Yossi and Riera set for Liverpool FC return against City

[old skool tom]

Liverpool Echo.co.uk - Liverpool FC - News - Yossi Benayoun and Albert Riera set for Liverpool FC return at Manchester City

 

 

some good news for a change?

 

YOSSI BENAYOUN and Albert Riera could be in line for a shock return to action this weekend after responding to radical treatment on their torn hamstrings.

 

The Liverpool midfielders were flown to Belgrade earlier this week to see Mariana Kovacevic, the physiotherapist who has become famous for curing injured sportsmen with liquid from horse placenta.

 

Both men were expected to be sidelined for between three to five weeks after they sustained the injuries against Birmingham last Monday.

 

But their condition has improved so much since seeing Kovacevic there is an outside chance of them being available for Saturday’s home clash with Manchester City.

 

Benayoun has been in outstanding form this season and he is quietly confident he will be back in action sooner rather than later.

 

“I have been in Belgrade to see her and I am feeling better already,” Benayoun confirmed. “My hope now is that I will be fit in one week, two at the most. I have a good feeling about it.”

 

If either of Benayoun or Riera were available after their special treatment it would be another huge boost for Rafa Benitez, who is getting close to having his strongest team available for the first time this season.

 

Though neither Fernando Torres or Fabio Aurelio will be available, Steven Gerrard, Daniel Agger and Glen Johnson are all expected to figure, while David Ngog should also be included despite breaking his nose with France’s Under-21s.

Edited November 18, 2009 by old skool tom

[chris71]

Great news if true but we'll wait and see. Don't want them rushing back only to ripp something again. Babbal will be gutted.

[Paul]

This horse placenta treatment has brought all the neigh-sayers out, but there's clearly something to it.

[old skool tom]

This horse placenta treatment has brought all the neigh-sayers out, but there's clearly something to it.

 

fucking awful................surely you can do better than that....like,erm?

 

"hey,i hope they dont start hoofing the ball up the pitch all the time!"

 

 

its ok..........i know where my coat and the door is

[sh#t waffle]

A note of caution. Prolonged use can lead to severe side effects:

[tenner]

That's great news with Gerrard and Agger as well nearly back to strenght.

[BexBissel]

What A Bunch Of Crap ! Horse Poop - Video

[llego]

It's a pretty weird treatment, I will ask my mom about it, she's a pathologist and has done some stem cell research. Basically they massage and stimulate the damaged soft tissue and introduce stem-cell heavy placenta to the area and I guess the body repairs itself quickly. Seems a bit futuristic to me.

[Liverpool lad]

Fair play to the lads, they were straight on the plane to sort this out, no foal-ing about

[Torvald Utne]

Sounds like horse shit to me.

[Liverpool lad]

Degen was looking into it, but the physio told him 'Its not worth it, you are pasture prime'

[Mathewbet1]

I dont believe they will play against city they were due to be out furlong time so its pure horseshit.

[llego]

Degen was looking into it, but the physio told him 'Its not worth it, you are pasture prime'

 

"Sorry lad, it just wouldnt glue you any good"

[Liverpool lad]

Van Persie of Arsenal has also used this technique, which meant when the Liverpool players did, the media didn't stirrup to much of a fuss.

 

I knew this thread would end up like this, I oat to have seen it coming

 

That is enough from me lads, these puns are truly awful.

[DarthDigger]

Neigh way they were really injured, but I imagine if it was against Everton in the Derby and they didnt play it would be redrum on here. But hay, what do I know!

[piscinin]

It's a pretty weird treatment, I will ask my mom about it, she's a pathologist and has done some stem cell research. Basically they massage and stimulate the damaged soft tissue and introduce stem-cell heavy placenta to the area and I guess the body repairs itself quickly. Seems a bit futuristic to me.

 

I'd be interested in her take because the idea of introducing horse cells into a human doesn't sound like a good idea and I thought blood spinning in a more round about way achieved the same thing.

[HurdyGurdyMan]

If they fail the fitness test put them out to grass!

[Crazyhorse7778]

Good. The last thing we needed was Yossi being out furlong.

[hamstrung]

Rafa was reluctant to let them go but Yossi can be a right nag when he wants to be.

[Anubis]

This thread has been saddled with some shit puns.

[sh#t waffle]

I hope Rafa plays the placentages rather than rushing them back if they're not fully fit. Er, like horses.

[Liverpool lad]

Whether you think this treatment is effective or not is another question, its horses for courses

[rondeco]

just in time for the derby too!

[Byrnie]

I'd imagine there will be a lot of jockying for places now.

It will be good to have a nice stable starting XI as City could be a tough hurdle.

[llego]

Ok talked to my mom:

 

1) The placenta fluid cant permeate the skin

2) If the horse stem cells got through, would cause a strong auto-immune reaction against it- swelling, fever, etc

3) Placental fluid contains mostly dead stem cells and other biological garbage

 

So unless we aren't getting all the facts then its bullshit and all in their heads. Hope they don't fuck up their legs playing injured.