{"podcast":{"title":"The Lab (Tottenham Hotspur Podcast)","slug":"the-lab-tottenham-hotspur-podcast-6748344","podcast_index_feed_id":6748344,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/COMG7959779444","website_url":"https://thefightingcock.co.uk/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/ff96703a-8edb-11ee-b189-a3ea3eeaef68/image/The_Lab__1_.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Gareth Flavell","episode_count":134,"summary":"Brought to you by the lads at The Fighting Cock, The Lab is a Football podcast that encourages in depth conversation on subject matter that ranges from tactics, to transfer deals, how injuries are treated, to an agent's role, to content creators, to coaches, and much more. Essentially The Lab is a podcast that talks about everything around the pitch, not just just what happens on it.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-18T16:17:38.540782+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-lab-tottenham-hotspur-podcast-6748344"},"episode":{"title":"S2E36 | Why Spurs Get Injured - ACLs, Hamstrings and the Truth About Rehab","slug":"s2e36-why-spurs-get-injured-acls-hamstrings-and-the-truth-about-rehab","published_at":"2026-02-18T12:39:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-lab-tottenham-hotspur-podcast-6748344/s2e36-why-spurs-get-injured-acls-hamstrings-and-the-truth-about-rehab","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-lab-tottenham-hotspur-podcast-6748344","url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/COMG7213005415.mp3?updated=1771418824","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/COMG7213005415.mp3?updated=1771418824","summary":"We’re joined by Michael Green, an elite-level physio who’s worked in professional football across different clubs and projects, including time with the FA and supporting players through PFA rehab pathways. We get into what actually happens after a “routine knock” turns into months out, why ACL timelines are never as simple as fans want them to be, and why hamstrings are basically their own medical universe. Michael also tackles the big Spurs talking points: pitch surfaces, fixture congestion, intensity of playing style, rotation, injections and why you sometimes need weeks to know if they’ve worked. Plus, the bit nobody talks about enough: how stress, sleep and mental load can quietly push players towards injury. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"We’re joined by Michael Green, an elite-level physio who’s worked in professional football across different clubs and projects, including time with the FA…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3357,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-lab-tottenham-hotspur-podcast-6748344/episodes/s2e36-why-spurs-get-injured-acls-hamstrings-and-the-truth-about-rehab/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-lab-tottenham-hotspur-podcast-6748344/s2e36-why-spurs-get-injured-acls-hamstrings-and-the-truth-about-rehab.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}