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#4 Injuries have been unkind to him
Football is a contact sport and as with all other contact sports, the chances of players sustaining injuries are rather high.
Muscle tears, torn hamstrings, bone dislocations are among the more common forms of injuries suffered by the football players.
Injuries come in different ways - from a mistimed tackle to the shock of an unexpected sprint. Footballers can be injured during harmless training sessions as well. Some players are luckier than others in having relatively injury-free careers, while some are beguiled by injury problems which ruin their careers.
So far this campaign, Marcelo has had rotten luck with injuries, having sustained three different injury setbacks which saw him ruled out for 55 days in total, missing 10 matches in the process.
Injuries take a massive toll on players' bodies and they are sometimes never the same upon their return. And with the Marcelo sustaining several injuries this season, it is only natural that his performance level has taken a hit.
