Cabaye's operation a 'success'

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YOHAN Cabaye has declared his double groin operation this week a "success".

The Newcastle United midfielder went under the knife at the start of this week, and is hoping to back in the side by early February.

He has missed five of Newcastle’s last seven games, none of which have been won. And, while they will have to do without their only genuinely creative midfielder for the entire Festive period, the early signs at least are good for him to return on schedule.

“Surgery went off smoothly,” Cabaye told French sports newspaper l’Equipe. “It was done in two steps as the surgeon told me – on Monday right side (of the abdominal wall) and Tuesday left side. Being back to competition early in February? That is the objective.”

Cabaye’s fitful form this season goes a long way towards explaining Newcastle’s. He exceeded expectations in his debut English campaign, and so did the Magpies.

But since returning from the European Championships, where he was a key member of the France team, he has failed to hit those heights again.

Nevertheless, Europa League group rivals Club Brugge are the only team the Magpies have beaten without Cabaye in the side this season.


Newcastle entertain Wigan Athletic in Monday’s televised game looking to end a run of four straight Premier League defeats – their worst run since being relegated from the division in 2008-09.

Their worst run that season was five straight defeats immediately preceding the ill-fated appointment of Joe Kinnear.

James Perch misses Monday’s game after picking up a suspension for five domestic cautions.

 

Nice to be getting some good news, be great to have him back in the fold.

 

they can be delicate operations on the groin so I'm well happy with this.

 

Thank goodness.

 

Great pic ACS, cheered me up.

 

He wont be back to his best for months after Feb so for me its a season long issue this.

 

This is true

 

I'm just hoping we get some sort of back up in Jan even if it's a loan - wish we had kept Danny to be honest he was perfect

 

He wanted out though and you couldn't have put him ahead of Cabaye. Personally never really rated him but each to their own. I wish we'd took whatever money we could have got for Gosling while he was fit and re-invested it. He is turd. I'd give Abeid a go too.