1.   Armstrong struggled with speed rushers last year because he played with a stress fracture in his leg all season.

2.   Evans broke his leg last season.

3.   Gonzalez has been nursing a tight hamstring in his right leg all season.

4.   National team striker Christian Vieri has been battling a sore leg all season.

5.   Vieri has been nursing a sore leg this season and skipping midweek European competitions.

6.   Vieri nursed a sore leg this season by skipping midweek European competitions.