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CHELSEA players are believed to be worried about the club’s shocking injury record since the start of last season.The West London side have had the most amount of injuries out of any club in Europe, having racked up 97 knocks to players.
Chelsea have had the worse injury record in Europe since the start of last seasonCredit: EPA
Raheem Sterling added to the injury list with a hamstring issue against Manchester City on ThursdayCredit: Getty
The injury nightmare continued in the side’s 1-0 defeat to Manchester City on Thursday night as both Raheem Sterling and Christian Pulisic were forced off the pitch after hurting themselves.
They will join the club’s current batch of crocked players which consists of N’Golo Kante, Reece James, Wesley Fofana, Edouard Mendy, Mason Mount, Ben Chilwell, Armando Broja, Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
Although Mount could be back for Chelsea’s FA Cup fixture against City on Sunday, but he will have to be assessed late on.
After the game, manager Graham Potter admitted that it was one of the worse injury crises that he has contended with as a manager.

He said: “I’ve never experienced anything like it, and I’d ideally not want to experience it here.
“But it is what it is, I have to just carry on.”
According to a study by Howden’s European Football Injury Index, the club’s injury record is the worst of any club in Europe since the start of last season and is 16 more than the next worst club out of the top five leagues.
The club had removed the medical staff of club doctor Paco Biosca and head physio Thierry Laurent when the new Boehly-Clearlake ownership took charge.
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The believe that the club’s medical departments were far behind that of other Premier League rivals, according to the Evening Standard.
The club have since used a private physiotherapy firm used by celebrities in order to treat players.
The same report suggests that some members of the club’s squad are “concerned” about the situation after seeing Kante’s career be hampered by his niggling injuries.
Chelsea is strengthening during the January transfer window with the arrivals of defender Benoit Badiashile and David Datro Fofana helping add depth to the squad.
The Blues are also expected to complete a deal to sign young midfielder Andrey Santos as they also try to sign Benfica star Enzo Fernandez and Shakhtar Donetsk Mykhailo Mudryk.
However, as much depth they add will help, it will not alleviate players concerns for their fitness concerns. More

CHELSEA goalkeeper Edouard Mendy is facing a stint on the sidelines after undergoing finger surgery.The Senegal stopper added to the Blues’ growing injury list this week by fracturing one of his fingers in training.
Edouard Mendy suffered a finger injury during training this weekCredit: GETTY
The Senegal stopper has gone under the knife and will be one the sidelines for the foreseeable futureCredit: REX
Kepa Arrizabalaga will hold down the fort in Mendy’s absenceCredit: REX
And the club haven’t wasted any time in having the 30-year-old go under the knife.
They tweeted: “Edouard Mendy has undergone an operation on a fractured finger sustained in training this week.
“Come back stronger, Edou!”
There is currently no timeframe for Mendy’s return to the squad.
But he will “work closely with the club’s medical department during his rehabilitation phase.”
Kepa Arrizabalaga started in the Blues’ 1-0 defeat to Manchester City on Thursday and is expected to hold the fort while Mendy is injured.
The Spaniard has seemingly reclaimed the No.1 jersey with a string of impressive displays this season following a dip in form from Mendy – who has only made 11 appearances this campaign.
Mendy’s surgery has added to an already overwhelming injury headache for Blues boss Graham Potter.
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A total of eight first-team stars are currently in the treatment room – including Raheem Sterling and Christian Pulisic.
Potter said of the duo’s injuries against City: “It is tough at the moment and certainly doesn’t make it any easier.
“I feel for the boys of course as it’s one of those times but we have to stick together.
“It was disappointing to lose the guys early on.
“But the players that came onto the pitch gave everything and that’s all you can ask for.
“It’s too soon for an update. Raheem was with his first action of the game with a back-heel and Christian had some contact on his knee so fingers crossed it’s not too bad.
“Mason Mount also had a kick yesterday in training, he’ll hopefully be okay for the weekend.
Pressure is already building on Chelsea chief Graham PotterCredit: REUTERS
“I’ve never experienced anything like it but we just have to carry on.”
Chelsea are currently languishing in tenth place in the Premier League table and a whopping ten points off fourth place, although Potter isn’t fearing for his job.
He said: “I know that I am capable, and I know the quality that I have and I have the full support of certainly the owners, the players and the staff here.
“And you can see by the support we had (against City), it was fantastic, so there will always be people that doubt.
“There’s nothing you can do, but certainly I’m not here to convince anybody.
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“I’m here to do my I work and then if that convinces then that’s fine.”
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