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Sagna set for three weeks on the sidelines
ESPNsoccernet - October 11, 2010



Arsenal and France defender Bacary Sagna expects to be on the sidelines for another three weeks as he continues his recovery from a left thigh injury.

Sagna, 27, played in Arsenal's 2-0 loss to Chelsea a week ago but is sitting out Les Bleus' Euro 2012 qualifying double header against Romania and Luxembourg due to the problem.

He told French television programme Stade 2: "It's okay. I'm currently in rehabilitation. It will take three weeks. I'll take my time to get back.''

That means Sagna will miss home Premier League clash with Birmingham on Saturday and the crucial trip the Manchester City eight days later plus the Champions League game against Shakhtar Donetsk. The right back could be in line for a return in the all-London affair against West Ham at the Emirates on October 30.

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international break bawa korban nih ....
( sebelum match bbrp punggawa England juga udah berguguran )
in holland setelah Persie bbrp waktu lalu, now Kyut, kayaknya parah nih ..., GWS aja dech ...
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Netherlands injury set to sideline Kuyt until 2011
ESPNsoccernet - October 13, 2010



Liverpool's season appears to have gone from bad to worse as Dirk Kuyt suffered a serious ankle injury that could rule him out for the rest of the year in Netherlands' 4-1 Euro qualifying win over Sweden.

In a further blow for Roy Hodgson, defender Daniel Agger had to come off in the first half of Denmark's clash with Cyprus, throwing his comeback from a groin problem in doubt ahead of the weekend's crucial Merseyside derby against Everton.

Dutch forward Kuyt was taken to hospital in an ambulance after landing awkwardly following an aerial challenge. Netherlands coach Bert van Marwijk said he feared the injury was serious and that the team doctor was predicting a long time on the sidelines for Kuyt.

Kuyt's absence with test Liverpool's attacking depth as the club, currently languishing in the relegation zone, await a High Court judgment regarding its ownership.

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Fellaini out for six weeks
ESPNsoccernet - October 15, 2010



Everton manager David Moyes has revealed midfielder Marouane Fellaini will be out for six weeks after suffering a hamstring injury.

Fellaini scored for Belgium in their 4-4 draw with Austria this week, but he picked up an injury during the game and is now set to be out until the end of November.

"It is a very big blow because he is an important player for us," Moyes said.

Everton have a number of injury concerns ahead of the game at home to Liverpool on Sunday, with Steven Pienaar, Jack Rodwell and Victor Anichebe all ruled out and Louis Saha and Phil Jagielka both doubtful.

On Jagielka, who has a hamstring injury, Moyes said: "He is not as bad as we first thought but it may just come too quick for him - that is the way it is looking at this moment in time."

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New blow as Osman ruled out for six weeks
ESPNsoccernet - October 22, 2010


Everton have suffered another injury blow with the news that Leon Osman will be out for six weeks with an ankle injury.
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Osman picked up the knock in the 2-0 Merseyside derby win at home to Liverpool and was replaced by Diniyar Bilyaletdinov at the break.

The midfielder will join Jack Rodwell, Steven Pienaar, Louis Saha and Marouane Fellaini on the injury list. Mikel Arteta is doubtful for Saturday's lunchtime trip to Tottenham Hotspur.

Manager David Moyes told the club's official website: "There is no getting away from it we have another bad set of injuries like we had last year. Hopefully they will not be as bad as that in terms of the length of time the players will be missing for.

"Leon Osman has a bad ankle injury which will keep him out for four to six weeks which is a real blow. We'll also have to have a close look at Arteta's fitness as well.

"There are others we will have to assess today, we are getting some players back but maybe some not quick enough."

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Villa boss Houllier: Petrov out for two months
ESPNsoccernet - October 25, 2010



Aston Villa manager Gerard Houllier has revealed that captain Stiliyan Petrov will miss two months of the season with a knee injury.

Petrov was forced to come off five minutes before half-time against Sunderland after he sustained the problem in the first half of Saturday's 1-0 defeat. The 31-year-old will now undergo a scan to see if he needs surgery on the problem, which will almost certainly keep him on the sidelines for at least eight weeks.

