien Timber helps Rodri strike feedback: ‘It’s an enormous subject in dressing rooms’

Jurrien Timber has expressed his help for Manchester Metropolis midfielder Rodi’s feedback in relation to potential participant strikes as a result of elevated variety of matches within the soccer calendar.

Earlier this month, Rodri mentioned, “I believe we’re near that” when requested if gamers would strike whereas Liverpool goalkeeper Allison added: “Generally no person asks the gamers what they consider including extra video games. Perhaps our opinion doesn’t matter, however everyone is aware of what we take into consideration having extra video games. All people’s bored with that.”

5 days after his feedback, Rodri sustained an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) damage towards Arsenal and he’s not anticipated to return for at the very least 9 months.

Timber, who missed most of final season with an ACL damage, mentioned: “I completely agree with them. It’s an enormous subject for the time being in dressing rooms, not solely at Metropolis and Liverpool but in addition our dressing room. I didn’t play final season, so I’m simply having fun with taking part in proper now — you gained’t hear me complaining however I completely perceive what they’re saying.

“Undoubtedly (gamers are at extra threat of great damage). I actually assume it’s a harmful factor. Final week we performed Metropolis and I believe they performed once more two days later, that’s an excessive amount of. I perceive why gamers are complaining.”

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“That makes a distinction,” Timber added. “You need to be within the high eight since you need the very best attainable end, however on this case it additionally makes a distinction to your staff when it comes to resting.”

The Dutch worldwide suffered his ACL damage on the opening day of final season, not returning till Arsenal’s remaining sport of the 2023-24 marketing campaign towards Everton. He has performed seven matches this season, however didn’t full 90 minutes for the membership till the 1-0 win away to Tottenham Hotspur this month.

Timber was nonetheless closely concerned with Arsenal regardless of spending simply 176 minutes on the pitch final season. The 23-year-old attended lots of their house matches and was included in staff conferences all year long earlier than making his on-pitch return.

On maintaining the full-back near the squad throughout his time on the sidelines, Arteta mentioned: “(It was about) simply getting in his footwear. He comes from Ajax, it was an enormous transfer, a distinct nation. He comes right here with expectations, begins very well after which will get injured within the first sport. Then what?

“You must look forward, eight, 9, 10, 12 months and you’ll really feel very lonely and remoted from the staff. That may be very disappointing and really troublesome to deal with personally and emotionally. He did the precise reverse.

“He began to construct unbelievable relationships with the physios and his teammates, he began to assemble all the data he might about how we have been taking part in and that basically helped to grasp him as an individual and the way we have been taking part in in a a lot better approach and to be ready when he was again.”