Fabian Schär

[Cf]

Why does he get hit in the head what seems like every game? Does he just lack some basic survival instinct gene or something?

[John P]

9 minutes ago, Guybrush said:

He should've been off straight away, you could see he wasn't home.

Absolutely, he looked dazed and he didn't understand the ref's instruction that he had to go off the pitch, he clearly wasn't right

[alexf]

Yeah said to the Mrs. When the ref was asking him to step off the pitch he looked like he didn't know where he was. That was evidence enough to me that he needed to be off immediately. 

 

The goal could have happened anyways but it was possible that his bizarre decision to leave Rashford unmarked on the penalty spot was related. 

 

But the goal is irrelevant. The wellbeing of your players should take priority. 

[80]

6 minutes ago, Cf said:

Why does he get hit in the head what seems like every game? Does he just lack some basic survival instinct gene or something?

I don't know, but I assume:

 

A) He's brave and will put himself in places others wouldn't.

 

B) We're noticing them more because they're having worse impacts on him than a typical player.

 

 

Edited September 19, 2025 by 80

[Nucasol]

2 minutes ago, 80 said:

Yeah. He's always been prone to head bangs but he seems to be getting hurt worse and worse by - relatively - lesser and lesser things. Not a good sign.

Such a serious thing that’s been downplayed for so long. One I remember was the England rugby player Shontayne Hape. Kept getting concussed and was forced to retire:

 

https://www.seriousaboutrl.com/ex-bradford-bulls-star-shontayne-hape-living-with-shocking-brain-injuries-50139/amp/

 

The Dallas Cowboys documentary has part of an episode on Troy Aikman and his 10 concussions he had in his career:

 

https://www.si.com/nfl/2015/03/26/troy-aikman-chris-borland-concussions#:~:text=The testing took three to,I would some other sports.”

[The College Dropout]

34 minutes ago, 80 said:

Yeah. He's always been prone to head bangs but he seems to be getting hurt worse and worse by - relatively - lesser and lesser things. Not a good sign.

I'm a little older than Schar and very active.

 

I've noticed in the last few years my resistance to injuries is sliding massively. Doing the same things that I used too but.. I can't do it without issues,

[Dokko]

1 minute ago, The College Dropout said:

I'm a little older than Schar and very active.

 

I've noticed in the last few years my resistance to injuries is sliding massively. Doing the same things that I used too but.. I can't do it without issues,

 

Brings a new meaning to danger wanks. 

[Kid Icarus]

Don't believe for a second he'd have ever left a striker in the box like that if he hadn't been knocked out. Up until then he was rolling back the years.

[joeyt]

Was it a concussion sub?

 

Surprised we didn't utilise our extra sub if it was (assuming that's the rules in Europe too)

[El Prontonise]

14 minutes ago, joeyt said:

Was it a concussion sub?

 

Surprised we didn't utilise our extra sub if it was (assuming that's the rules in Europe too)

 

Amazingly not:

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/63079713

 

 

 

Edited September 19, 2025 by El Prontonise

[wyn davies]

Schar needs a few weeks off to protect him from himself, Thaiw and Bottman had it sorted,  therefore protect Schar, decisions need to be taken from him and others injured on the field if shot.

[Fak]

He's just posted on Insta that he's going to miss the next few games. 

[54]

5 minutes ago, Fak said:

He's just posted on Insta that he's going to miss the next few games. 

Its clear he had a concussion and the protocol is atleast a week out, so thats the Bournemouth and Bradford games as a minimum. 

[STM]

Honestly it could be a good thing for the team. Schar has been class but we need to see if players like Thiaw can step up.

[NSG]

 

[wormy]

As much as I'll always miss him in the XI, good that he's missing some games. 

 

I know the weekly Schar head injury has been a running joke for years now but it is pretty worrying how many blows he's taken, especially as he's rarely gone off for them and just continued as normal. Absolute joke that he was allowed to continue last night.

[r0cafella]

Not sure missing our best defender is good mind, massive pressure on Thiaw now unless Sven gets the nod. 

 

 

Edited September 19, 2025 by r0cafella

[SUPERTOON]

9 minutes ago, r0cafella said:

Not sure missing our best defender is good mind, massive pressure on Thiaw now unless Sven gets the nod. 

 

 

 

I’d go Botman personally.

[HaydnNUFC]

11 minutes ago, r0cafella said:

Not sure missing our best defender is good mind, massive pressure on Thiaw now unless Sven gets the nod. 

 

 

 

It isn’t but scenarios like this is why we paid the money for Thiaw.

[r0cafella]

2 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said:

I’d go Botman personally.

Will be a tough decision for the Gaffa. 

[r0cafella]

1 minute ago, HaydnNUFC said:

It isn’t but scenarios like this is why we paid the money for Thiaw.

It is, I just think Bournemouth away is a really bad game to throwing Thiaw into. You'd want to rest Burn midweek so do going roll the dice and ask Botman to play twice in a week?

[El Prontonise]

Botman + Burn is 2 left footed players which isn't perfect.

[duo]

I think Burn needs a rest as well tbh

[BlueStar]

We should  use his head's supernatural gravitational pull to our advantage and put him on the back post for corners. Or advance medical science by loaning him out to a CTE study. 

[The College Dropout]

Central Defenders rarely need rests.