Mendy undergoes knee surgery

[Saddleworth2]

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Fair play to him for that. I like him and he never lets us down. His passing is fantastic and he is becoming one of my favourite players.

Good dancer too.

 

[BLUEMATT23]

Sam Lee followed up and said it was meniscus, not ACL.

I've had meniscus surgery and I was running after a month.

 

[Saddleworth2]

Ah, but what about all those air miles the club are clocking up?

*do airmiles still exist?*

Avios mate.

 

[blueinsa]

Its a shame for the lad but it doesn't sound to serious and he will be back.

From a squad point of view i wasn't overly impressed with his form and i think either Delph or Zinchenko at left back looks a better option right now for us if im being honest anyway.

 

[CatMan]

Sorry but i don't buy the hype at all with this guy.
Very injury prone and not that good defensively.
That's 2 big injuries now in 2 years, he has bareley played for us.
We should invest in a new full.back who can manage more than 20 games a season, very disappointing but predictable news.

Completely agree, in fact Mendy is the best example of emperor's new clothes I've seen in professional sport for a long time. Yes he has contributed assists but as a defender he just doesn't cut it.

Personally I would rather forgo 1 or 2 crosses into the box each game for the reassurance my full back isn't giving the ball away, being caught out of position or tripping over his own feet!

My choice would be Danilo who has as good an engine, is infinitely a better footballer, can tackle without injuring himself and scored a scorcher from Left Back v Burnley last year. In fact all 3 candidates to replace Mendy are every bit as good as, or even better than Mendy in there own way.

 

[baggy]

He'll certainly be more noticeably missed in the UCL than the EPL. No need to go out and buy with the squad we have.

Wishing him a full and speedy recovery.

 

[balotelli's back pocket]

Lovely to see so many showing an injured player respect...

 

[Franknorgrovesnephew]

Delph was great when mendy was our last time so have no worries this time around that he can do a great job again.

 

[blueinsa]

Lovely to see so many showing an injured player respect...

He has had a minor knee op mate, he isn't in intensive care.

Discussing defensive options whilst he is recovering isn't being disrespectful.

 

[bluebaja]

Never great to lose a player for a period of time. However, it illustrates why so many of us believe we are in such a good position this season, which is that the quality in our squad means this isn't a disaster.