The magic of the FA Cup cast its spell as Plymouth slew the giants of Liverpool – but is it really still magic if the giants don’t care?

Ange Postecoglou responded to another Tottenham defeat with a harrowing speech about the chronic injury situation. Is even the injury situation also all Postecoglou’s fault? And does playing more games make you more or less likely to get injured? We try to make sense of conflicting evidence.

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