{"id":1206499,"date":"2021-06-02T13:00:28","date_gmt":"2021-06-02T12:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1206499"},"modified":"2021-06-02T15:44:47","modified_gmt":"2021-06-02T14:44:47","slug":"kieran-tierney-arsenal-injury-prone-analysis","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/kieran-tierney-arsenal-injury-prone-analysis\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Kieran Tierney injury prone? The Arsenal defender\u2019s track record on the sidelines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Arsenal defender Kieran Tierney has struggled to get a consistent run of games under his belt since moving to north London, with persistent injury problems hampering his progress in the capital.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The dynamic left-back is a key piece of the club\u2019s future but has seemingly dealt with injuries throughout the course of his career, stemming back to his days at Celtic. Is the player injury prone or is there something else afoot?<\/p>\n\n<p>In the above video, I have analysed Tierney\u2019s injury history and offered an explanation to that question.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Dr Rajpal Brar, DPT, is a physiotherapist, movement expert, fitness trainer, and mindfulness coach. He runs the LA-based wellness and athletic development\/performance clinic<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/grandstandcentral.com\/author\/rajpal-brar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">3CB Performance<\/a>, and you can subscribe to his Youtube channel (which posts analyses of Lionel Messi and more) by going<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCTWTrHvBDXT4PFiZI6XV95w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arsenal defender Kieran Tierney has struggled to get a consistent run of games under his belt since moving to north London, with persistent injury problems hampering his progress in the capital. 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