Arsenal recruit head of sport science from West Ham

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Arsenal recruit head of sport science Andy Rolls from West Ham

Arsenal have moved to fill a gap in their medical department by signing West Ham United's head of sport science and medicine, Andy Rolls.

The north London club are to lose one of their physiotherapists, Simon Harland, and they have responded by taking Rolls, who left West Ham this week and will begin to work with them in February. Colin Lewin remains as Arsenal's head of medicine.

Rolls had overseen a department at West Ham that has been besieged by injury problems, with the most damaging being that to Andy Carroll, the £15m record signing. The striker only made his first appearance of the season as a substitute in the 2-0 win at Cardiff City on Saturday, having suffered from a long-term foot problem.

Sam Allardyce, the West Ham manager, has cited the club's injuries as the chief reason for their Premier League toils – the Cardiff result lifted them out of the relegation places on goal difference.

West Ham have replaced Rolls with Dominic Rogan, a Lancastrian, who spent six years at Everton before going to Anzhi Makhachkala last year as the Russian club's head physiotherapist. "The manager is obviously one of the pioneers of sports science and sports medicine," Rogan said. "It's a privilege to work at West Ham."

The club said, in a statement, that they thanked Rolls "for his hard work and wish him all the very best for his future career".

http://www.theguardian.com/football/201 ... e-west-ham

[SteveO 35]

Arsenal recruit head of sport science Andy Rolls from West Ham

Arsenal have moved to fill a gap in their medical department by signing West Ham United's head of sport science and medicine, Andy Rolls.

The north London club are to lose one of their physiotherapists, Simon Harland, and they have responded by taking Rolls, who left West Ham this week and will begin to work with them in February. Colin Lewin remains as Arsenal's head of medicine.

Rolls had overseen a department at West Ham that has been besieged by injury problems, with the most damaging being that to Andy Carroll, the £15m record signing. The striker only made his first appearance of the season as a substitute in the 2-0 win at Cardiff City on Saturday, having suffered from a long-term foot problem.

Sam Allardyce, the West Ham manager, has cited the club's injuries as the chief reason for their Premier League toils – the Cardiff result lifted them out of the relegation places on goal difference.

West Ham have replaced Rolls with Dominic Rogan, a Lancastrian, who spent six years at Everton before going to Anzhi Makhachkala last year as the Russian club's head physiotherapist. "The manager is obviously one of the pioneers of sports science and sports medicine," Rogan said. "It's a privilege to work at West Ham."

The club said, in a statement, that they thanked Rolls "for his hard work and wish him all the very best for his future career".

http://www.theguardian.com/football/201 ... e-west-ham

He sounds perfect to carry on the legacy !

[QuartzGooner]

At least shows a willingness by the club to address a concern.

[northbank123]

Presume he's been pushed towards the door by the Shammers because he didn't realise Andy Carroll can only function off a combination of carrots, booze and takeaways and kept him out all season by feeding him normal people food

[DB10GOONER]

At least shows a willingness by the club to address a concern.

Yeah, by appointing another shit medico! Fantastic!

[augie]

Steve O, is andy rolls coming then ?

[Bradywasking]

Allardyce and Science mentioned in the same article

[LDB]

Allardyce and Science mentioned in the same article

In fairness he's always banging on about how he monitors the fitness levels of his players on his laptop and blah blah blah.

His problem is he doesn't have a fucking scooby how to coach a side to actually play football.

[QuartzGooner]

Allardyce and Science mentioned in the same article

In fairness he's always banging on about how he monitors the fitness levels of his players on his laptop and blah blah blah.

His problem is he doesn't have a scooby how to coach a side to actually play football.

Yes, the Ginsters addicted gravy swiller is into all the latest methods to improve fitness such as dipping his players in liquid nitrogen at minus 135 degrees, probably more for the side effect of de-lousing by the look of them.

But with Carroll back his tactics will boil down to his customised version of route one:

[SteveO 35]

Steve O, is andy rolls coming then ?

Rolls is coming