Ankle Op Rules Out Reyna

[Alan D]

Ankle op rules out Reyna
By Alex Livie - Created on 29 Dec 2005

Manchester City midfielder Claudio Reyna has been ruled out for at least six weeks with a broken ankle.

Reyna has been playing through the pain barrier for some time, with a recent scan revealing he broke his ankle some two months ago.

The United States star is set to head to the Netherlands for an operation which will likely rule him out until the end of February.

"It has been really sore and it didn't feel right," Reyna told the club's website. "I could not train through the week and I was just trying to get through games."

The 32-year-old is a key member of Bruce Arena's USA squad and will hope to return to fitness well ahead of the World Cup finals next summer.

---------------------------------------------------------------

http://home.skysports.com/list.asp?hlid=348696&CPID=8&clid=&channel=skysports_home_page

Thank god that we had a really good run of games at the beginning of the season because we have gone downhill a bit since then. If we didn't win those first three matches in the opening four fixtures we would be in the bottom-half. We have to reach those UEFA Cup places :(

[The Potter]

Who will come in for him?

[Alan D]

We will probably use the same formation that we used against Chelsea on Wednesday. I'm fairly sure we went for a 4-4-2 diamond formation, with Sibierski as the offensive midfielder, then Sinclair on the right, Sun Jihai on the left and Barton in the middle. Thats what I believe anyway. Or Pearce could bring in some of the younger players again - like Croft - as a replacement for Reyna. Pearce is looking to strengthen our midfield during the transfer window

[OKTerrific]

If he's not ready for the World Cup, I just might cry.

[Alan D]

If he's not ready for the World Cup, I just might cry.

Hes a blow for us as well but he should be fit for the world cup easily - he will only be out 6 weeks which is may before the competition starts. We need him back asap for our European challenge and we need all our players fit.

[OKTerrific]

I know how important he is to City, I'm a fan too. But when you are from the United States and you hear "Claudio Reyna" and "surgery" in the same sentence, DURING A WORLD CUP YEAR, begin to flip a little bit. :)