I think I would be helpful to have a one-stop catch-all Nats injury thread. We attempted this briefly last summer, but I think it would be worth giving another go. Off the top of my head... Edgar Castillo: Thigh Strain (?): Day-to-day (Early Oct) Charlie Davies: Fractured Femur (R), Fractured Tibia (R), Fractured Elbow (L), Bladder laceration, Facial injuries: 6-12mths+ (Oct 13) Jay DeMerit: Eye infection (R): 5mths? (~Sep 15) Clint Dempsey: Sprained Shoulder (R): Day-to-day (Oct 4) Maurice Edu: Knee?: End of Oct? (May 24th) Jermaine Jones: Fractured Shin: 6wks (Oct 8) Chad Marshall: Sprained MCL (L): Early Nov? (Sep 15) Oguchi Onyewu: Torn Patella Tendon (L): 3-4mths (Oct 14) Santino Quaranta: Ruptured Plantar Plate (L): 4-6mths (Oct 12) Sal Zizzo: Torn ACL (L), Torn MCL (L): 6-9mths (Oct 12)
Zac Whitbread is still injured. Even though he plays in League One, with all of the CB injuries, he might have had a chance of at least being called in to camp for the game in Aarhus. The US's injury list is becoming Arsenal-esque.
This article reports Jay may only be out 1-2 months after corneal replacement. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/soccer/10/16/jay.demerit/index.html
Edgar Castillo: Thigh Strain (?): Day-to-day (Early Oct) Charlie Davies: Fractured Femur (R), Fractured Tibia (R), Fractured Elbow (L), Bladder laceration, Facial injuries: 6-12mths+ (Oct 13) Jay DeMerit: Corneal Replacement (R): 1-2mths (~Sep 15) Clint Dempsey: Sprained Shoulder (R): Day-to-day (Oct 4) Maurice Edu: Knee?: End of Oct? (May 24th) Jermaine Jones: Fractured Shin: 6wks (Oct 8) Chad Marshall: Sprained MCL (L): Early Nov? (Sep 15) Oguchi Onyewu: Torn Patella Tendon (L): 3-4mths (Oct 14) Santino Quaranta: Ruptured Plantar Plate (L): 4-6mths (Oct 12) Sal Zizzo: Torn ACL (L), Torn MCL (L): 6-9mths (Oct 12) I didn't include him because he has never been capped at any level. We can add him if people want to include Radar Players.
True, but with all of the injuries to CBs, I thought he would be a bit more than a radar player, IF he was healthy.
This list of injuries is depressing. The team seemed different without Davies. I'm hoping for a miracle recovery by June....
Charlie Davies: Fractured Femur (R), Fractured Tibia (R), Fractured Elbow (L), Bladder laceration, Facial injuries: 6-12mths+ (Oct 13) Jay DeMerit: Corneal Replacement (R): 1-2mths (~Sep 15) Maurice Edu: Knee?: End of Oct? (May 24th) Jermaine Jones: Fractured Shin: 6wks (Oct 8) Chad Marshall: Sprained MCL (L): Early Nov? (Sep 15) Oguchi Onyewu: Torn Patella Tendon (L): 6mths (Oct 14) Santino Quaranta: Ruptured Plantar Plate (L): 4-6mths (Oct 12) Sal Zizzo: Torn ACL (L), Torn MCL (L): 6-9mths (Oct 12) No new injuries (that I know of). Onyewu from 3-4 to 6mths. Castillo and Dempsey fit.
I hate it as much as anyone else, but we wont see him until the next round of WC qualifiers. There's just no way he can get game fit in such a short amount of time from these kinds of injuries. I'm just glad the kid is alive.
Charlie Davies: Fractured Femur (R), Fractured Tibia (R), Fractured Elbow (L), Bladder laceration, Facial injuries: 6-12mths+ (Oct 13) Jay DeMerit: Corneal Replacement (R): 1-2mths (~Sep 15) [*]Maurice Edu: Knee?: End of Oct? (May 24th) Jermaine Jones: Fractured Shin: 6wks (Oct 8) [*]Chad Marshall: Sprained MCL (L): Early Nov? (Sep 15) Oguchi Onyewu: Torn Patella Tendon (L): 6mths (Oct 14) Santino Quaranta: Ruptured Plantar Plate (L): 4-6mths (Oct 12) Sal Zizzo: Torn ACL (L), Torn MCL (L): 6-9mths (Oct 12) Marshall expected to return for the playoffs this weekend. Edu expected to return to full training this week.
