ASN Damage Report
U.S. – Mexico Conflict Led to A number of American Accidents
Nick Kariuki’s weekly ASN Damage Report is longer than normal this week, largely as a result of Main League Soccer is in full swing and since the U.S. – Mexico contest took a toll on gamers.
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Nick Kariuki
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April 11, 2014
12:23 PM
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Julian Inexperienced partially dislocated his left shoulder after a clumsy fall in his nationwide workforce debut in opposition to Mexico. Inexperienced performed out the remainder of the pleasant however was not noted of the Bayern Munich II squad that defeated native rivals Bayern Hof 2-0 over the weekend. Bayern press officer Makus Hörwick had this to say to MLSsoccer on Tuesday: “He is doing a little rehab, but mostly he will need to rest for about three weeks.”
Nick Rimando and Tony Beltran had been two extra casualties from the nationwide workforce’s 2-2 draw. Rimando got here away from the sport with a knee harm whereas Beltran sprained his ankle. Each Actual Salt Lake gamers had been absent from the workforce’s scoreless draw at Sporting KC.
Including to RSL’s harm woes, Luis Gil was subbed off 55 minutes into the sport with an harm in his groin/hamstring space. In his media handle, coach Jeff Cassar summed up the awkwardness with a splash of humor: “It’s kind of in a weird area. If I describe it, you’d have to bleep me.” Gil and Beltran returned to coaching on Wednesday however each are uncertain for Saturday’s recreation in opposition to Philadelphia, and so is Rimando.
D.C. United’s Invoice Hamid additionally picked up a foot harm in the course of the warmups earlier than the Mexico recreation. (Was {that a} cursed pleasant or what?) In consequence the goalkeeper was not part of the squad that defeated New England 2-0 on Saturday. The Washington Put up studies that Hamid was again in coaching on Tuesday and is ready to return for United’s house recreation in opposition to New York tomorrow.
Staying in D.C., Chris Pontius has suffered additional setbacks in his restoration from low season surgical procedure on his hamstring and sciatic nerve. Final Friday the Washington Put up reported that Pontius may endure a process to take away the painful scar tissue from the surgical procedure, which is able to preserve Pontius out for some time longer.
Houston Dynamo captain Brad Davis needed to be subbed off proper earlier than half time in Saturday’s 4-1 loss to in-state rivals FC Dallas. Davis suffered an ankle harm and skilled individually on Tuesday. He posted this encouraging tweet afterward:
Ache is temporary- Effort is just not. #powerforward
— Brad Davis (@Brad_Davis11) April 10, 2014
FC Dallas head coach Oscar Pareja instructed the Dallas Morning Information yesterday that heart again George John remains to be doing rehab however is on schedule to return within the subsequent couple weeks.
After league two video games again from harm, Los Angeles Galaxy defender Todd Dunivant needed to go away the Galaxy’s 3-0 win over Chivas USA after 75 minutes with a attainable belly pressure. Dunivant underwent a scan on Monday, which confirmed that he strained an belly muscle. The left again will certainly not be obtainable for tomorrow’s match in opposition to Vancouver.
Michael Bradley was added to Toronto FC’s harm record on Tuesday. Head coach Ryan Nelson described Bradley’s situation as having “a lot of fatigue injuries from all the travel and games.”
Brad Evans’ calf contusion saved him out of the thrilling 4-4 tie between Seattle and Portland on Saturday. Evans appears prone to miss a fourth Sounders recreation this weekend, with head coach Sigi Schmid saying this yesterday: “Brad is coming along slowly. I don’t know if there’s enough there yet for him to play this weekend. But we think the next weekend he should be on.”
Final Thursday the San Jose Earthquakes introduced that Steven Lenhart’s sprained MCL in his left knee will rule him out for a minimum of 4 weeks. Coach Mark Watson was optimistic that the workforce can cope with out the 27-year-old ahead, saying this: “We’ll miss him, but as always with injuries it gives guys an opportunity.”
Michael Orozco needed to be subbed off with a leg harm in Puebla’s 0-0 draw in opposition to Atlas on Saturday. Studies point out a hamstring harm.
Stoke Metropolis’s Geoff Cameron solely managed to play the primary half of the Potters’ 3-0 loss to Chelsea, subbing off with what gave the impression to be a lower-body harm.
Regardless of placing in a 90-minute, goal-scoring efficiency over the weekend, Danny Williams suffered a reoccurrence of his latest knee harm and was pressured to overlook Studying’s 3-1 defeat at Bournemouth on Tuesday.
Sheffield Wednesday’s Oguchi Onyewu didn’t make the squad for Tuesday’s 3-3 draw in opposition to Nottingham Forest. The veteran heart again pulled a muscle rib muscle within the Owls’ earlier recreation, a 2-1 loss to promotion-bound Leicester Metropolis. Talking with Sports activities Illustrated, Onyewu described the harm as “not serious” and solely prone to preserve him out of coaching for per week.
Now for the excellent news. At Birmingham Metropolis, Will Packwood is over his hamstring harm however has not come off the bench within the Blues’ final two video games. Birmingham subsequent journey to Nottingham Forest on April 19.
For the New England Revolution, Kelyn Rowe remained sidelined with hamstring tightness however did submit this on game-day:
Sheanon Williams got here on as a second half substitute for the Philadelphia Union’s 2-2 draw in opposition to Chicago. Out because the preseason with a quad harm, Saturday’s recreation was Williams’ first look this season.
Whereas CJ Sapong is just not but again in coaching from his neck and again harm, Sporting KC coach Peter Vermes instructed the Kansas Metropolis Star yesterday that he’s recovering nicely.
Union teammate Austin Berry has additionally returned to from his strained hamstring however remained on the bench for the conflict in opposition to his former employers. Teammate Aaron Wheeler’s good type has made Berry’s return much less easy, however the 2012 Rookie of the Yr appears extra centered on his restoration. “I’ve felt 100 percent the past couple of days,” Berry instructed the Chicago Tribune earlier than the sport. “But if you rush a hamstring injury you’re kind of dealing with the whole year. … If I’m called on I’ll be ready to go.”
Lastly, Bolton Wanderers midfielder Stuart Holden was on ESPN FC final Thursday and instructed the present that his rehab goes nicely and he has began his bodily remedy. Holden tweeted this the identical day:
— Stuart Holden (@stuholden) April 3, 2014
Nick Kariuki writes his ASN Damage Report each week. Observe him on Twitter.
