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Fellaini Injury
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On Saturday, when Fellaini got hurt, he went for a scan at Anfield. That scan came back negative. It said on the OS that he would be going for another scan at some point, presumably sometime in the past 2 days which followed the game. But I still haven't heard anything of the supposed follow-up scan. Has anyone heard anything? Am I missing something? And, most importantly, will he be in the line-up for Chelsea?
I feel like Fellaini's most valuable asset in the past few weeks has been his ability to calmly play the ball on the ground. This is exactly what we didn't do when The Big Fella was hurt. If Fellaini isn't in the squad, I'll be worried against Chelsea. I think his presence, or lack thereof, on the field could decide the game.
Pat Finegan, Posted 09/02/2010 at 03:15:34
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Now heard Coleman will be loaned out once Hibbert is fit on another website, but there are also some rumours saying he will start v Chelsea.
I also believe we want a rental fee for Vaughan who doesn't fit into Moyes plans... does this mean he will get offloaded when Beckford arrives (it he does that is)? At least with Leeds out of the cup and now struggling to hold onto an automatic promotion spot, he will be out of the limelight.
So, Captain Phil, when you get played the ball during the game dont panic and golf chip the ball on to Terrys head for the 700000th time during the game have a bit of composure show ’no fear’ and pass the ball on the floor to someone who can do something with the bloody thing!!
Heitinga is playing so well at centre half, it would be foolish to move him. So who takes the defensive midfield role?
-Neville, with Coleman at RB.
-Arteta, if he’s OK to start and play a full game.
-Rodwell (still injured?)
Coleman Heitinga Distin Baines
Donovan Neville Rodwell Osman
Cahill Saha
Subs
Nash Yakubu Anichebe Senderos
Billy Vaughan Arteta
OR
Arteta in Rodwell sub
Hopefully it will be a bit of a sprain, I slightly damaged my ankle ligaments playing five-a-side and it was a month before I could run and nearly two before I could play, even then it wasn’t 100%. Depending on the damage done, it could be longer (like Ciaran and Matteo say). Hopefully the swelling will go down soon and he won't be out for too long.
To scan for ligament damage, they have to wait until the swelling has died down, this could take a few days, so can’t necessarily be done straight away.
Once this is done, they can assess the extent of the injury. Depending on which could be anything from a week or two, to 9 - 12 months.
http://www.evertonfc.com/news/archive/fellaini-misses-chelsea.html
I hear Fellaini is going to London now on Thursday to see a specialist as the trains were cancelled according to the official website. A bit confused by that... didn't hear trains were cancelled. “We sent him this morning to get checked by a specialist, but the trains were cancelled and they couldn’t get to London so we’ve had to move it to Thursday,” Moyes revealed.
The squad for Chelsea according to the the official website is from: Howard, Nash, Neville, Coleman, Heitinga, Senderos, Distin, Baines, Osman, Arteta, Rodwell, Bilyaletdinov, Donovan, Gosling, Cahill, Saha, Yakubu, Vaughan, Anichebe, Duffy, Baxter, Forshaw
Moyes goes on to say other than Fellaini only Jags and Hibbert are injured, but I don't see Yobo in the squad myself.
Just strikes me as odd is all..
2-footed lunge, doesn’t appear too serious at that time, player (tries to) continue but is unable to continue & is subsituted, initial scans reveal no broken bones, "we need to wait until the swelling subsides", torn knee (ankle) ligaments, out for 11 months.
Hope I am wrong...
2. The mystery deepens. CIA agents seen in vicinity of Finch Farm carrying X-Ray envelopes & false leg.
No other explanation for the world not having the detailed medical diagnosis within 2 days of the injury.
Not bloody likely, well not when Everton are concerned. The longer we hear nothing the worse the prognosis IMO. As a previous poster said, it smacks of the Anichebe and Neville injury situation.
As has been debated many times before, do the club have to tell us? Do we have an automatic right to know?
ps: Fellaini out of the Chelsea game on the OS site
On selection tomorrow, for me, if Neville is going to play in midfield, Arteta has to be alongside him, as it was only during that period last season that he looked good enough in that role. As a combination, they gelled well.
I’m in Australia so I wouldn’t know if the roads were blocked by snow over there but why isn’t he being driven to London by limo or flown by private jet or even a domestic flight FFS?
I can’t believe in this day and age and with the ridiculous amounts of money being thrown around the PL we are sending one of our most valuable players to London on a train!!!
And doesn’t the city of Liverpool have someone qualified to look at his injury?
My son plays rep soccer here in Aus and if he was injured and had to go to a doctor 5 hours away I would have the car ready to go.
What? No trains on Wednesday either then? No cars available? Flights? Unbelievable stuff. This week isn’t getting any better.
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