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Brian Sorensen: Everton boss says two ACL injuries at start of season are ‘big blow’ to WSL team


In April, a three-year project researching ACL prevention was launched in the WSL.

Sorensen said Everton had also analysed factors influencing player injuries after the club endured an injury-plagued 2023-24 season.

“We take everything into consideration and make sure, especially with this small squad, we need people healthy. That’s the aim. A big blow but nothing we can do about it,” he said.

“We have to look forward to the squad we have and keep them as healthy as we can because we can’t afford losing more.”

Everton, who travel to Emirates Stadium to take on Arsenal on Sunday, have yet to score a league goal this season and sit second from bottom in the WSL table.

Despite the poor start to the 2024-25 campaign and losing Gabarro and Galli to ACL injuries, Sorensen said his squad have “handled it really well”.

“The group is quite resilient after all the injuries we had. Its not ideal but that’s the way it is in football,” he said.

“We can’t start not going 100% into everything we do, whether it’s a tackle or a duel. We have to do 100, otherwise what’s the point. We have to have that mentality as a team, and the girls agree.”

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