Ummm....English indeed are much funnier than most french,britsh,scotish..etc....
A verb is an essential part of a sentence structure that is referred also as the action word. In this case, the action word present here is had. The nouns in this sentence are players, guards and injury rate. The subject are the guards since they are the center of the sentence. Answer is had.
Answer:
Term: Contrast
Explanation:
To compare something is to estimate, measure, or note the similarity or dissimilarity between something.
Contrasting, however, is noticing the striking differences, emphasizing differences rather than just pointing them out.