As the Pundits say if you want to play in EPL get ready to be assaulted by fearsome tackles and be prepared to take the bruises, because the game played here is physical. The fast paced game played in EPL gives little room for players to show their creativity. Often we see player's flying up in the air all thanks to the nasty challenges that goes around frequently.Manchester United player Evra said in an interview "once i receive the ball and lift my head up i see player's rushing towards me in no time, game here is more physical compared to the French league". With teams like Bolton and Blackburn which are famous for their physical play makes premiership a delight for those people who love to watch rough games with an electric atmosphere electrified with nasty challenges.

The harder you play more you are prone to the injuries. Recently a survey showed that chances of getting injured increases as you grow older. The ability of the muscles to take on the cyclic fatigue decreases as a player goes down in his career. The physically demanding game of EPL is evident from the fact that there is a greater pool of aged player's in leagues across the Europe apart from EPL. Imagine Costacurta who retired at an age of around forty playing in premiership, but what aged player lack in their physical attributes they cover it up with their experience, as Ryan Giggs said "now I better know when I have to make a run".

Coming to injuries the pool of players that are currently injured is vast and comes out to be very critical for some clubs. Often we see club signing a new player and accidentally he gets injured in a training session which is quite annoying. The climatic condition in England too make the players more susceptible to injuries.
Here we see the recent top five injuries that have plagued EPL.

But if we look at the brighter side, which is rapid technological improvement in the medical ward of the high profile clubs, that makes it easier for the player to recover quickly. Take the case of Wayne Rooney who was plagued with Metatarsal and ankle injuries; he was stretchered off the field in Manchester United's 3-0 defeat at Stamford Bridge, following a challenge by the Chelsea full-back Paulo Ferreira. The striker was ready for the world cup earlier than the expected date, all thanks to a removable plastic pneumatic boot that he used over the traditional plaster cast. The removable boot is far superior, because the boot can be removed for physiotherapy treatment, which is aimed at preventing stiffness in the ankle and foot. The injuries which ended the career in the past now pose a lesser threat and recovery time too is shorter.

Quite often we see player's flying on the pitch due to some nasty challenges and at times its the same age old childish scuba diving. The player get criticized over this but quit few of us know, that it is the best way to avoid injuries(apart from that diving stuff). More you go rigid higher will be the risk of getting yourself injured. But mind you if you fly, get your landing right :) .