Charlie Davies: Fractured Femur (R), Fractured Tibia (R), Fractured Elbow (L), Bladder laceration, Facial injuries: 6-12mths+ (Oct 13) Jay DeMerit: Corneal Replacement (R): 1-2mths (Oct 17) Maurice Edu: Knee: Day-to-day (May 24th) Jermaine Jones: Fractured Shin: 6wks (Oct 8) Oguchi Onyewu: Torn Patella Tendon (L): 6mths (Oct 21) Santino Quaranta: Ruptured Plantar Plate (L): 4-6mths (Oct 14) Sal Zizzo: Torn ACL (L), Torn MCL (L): 6-9mths (Oct 12) Marshall went 90 on Saturday v RSL *Also, I corrected the date on DeMerit's, Quaranta's, and Gooch's surgeries*
Charlie Davies: Fractured Femur (R), Fractured Tibia (R), Fractured Elbow (L), Bladder laceration, Facial injuries: 6-12mths+ (Oct 13) Jay DeMerit: Corneal Replacement (R): 1-2mths (Oct 17) Maurice Edu: Knee: Day-to-day (May 24th) Jermaine Jones: Fractured Shin: 6wks (Oct 8) Oguchi Onyewu: Torn Patella Tendon (L): 4-6mths (Oct 21) Santino Quaranta: Ruptured Plantar Plate (L): 4-6mths (Oct 14) Sal Zizzo: Torn ACL (L), Torn MCL (L): 6-9mths (Oct 12) Gooch thinks he can be back in 4. Let's see what he can do.
oh my god! really? the guy was starting to get considerable minutes for Hannover 96 and was a serious option for 2014. Dax Freaking McCarty was just called up for the national team...if McCarty can be called up, so could Zizzo.
Charlie Davies: Fractured Femur (R), Fractured Tibia (R), Fractured Elbow (L), Bladder laceration, Facial injuries: 6-12mths+ (Oct 13) Jay DeMerit: Corneal Replacement (R): 1-2mths (Oct 17) Maurice Edu: Knee: Day-to-day (May 24th) [*]Tim Howard: Undisclosed Foot: ??? (Nov 8) Jermaine Jones: Fractured Shin: 6wks (Oct 8) Oguchi Onyewu: Torn Patella Tendon (L): 4-6mths (Oct 21) Santino Quaranta: Ruptured Plantar Plate (L): 4-6mths (Oct 14) Sal Zizzo: Torn ACL (L), Torn MCL (L): 6-9mths (Oct 12)
http://www.soccerway.com/news/2009/November/12/schalkes-jones-ruled-out-for-rest-of-the-year/ Jermaine Jones will not be able to play until at least January.
Charlie Davies: Fractured Femur (R), Fractured Tibia (R), Fractured Elbow (L), Bladder laceration, Facial injuries: 6-12mths+ (Oct 13) Jay DeMerit: Corneal Replacement (R): 1-2mths (Oct 17) Maurice Edu: Knee: Day-to-day (May 24th) Tim Howard: Undisclosed Foot: ??? (Nov 8) Jermaine Jones: Fractured Shin: January (Oct 8) Oguchi Onyewu: Torn Patella Tendon (L): 4-6mths (Oct 21) Santino Quaranta: Ruptured Plantar Plate (L): 4-6mths (Oct 14) Sal Zizzo: Torn ACL (L), Torn MCL (L): 6-9mths (Oct 12)
I think Jones' best bet is sneak onto the 23 as one of the last reserves. Really unfortunate that this injury happened to him. At 32, does anyone see him playing a role at WC2014 with guys like Edu, Clark, and any newcomers maturing?
Kenny Cooper: Partially torn ACL (?), Partially torn Patella Tendon (?): 3wks (Nov 16) Charlie Davies: Fractured Femur (R), Fractured Tibia (R), Fractured Elbow (L), Bladder laceration, Facial injuries: 6-12mths+ (Oct 13) Jay DeMerit: Corneal Replacement (R): 1-2mths (Oct 17) Maurice Edu: Knee: Day-to-day (May 24th) Tim Howard: Undisclosed Foot: ??? (Nov 8) Jermaine Jones: Fractured Shin: January (Oct 8) Oguchi Onyewu: Torn Patella Tendon (L): 4-6mths (Oct 21) Santino Quaranta: Ruptured Plantar Plate (L): 4-6mths (Oct 14) Sal Zizzo: Torn ACL (L), Torn MCL (L): 6-9mths (Oct 12)
Triumph of the spirit. I personally think it's going to happen, much crazier things have happened. Just thinking of Charlie Davies drive to play in the World cup makes me think he can do it. My only fear is these injuries will have crippled him so that when he does return to playing he won't be nearly as good but I pray he will be as good as new.