pyperb

All,

If a player has been injured what is the best way to get him match fit...?

Cheers,

Brian.

tony starks

give him matches! sometimes you can arrange friendlies and play him along with other reserve players - you can put him in the reserves also but I find that the reserves hardly have any matches (in english leagues)...

Amaroq

1. Intensive physical training - but don't forget and leave him on that indefinitely!

2. Matches.

For #2, I'll usually start with 45 minutes in a Reserve match (assuming a Reserve league) or 10-15 minutes off the bench if no Reserves are available. Then build time: 60 minutes, 75 minutes, 90 minutes tends to be a pretty good pattern. If you have to start him with competitive football, its probably something more like 10 minutes, 25-30 minutes, 55 minutes (let him just start to get into the second half), 65-70 minutes, 75-80 minutes, 90 minutes.