Saw a post on another forum from someone with inside knowledge at the club that Winston Reid'a injury is so severe that he may never play first team football again. Very sad if true.
- Obviously, when you have an operation you never know how things are going to look on the other side, but it's going better than we thought so that's positive. -I'm doing gym work at the moment, rehabbing the quad and the leg and getting the bulk back - everything after the operation has gone really, really well, touch wood, and there has been no swelling.
If the club at any point updates the prognosis, physioroom will change it on their site.
I wonder with both Nasri & Lanzini playing if we could adopt the City MF approach where they have Ferdiniho just behind the two Silvas and then three man attack.
I would be interested to see if Rice could play the Ferdiniho role.
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I'd be surprised if we saw Reid in the claret and blue again.
When I look at the site, it says 'expected back 29 January' (which was probably the original timescale set by the club) and gives a quote from this interview in October
https://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/368912/winston-reid-remains-positive-as-he-looks-to-return-to-football which suggest all is on track (which is why they haven't got 'unknown return date' I suppose)
Key quotes related to rehab/comeback:
- Obviously, when you have an operation you never know how things are going to look on the other side, but it's going better than we thought so that's positive.
-I'm doing gym work at the moment, rehabbing the quad and the leg and getting the bulk back
- everything after the operation has gone really, really well, touch wood, and there has been no swelling.
If the club at any point updates the prognosis, physioroom will change it on their site.
If Rice is played there, we have no DM to speak of, which is a vital part of Pellegrini's formation.
So I reckon we'll see a CB or DM bought in, on loan at the very least.
But yeah, IMO, I don't think he'll play this season.
I think that is out of order ..... ;wahoo
Read more at https://www.whufc.com/news/articles/2019/january/10-january/team-news-nasri-set-premier-league-bow-balbuena-ruled-out#ptUUD1jHpWGpTXbV.99
MrsGrey from that link.
Manuel Pellegrini revealed Samir Nasri could make his Premier League debut for the West Ham United on Saturday.
Who says "the" West Ham United (other than the writer of course).
;hmm
I'm taking this to mean he's close to a return to training.
Lanzini is going to be a star in a Pelle team.
I would be interested to see if Rice could play the Ferdiniho role.
Lanzini has played MF and I think Nasri also.