Sadiki out

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He will be treated for a sprained ankle back here.
Depending on the grade of injury (1 2 or 3) he will be out for 1 month, 3 months or several months.
Looks like Le Fee could get a run in midfield with Rigg until Diarra and Sadiki are back.
I hope Xhaka doesn’t get injured on these internationals, it would leave us with last seasons midfield.
We will miss him very much. His energy level is off the scale.
 
He will be treated for a sprained ankle back here.
Depending on the grade of injury (1 2 or 3) he will be out for 1 month, 3 months or several months.
Looks like Le Fee could get a run in midfield with Rigg until Diarra and Sadiki are back.
I hope Xhaka doesn’t get injured on these internationals, it would leave us with last seasons midfield.
Just wait & see how bad it is first
 
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This has a knock on effect that we really need the wingers to step up. Would be ideal to have Enzo as a central midfielder, not on the left. We’re going to need subs and we look like in the middle of the park now. Neil + Rigg more likely to play 30 or 60 mins as opposed to 90 mins I would think. Might be wrong like. Geertruida also an option.
 
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Isn’t a sprained ankle like a week or 2? Was when I was a kid I was spraining ankles all the time.

Yeah if it's a slight one that's about right. The grades are right tho on grade 1 grade 2 and grade 3. Grade 3 is the most severe which would indicate a complete tear of a ligament. If he'd done that you wouldn't have seen him walking with a slight limp so it's safe to assume it's a grade 1 or 2. I've done mine over 10 times and the first time I had a grade 2 I was back playing in 6 weeks. A younger fitter lad with significantly better physio than I had I would expect 4/5 weeks max. If its a grade 1 he could be back next week to be fair.
 
This has a knock on effect that we really need the wingers to step up. Would be ideal to have Enzo as a central midfielder, not on the left. We’re going to need subs and we look like in the middle of the park now. Neil + Rigg more likely to play 30 or 60 mins as opposed to 90 mins I would think. Might be wrong like. Geertruida also an option.
I think enzo has looked best on the left than centre in the games he's played this season
 
Yeah if it's a slight one that's about right. The grades are right tho on grade 1 grade 2 and grade 3. Grade 3 is the most severe which would indicate a complete tear of a ligament. If he'd done that you wouldn't have seen him walking with a slight limp so it's safe to assume it's a grade 1 or 2. I've done mine over 10 times and the first time I had a grade 2 I was back playing in 6 weeks. A younger fitter lad with significantly better physio than I had I would expect 4/5 weeks max. If its a grade 1 he could be back next week to be fair.
I think we all just need to wait and see - all these predictions about how long he'll be out are pointless. He hasn't been assessed yet and we have absolutely no information about the injury other than a tweet about a "strain"
He was walking reasonably ok on it at the weekend and there was obviously some optimism that he'd play in their 2nd game.

Even if he IS out, it gives opportunities to others. RLB certainly won't be panicking...
 
I think enzo has looked best on the left than centre in the games he's played this season
Sometimes though the slightly lesser aggressive player (Enzo) look better when he’s the one, he has outstanding talent as we saw last season when he was the star. Now he’s not, sometimes you play well just not as good as the others.
I’m pissed in an airport hoping I make sense. :emoticon-0102-bigsm
 
Not ideal but as has been said injuries will happen. Hopefully Granit can escape his bookings until 1 of them is back although I reckon we might not see either till after the AFCON now
You’re kidding right about the bookings? You do realise he plays for SAFC? <laugh>
 
This has a knock on effect that we really need the wingers to step up. Would be ideal to have Enzo as a central midfielder, not on the left. We’re going to need subs and we look like in the middle of the park now. Neil + Rigg more likely to play 30 or 60 mins as opposed to 90 mins I would think. Might be wrong like.


It’s good that we have players fighting for places, it’s a long season …

… you’d hope the coaches try people in different positions.

I’d bet Hume is capable of more than we've seen so far.
 
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I think enzo has looked best on the left than centre in the games he's played this season

yep I agree with you. Although if you play Enzo left, our central midfield options are Xhaka, Neil and rigg. Leaves us without a bench option if we need to freshen things up.

I know geertruida has played there occasionally but I’m unsure if he’s ever played there regularly or convincingly, and it’s a big step up to do it in the prem. geertruida is a right back who switched to centre back I believe. Might be mistaken.
 
yep I agree with you. Although if you play Enzo left, our central midfield options are Xhaka, Neil and rigg. Leaves us without a bench option if we need to freshen things up.

I know geertruida has played there occasionally but I’m unsure if he’s ever played there regularly or convincingly, and it’s a big step up to do it in the prem. geertruida is a right back who switched to centre back I believe. Might be mistaken
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He seems to be a CDM when operating in the midfield, not similar to Sadiki

Im expecting a middle 3 of Rigg, Xhaka and Le Fee.