Since José Mourinho returned to Real Madrid, the team at the Santiago Bernabéu has seen a sharp reduction in matches missed through muscular injuries. It is stated that José Mourinho has rebuilt Real Madrid into a physically tougher squad.
Mourinho’s physically tougher Real Madrid
The information also notes that Mourinho and his staff manage every player's minutes and training load with precision. It is stated that the rate of absences has dropped sharply since Mourinho arrived at the Santiago Bernabéu.
Muscular injury absences this season
AS reports that, excluding players who carried physical problems into the season, only Fede Valverde has missed a game this term through a muscular injury, after the Clásico at the Camp Nou. Rodrygo, Thiago, Militão, Mendy and Asensio all started the season carrying physical problems.
Comparison with last season’s injury numbers
By the same point last season, Real Madrid had lost 39 first-team matches to injury, excluding players injured the previous season or over the summer window. When players injured the previous season or during the summer window are included, Real Madrid lost 62 matches to injury by this point last season.
Early-season muscular problems last year
In the opening months of last season, Rüdiger, Alaba, Huijsen, Trent, Carvajal, Tchouaméni, Ceballos and Mastantuono all picked up muscular problems.
