Meyler out for 8 weeks

1. INJURY UPDATE: @DavidMeyler7 has suffered a grade 2 tear of his medial ligament in his right knee pic.twitter.com/si1faNKhud

1. 3:03 PM - 12 Nov 2015 · Details
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   INJURY UPDATE: The Club’s medical staff have estimated that the injury is likely to keep @DavidMeyler7 out of action for up to eight weeks

 

FFS.

Time for Huddlestone to step up. Or possibly stick Diame back in centre?

 

Does anyone know if we get compensated for players injured on International duty?

 

That's ****....

 

Huddlestone pushing forward, with Hayden to come in defensively if necessary. Even with Hudds in a more advanced role I would still worry about having 2 slow players in the team if Diame plays too or 3 if you count Livermore

 

Diame back in there for me, certainly opens the door for one of him or Hudd, or even Hayden, to step up to the plate, given the last month sat on the bench i'm sure they'll be desperate to show what they can do

 

You mean start Huddlestone in games we need to attack and bring him off for Hayden? Or drop Diame and play both Huddlestone and Hayden?

 

Tricky one to balance isn't it, I wouldn't want 3 potentially slow players in the team, Livermore has to play so what to do with Diame and Huddlestone.

 

In terms of quality you'd put Huddlestone in and keep Diame behind the striker but in terms of style of play and keeping the same tempo its got to be Hayden. Time for Bruce to earn his crust.

 

Greggsy
Dave Harry Daws Robbo
Elmo Livermore Diame Clucas
Abel Chuba

Hayden and Huddlestone to come on depending on how the games going.

Or Potentially,

Greggsy
Dave Harry Daws Robbo
Elmo Livermore Hayden Clucas
Diame
Abel

 

Hope you're not trying to turn this into a match thread Walter!!

 

Is anybody ever out for less than 8 weeks?

 

isn't this what maloney came for?

 

Could see Clucas go into CM where he looked fantastic and Maloney out left

 

I thought he was injured Ignore me.

In that case I'd still like to see Diame dropped back and Maloney off the front man. Clucas has been doing so well on the left.

 

I'd never dream of such a thing

 

i shouldn't worry - i lose track of the injuries myself

 

For the Brizzle game I think SB will rest Hernandez due to his travels and only getting back late, put Akpom and Diame up front and bring Huddlestone in for Meyler.

 

I know Huddlestone has had some good cameos recently in the league but to have him starting again, even in a more advanced position, must risk the whole new dynamic of the team being ruined. It's not as if Meyler simply played forward and Livermore back. They were swapping roles a good deal putting in a lot of mileage. I can't see Tom doing that.