Injury Updates

[Bill]

Distracting for who? He’s posted less than Sterling and Bernardo in the last few months.

And about time.

 

[BringBackSwales]

Out “indefinitely “ according to Liam Clueless at our very own muen

 

[domalino]

Out “indefinitely “ according to Liam Clueless at our very own muen

I guess that is accurate until City give a time frame publicly.

If it's genuinely only a 2 month/ 10 week injury we should hear something soon or see photos of him in the gym or training on his own etc.

 

[Silva_Spell]

Is he saying he's set to be back on November 7th or is it a pic from the 11th July?
(Obviously the pic is from preseason given he only had surgery a week ago)

 

[domalino]

Is he saying he's set to be back on November 7th or is it a pic from the 11th July?

In the comments someone asks if he's back training already and he replies, "no the photo is from 2 months ago."

 

[Marvin]

What happened to the more "detailed prognosis in due course"?

The media keep saying we wont see him until the New Year, but I hope that is based on interpretation of a brief club statement which left a lot of room for speculation.

Good article on BBC football about how City cope without Laporte. Man City: Does Guardiola trust Stones and Otamendi to cover for Laporte?

 

[liamctid]

What happened to the more "detailed prognosis in due course"?

The media keep saying we wont see him until the New Year, but I hope that is based on interpretation of a brief club statement which left a lot of room for speculation.

Good article on BBC football about how City cope without Laporte. Man City: Does Guardiola trust Stones and Otamendi to cover for Laporte?

I just read this article, sorry if this has been said elsewhere, but I really don't think it's as big an issue as they're trying to make it - in the 17/18 season when we started the greatest winning streak in English football they started 7 league games on the spin together, until Stones pulled up with an injury away to Leicester them two were great together.

 

[Stoned Rose]

Not when we have 75-80% possession most games. Even in more evenly matched games we tend to have 55-60% possession.

Mendy has done well defensively in some games, Arsenal on his debut and Wolves away last season much less so. But we don’t know what he’s be like with 30 games under his belt, it might just be a rhythm thing.

The rhythm of the night, the night?

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

It's gonna be after Christmas, Blues.

More likely to be closer to February :(

 

[Neville Kneville]

It's gonna be after Christmas, Blues.

More likely to be closer to February :(

Fuck.

 

[Silvercloud]

It's gonna be after Christmas, Blues.

More likely to be closer to February :(

Any appearance at all this season is a bonus. When he went down I thought he'd be out for the rest of the season.

 

[Withnail]

It's gonna be after Christmas, Blues.

More likely to be closer to February :(

Crap news, we need to buy another CB in Jan. Any truth in the links to Skriniar?

 

[Brightwell Bros.]

I just read this article, sorry if this has been said elsewhere, but I really don't think it's as big an issue as they're trying to make it - in the 17/18 season when we started the greatest winning streak in English football they started 7 league games on the spin together, until Stones pulled up with an injury away to Leicester them two were great together.

Yeah, Stones was injured during unfortunate stretches, including loads of the big games for the run-in. It gives the impression that Pep somehow doesn't trust him, and I don't think that's true. He's played loads and loads of big games.

 

[kaz7]

Pep Guardiola has confirmed Manchester City are not expecting Aymeric Laporte back until next year. The time frame stated was five or six months.

 

[Paul1970]

don’t care how people sugar coat it that is a massive blow. Even when he comes back gonna take him prob till March to be up and running . That’s him done for season tbh

 

[George Hannah]

don’t care how people sugar coat it that is a massive blow

I think it's a yellowhammer scenario

 

[razman]

Don't know why, but I feel that's a bluff

Seeing he is already without crutches !!

 

[Cobwebcat]

Sounds like he will be back around January with Leroy.

 

[Scaring Europe to Death]

Allowing for roughly equal injuries and suspensions, it's generally accepted that City are stronger than Liverpool when comparing the depth of the squad.
However, we've already lost two players until the New Year, plus Mendy's debatable recovery period.
We coped without KDB but considering that we also lost Gundogan in 2016-17, it's strange how we suffer far more long term injuries than Liverpool.

 

[ninjamonkey]

don’t care how people sugar coat it that is a massive blow

Yep it’s a disastrous blow. The one thing you wouldn’t have wanted to happen at he start of the season given our squad and lack of adequate cover for him. Anybody that says otherwise is deluded.