Perhaps, but one thing that cannot be denied is that Wayne has not pouted this season. He's put on a brave face since he was dropped after Watford.
Still awaiting official confirmation on the status of both Rojo and Zlatan, but when Shaw was asked about Zlatan, he said that he looked fine and was walking around the dressing room normally. Perhaps he might have dodged a bullet and might be back at some point before the end of the season.
With an ACL, a lot of times you can still walk even if it's torn. If the premilinary news is that's it's torn, it probably is. It's a simple test, they probably knew on the field but are doing an MRI to confirm.
Sky is reporting that Zlatan will indeed be out for the remainder of the season. It stands to reason he might have played his last game for United.
That's true, but usually not right after. Because the tear causes so much trauma and swelling in the knee, walking immediately after is usually a no go. After I tore my ACL I couldn't walk at all for the first week after. But by the week or so mark I was walking around completely normal.
It really depends on the nature of how it was torn, other damage, etc, but it's somewhat common to to be able to walk right after. Anecdotal example: http://www.packersnews.com/story/sp...nelson-thought-he-fine-after-injury/32345753/
I hate to have him injured but in hindsight it could be a blessing for a couple of guys to get involved and he could always get involved on the sidelines. if the injury is serious enough, I think we should offer him a coaching gig here. His confidence by itself has helped the team out.
Looks like Rojo is out for the remainder of the season as well. He's been pretty good this season. Hope Jones and Smalling don't return
This only good for us. We get rid of our biggest hindrance on offense, and we get to shop folks like Ashley Young, and HOPEFULLY play some youth.
Someone mentioned it already, but the odds on AY being at the club next season, are pretty high. Especially if he keeps performing the way he has this season. He'll still be a squad player at best, but there is no way Jose will look to get rid of a player who can fill in at so many positions pretty effectively the way he does.
He'll be out until September according to reports. In our current situation that is just a big loss. The ideal situation now would be for Tuanzebe to start this weekend and put in a solid enough display, to convince Jose to use him the rest of the way. Hard to see how he has a choice at this point anyway with Bailly himself having played so much as of late. He'll be in need of a break at some point. Just like with Zlatan's injury, this should change nothing in terms of our transfer plans and the need for a new CB this summer.
Not starting Tuanzebe on Sunday should be considered a sackable offence. The same should apply to Fosu-Mensah.
Would you sit Bailly for this weekend? Burnley at home will be tough, but City is next and having played 6gms in a row, he must be close to being in the red himself.
I've been thinking personally he might be tempted to play Darmian there myself. If push came to shove, I'd prefer that option over the 3 mentioned above. Far from ideal of course, but at least he's a defender by trade and probably would be far more effective than midfielders. Blind, without one of Bailly, Rojo, Smalling or Jones, looks like a recipe for disaster.
As you mentioned above Darmian. He was originally a central defender. The only other option is Fosu-Mensah. I would rather avoid an inexperienced central defence but it is on paper the best game to try it in if forced.
Knee ligament injury for Rojo as well? ******** me we're in bad shape not only for this season but the start of next. As far as the rest of this season goes, Jose will play Tuanzebe ahead of Carrick, TFM, and Darmian. He talks about him often and seems to rage him highly. Sadly though, I think he'll ride Bailly and Blind until the wheels fall off.
Yep. Now he'll be forced to play youth guys that he's given little or no experience to this far. Although I think the rest of the season is going to live and die by our ability to score goals. Lots of pressure on Marcus.