'If you watched any of the CONCACF U-20 World Cup Qualifying tournament, Emerson Hyndman was one of the bright spots for the USA. Once the squad switched to a 4-4-2, Hyndman was given free range to roam and bossed the midfield in most of the matches. Against an overmatched Aruba he looked like the second coming of Zidane.' In the final minutes of the clinching qualification game against El Salvador, he came off with an injury, which is now being reported as a broken collarbone. If this is confirmed, he would expect to miss six weeks and not make his return until April.
Well, that's a blow, but less of a blow than it would have felt a couple of weeks ago when our midfield looked very short of cover. Tunnicliffe, Parker, Christiansen, Kacaniklic and Fofana are all in contention for this week; Hoogland very close to being back and Kavanagh not too far behind him, plus Roberts and George Williams (who unfortunately don't seem to fit easily into the formation at the moment). I'm sure the tournament has been good for his development, even if it has set him back a bit with us for this season.
If it a collarbone that will be pretty sore. But he's young and he'll get better quite quickly. What is it with internationals and injuries!