"We have lost Stiliyan Petrov for maybe two months," Houllier told Sky Sports News. "We will know whether he needs an operation by the middle of the week. It's a shame because he was getting back to a good level."

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Martinez hopeful McCarthy will return in ten weeks
ESPNsoccernet - October 25, 2010



Wigan boss Roberto Martinez is expecting midfielder James McCarthy to return to action in eight to ten weeks.

There had been fears McCarthy could be out for much of the season after he was stretchered off in Saturday's 1-1 draw with Bolton, but Martinez is hopeful the player will return before the end of the year.

"It is a little bit better than we thought at first but it is obviously ligament damage in the right ankle," he said. "When it is swollen it is sometimes difficult to assess but there is no fracture, we hope.

"We expect to get the results of the scan today and then hopefully it will be eight to ten weeks."

He added: "He has been sensational. Sometimes it is hard to understand the age of James. He plays with a great maturity and understanding and the level of performance has been so consistent for a young man it shows you the quality he has got.

"When he was stretchered off I feared the worst but, I know eight to ten weeks is a long time, but we will use that period to try to refresh him. When he comes back he will be stronger and ready to make a real impact in the rest of the season."

Martinez was angry at Bolton midfielder Fabrice Muamba for the challenge, even if he accepted there was no intent to harm McCarthy.

"It was a completely unnecessary challenge," he said. "Obviously it was not malicious at all but it was reckless. It was one of those challenges where only one person can get hurt and that was someone who wants to get on the ball and try to be creative.

"It is an incident that is going to happen in football. It is just that thin line - if the referee feels it was reckless or with excessive force it can be a red card - but what worries me more is the health of James McCarthy.

"Probably one of the most creative young players in the Premier League is going to be out for up to ten weeks. That is a football crime."

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Injured Tevez flies home, Manchester derby doubt
ESPNsoccernet - October 28, 2010



Carlos Tevez has flown home to Argentina amid fears he could miss Manchester City's derby test against Manchester United because of the injury he picked up in his side's 3-0 loss to Arsenal on Sunday.

After scans revealed Tevez's thigh injury was worse than initially thought and bad enough to keep him out for around two weeks, City boss Roberto Mancini saw an opportunity to allow Tevez to spend time at home while he recovers.

Tevez's team-mate Roque Santa Cruz said this week Tevez was homesick and missing his children, who live in Argentina, so the theory is the striker will come back refreshed and happy early next week, although he is expected to undertake an intense rehabilitation schedule while he is away to boost his chances of recovering in time for the November 10 Manchester derby.

Tevez is all but certain to miss City's upcoming Premier League matches against Wolves and West Brom as well as their Europa League fixture against Lech Poznan next week. The return of Mario Balotelli from injury and the form of Emmanuel Adebayor, who scored a hat-trick in Europe last week, should help ease City's striking woes but Mancini will be desperate to have Tevez back to face United since the City captain has scored three goals against Sir Alex Ferguson's men since leaving Old Trafford for Eastlands.

Mancini was keen to rest Tevez in upcoming matches anyway since his skipper has been playing out almost every match as a lone striker in the absence of injured team-mates. He limped off in the second half against Arsenal but it was initially thought he had a dead leg and would not miss any matches. He has scored seven goals in nine Premier League matches this season.

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Wenger confirms Gibbs blow
ESPNsoccernet - October 28, 2010



Arsene Wenger has confirmed defender Kieran Gibbs will be out of action for several weeks with a medial knee ligament strain.

Gibbs had to be substituted after 18 minutes of the 4-0 Carling Cup victory at Newcastle on Wednesday after a collision with Wayne Routledge.

Gibbs suffered a metatarsal injury in November last year that ruled him out for the rest of the season, and Wenger believes he is likely to spend another significant spell on the sidelines.

