Benjamin Mendy (Back In Training)

[balotelli's back pocket]

FUUUUUUUUCK

so done with this shit

 

[balotelli's back pocket]

Maybe there is a glimmer of hope that they need a second opinion, thats why he is being diagnosed by dr cugat...
up to 7 months... cut that down to 4-5 and he is back for the end of the season.... we can hope.

 

[TheBlueDune]

100% youre right he was at the game mate

I got a text saying hes going for a scan and I took it as now.
Just apologised as the news around the CFA was pretty raw at that point

No just thought if he was virtually crippled for life, as some are making out, then standing up even on crutches seems odd.
When I had knee trouble lying in bed with pillow under knee was best position.

 

[SWP's back]

Presumably Mendy will have been insured to the hilt, leaving us with ample funds to buy another left back in January. Also, in the mean time, aren't we allowed to sign a player who is out of contract. There must be one about somewhere in Europe.

Doesn't work like that.

 

[MCFC1993]

3 months to make do with what with have; Delph, Fernandinho, Danilo, Mangala, (Sane), Zinchenko, then we can go into the January window and get someone (Bertrand fits the mould and will be eligible for the Champions League).

Tough games in the next 3 months:
Chelsea (A), Napoli (H), Napoli (A), Arsenal (H), Leicester (A), United (A), Spurs (H)

Shakhtar (A) - Might not matter.
Liverpool (A) - January 13th.

So we've got 7 tough games to make do without him, of which Chelsea (A), Napoli (A), Spurs (H) and possibly United (A) are the only really tricky fixtures.

Obviously it's gutting news, gutted for Mendy but I think Pep will have a plan.

 

[greasedupdeafguy]

Shouldn't have sold Kolarov without a replacement first.

Kolarov was fucking wank. Delph is better than hin

 

[pavelsrnicek]

We have at least 20 matches before we can bring in a new left back so that's 20 matches for Delph, Danilo or Zinchenko to impress as a potential long term left back.

Very disappointed for Mendy as he's not only a brilliant player but also he seems a big personality and great for team morale.

 

[The Stockport Iniesta]

Pep said in last night's presser that Delph and Zinchenko will be the left backs. Probably a lot of work will be done with these 2 in training in the coming weeks. Zinchenko's not in CL squad though.

 

[OB1]

I loved watching Gaz Baz do that. As a harvester of cheap free kicks when the pressure was on in the latter stages of games, he had no peers!

Didi Hamann.

 

[balotelli's back pocket]

Tierney would be good but cup-tied. Bertrand would probably be best option.