Aurelio and Johnson join the pilgrimage to 'placenta guru'

[Mattshark]

Perhaps. It can be interpreted either way to suit your opinion. I agree that is not concrete but then you must ask yourself if it is merely coincidence?

You also have to ask how accurate the reports are and psychological effects.

[saj]

I wonder what the effects of having horse placenta massaged into my balls by a serbian woman would be

[dww]

Well according to various media reports Van Persie is only expected to be out for six weeks after his visit to her after intially fearing a 3/4 month lay off.

And there were also reports that Yossi and Riera are both healing quicker than expected after their visit.

The same revision of diagnosis happened with Kyriagakos after the last international break with no such placental intervention though.

There is a good chance that it is a placebo or psychosomatic effect but in some ways I'm not sure it matters - if what a player needs to put them in the right physical and mental place to play for us is a mad eastern European woman massaging their legs and pretending to inject them with placental extract then so be it.

[Fivex]

Or at the very least, act as a placebo to spur the body onto healing itself faster... The positive mind of the player isn't something we should disgard with this treatment.

Edit - hadn't refreshed the page for an hour so the above seems like I'm just repeating what everyone else has already said :duh:

[fah-q]

Or they could be made to drink it until they say they are better.

[Reece]

Or they could be made to drink it until they say they are better.

A bit like those raw egg drinks then?

[andrewces38]

Well it must do something!!

http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/drilldown/N166523091120-1335.htm

[The Erectile Banana]

The same revision of diagnosis happened with Kyriagakos after the last international break with no such placental intervention though.

There is a good chance that it is a placebo or psychosomatic effect but in some ways I'm not sure it matters - if what a player needs to put them in the right physical and mental place to play for us is a mad eastern European woman massaging their legs and pretending to inject them with placental extract then so be it.

Good point.

[johnly]

All hail the placenta guru

[vlahka]

'Placenta' is just another term for nano-bots. Rafa's secret plan to turn our players into unbeatable cyborgs on the field. Who needs money to buy players when Reina can launch the ball from his box at 500km/h and score.

[johnly]

'Placenta' is just another term for nano-bots. Rafa's secret plan to turn our players into unbeatable cyborgs on the field. Who needs money to buy players when Reina can launch the ball from his box at 500km/h and score.

Our new January signing to fit in with Rafa's nanobot plan and play up front with Torres

[Baracus]

http://www.cynical-c.com/archives/bloggraphics/page_1.jpg

http://www.pycock.co.uk/images/rfm1.jpg

We might end up with a team looking like this

http://www.statuaryplace.com/gallery2/d/3142-2/Centaur+greek+half+man+horse+statue.jpg

[BG1973]

Well it must do something!!

http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/drill...91120-1335.htm

Quite clearly what has happened here is that Yossi and Albert have both been cloned.

Fingers crossed the latter has learnt some new tricks. Like scoring.

[Fierce]

Is there any evidence of it working?



Depending on the source you read it is either horse or human. The whole think smacks of a con

How do you know it was faith healing (which I will state now is a pile of ****e) and colour therapy (which is just a bit silly)?
If you were cured by homoeopathic remedies the word I'd look for is placebo.

Yes, but unicorns are more believable than colour therapy and homoeopathic treatment.

Well according to various media reports Van Persie is only expected to be out for six weeks after his visit to her after intially fearing a 3/4 month lay off.

And there were also reports that Yossi and Riera are both healing quicker than expected after their visit.

That is rather weak to suggest anything though isn't it.

Perhaps. It can be interpreted either way to suit your opinion. I agree that is not concrete but then you must ask yourself if it is merely coincidence?

You also have to ask how accurate the reports are and psychological effects.

Matt

I know that as per usual you're just inciting an argument/discussion that nobody can win, but seriously, what does it matter, providing IT WORKS?

You could argue with yourself all day long about whether it was that or the psychological effects of seeing her or how high the moon in the sky was or whether it only works if MattShark says it does; but the bottom line is IT WORKS. No?

[dww]

Placenta therapist who helped Robin van Persie and Glen Johnson could be shut down

Published 23:00 19/11/09 By John Cross [MirrorFootball]

Human placenta therapist Mariana Kovacevic could be put out of business - despite helping to cure a host of Premier League stars.

Mirror Sport can reveal Serbia’s Minister of Health, Tomica Milosavljevic, has ordered a full investigation into her clinic and whether she has got a medical licence.

Kovacevic’s offices in a Belgrade shopping centre have been visited by Arsenal striker Robin van Persie and Liverpool’s England full-back Glen Johnson this week.

She boasts her bizarre methods of injecting human placenta fluid into the injury speeds up recovery. The claim has sparked interest from all around the world.

But Serbia's health department now want to nvestigate what qualifications she has and working conditions at the clinic.

Two health department workers were sent to the office yesterday - and left without being able to gain entry. They are now trying to trace Kovacevic.

Locks were put on the office and it appears the clinic has been shut down until the investigation is complete. The department says there is a widespread problem of unlicensed therapists.

Arsenal striker Van Persie has claimed Kovacevic's methods have already helped him, while Johnson and Liverpool team-mate Fabio Aurelio are both expected to play this weekend.

It is believed human placentas are shipped in from Russia and fluid is then injected and rubbed into the injuries.