"We lost Kieran Gibbs last night," Wenger told Arsenal TV Online on Thursday. "That is the bad news. It is a medial knee ligament strain. It needs to be checked on the scan tomorrow but it will be a few weeks."

Arsenal have also been without Manuel Almunia, Thomas Vermaelen, Aaron Ramsey and Robin van Persie, and Wenger ruled out any of his injured players returning to face West Ham this weekend.

"We have nobody else back from Manchester City. Van Persie and Vermaelen are still out, Ramsey and Almunia are not ready, so it should be a similar squad to the one that played at Man City, but Van Persie and Ramsey are very close to coming back to full training now," he said. "They should be back in the group at the end of next week.

"Of course we should not set the same [recovery] time to Ramsey as Van Persie. Aaron will need a longer period to be completely match-fit for the first team, but Van Persie is not far away now.

"Manuel Almunia is maybe one to two weeks away. With Vermaelen, it is difficult to set a fixed time because he Achilles improves slowly."

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Virus raises doubts over Jones and Pennant
ESPNsoccernet - October 28, 2010



Stoke manager Tony Pulis is trying to limit the effects of a virus that has hit two of his key players over the past week.

Winger Jermaine Pennant and striker Kenwyne Jones both came down with the bug at the start of the week. They have suffered high temperatures and flu-like symptoms.

Both players started in yesterday's Carling Cup defeat at West Ham, but were substituted during the second half.

"The two of them weren't feeling that brilliant after the Manchester United game, so we were a little bit careful with them," Pulis said. "Kenwyne actually felt worse when he was up in London after he woke up from a sleep on Wednesday afternoon, but we persuaded him to give us an hour.

"He looked very good when he played. We didn't get back in until half past three this morning, so we've given them the day off."

Pulis is confident both players will be well enough to start against Everton on Saturday, but was set to assess them on Thursday evening.

"They'll report back tonight and we'll look and see who's ready to go and who's not, because it'll be a tough game.''

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Injury may rule Cole out of Chelsea clash
ESPNsoccernet - October 31, 2010


Liverpool midfielder Joe Cole could miss next Sunday's clash against former club Chelsea after picking up a hamstring injury in Liverpool's 1-0 win at Bolton.

Cole, 28, swapped Stamford Bridge for Anfield over the summer after Reds boss Roy Hodgson snapped him up on a free transfer, but after limping off against Bolton he may miss out on coming face to face with his former team-mates.

Though Hodgson does not believe the injury is too serious, he revealed that Cole's availability for next Sunday's match would become clearer after further tests.

"He has a slight hamstring injury and we don't know the extent of it until after he has a scan," Hodgson said.

The experience is a new one to Cole having never suffered such a muscle injury in his career. Having already served a three-match ban this season, it is also another setback as he attempts to establish himself at Anfield.

The Reds could be boosted for the visit of the champions and league leaders by the return of Dirk Kuyt. The Dutchman has made a rapid recovery from an ankle injury sustained on international duty earlier this month.

"I think he will be available to be in the squad against Chelsea, but whether he is fit enough to play remains to be seen," Hodgson said. "I think he will return to training towards the latter part of the week and then it is a question of seeing how well he can cope.''

Another former Chelsea player, Glen Johnson, is also expected to be available after a thigh strain.

Hodgson refused to talk up a Liverpool revival after his team finally climbed out of the Premier League relegation zone with victory over Bolton.

"If we had come into this game in a different position in the league table and with a few wins behind us, I think we would have settled down and been a bit more relaxed," Hodgson said. "As it is we are affected by the table and the fact we have started so badly.

"We have been rightly criticised for starting so badly and when that happens one of the things that goes out of the window is composure and confidence. I have been as devastated as everyone has by the lack of results but I have never stopped believing that work would pay dividends. It is just a question of timescales.

"I am still not convinced it is going to pay dividends in a short timescale, it is going to be a longer job. It is still too early to be too optimistic but at least it is a step in the right direction. The players now know they have got the ability to dig in, even in games like this, which is a good thing to know. It is nice to see a little bit of light at the end of the tunnel.''