Head of Medical and Sports Science Stijn Vandenbroucke issues his latest injury update – in association with Spire Roding Hospital
Head of Medical and Sports Science Stijn Vandenbroucke issues his latest injury update – in association with Spire Roding Hospital
Hello everyone,
We will start this week with an update on Dimitri Payet’s left ankle injury.
The way Dimitri has come into the Barclays Premier League is exceptional and it is unfortunate that he was injured in a tackle in Saturday’s fixture with Everton and suffered a high ankle sprain.
Dimitri had a scan on Sunday and we saw the specialist at a central London hospital on Monday.
He is scheduled to see the specialist again next Monday and I will be able to give more detail regarding Dimitri’s medical condition following this second meeting, which will decide whether or not he needs to undergo an operation. It is a fact that he will be out until February, whether he has an operation or not.
Enner Valencia was also injured in Saturday’s game. He has re-injured his right ankle and will be assessed by a specialist on Monday.
We have some positive news, too.
It is an international break and we are keeping the balance between training very hard and giving the players time to rest to prepare us for a busy winter.
We played Crystal Palace on Wednesday in a behind-closed-doors game which was very competitive because both clubs put out strong squads which could have played in the Premier League.
Alex Song played 70 minutes in this game without any problems, which was a good step in the right direction as it was his first game in six months.
Also positive is that Winston Reid came through 90 minutes against Everton on Saturday after four weeks out. He is now going to have a few days rest and we can build him up again for the Tottenham Hotspur game.
Diafra Sakho has been out running on the pitch this week and we are very confident we can recover him from his quadriceps injury for the trip to Tottenham, should he not suffer any setbacks.
Pedro Obiang is continuing with his own rehabilitation following the quadriceps injury he suffered in training before the Watford game.
Reece Oxford has had some significant development over the last few weeks. We have been working with him to prepare him for the demands of the Premier League.
He is obviously a big talent and it is my responsibility to protect him, along with the responsibility of the manager, who is fully on board with how we are managing Reece. He is away with England Under-19s now and will be involved in their matches with Holland and Japan.
Stijn Vandenbroucke
Head of Medical and Sports Science
Hello everyone,
We will start this week with an update on Dimitri Payet’s left ankle injury.
The way Dimitri has come into the Barclays Premier League is exceptional and it is unfortunate that he was injured in a tackle in Saturday’s fixture with Everton and suffered a high ankle sprain.
Dimitri had a scan on Sunday and we saw the specialist at a central London hospital on Monday.
He is scheduled to see the specialist again next Monday and I will be able to give more detail regarding Dimitri’s medical condition following this second meeting, which will decide whether or not he needs to undergo an operation. It is a fact that he will be out until February, whether he has an operation or not.
Enner Valencia was also injured in Saturday’s game. He has re-injured his right ankle and will be assessed by a specialist on Monday.
We have some positive news, too.
It is an international break and we are keeping the balance between training very hard and giving the players time to rest to prepare us for a busy winter.
We played Crystal Palace on Wednesday in a behind-closed-doors game which was very competitive because both clubs put out strong squads which could have played in the Premier League.
Alex Song played 70 minutes in this game without any problems, which was a good step in the right direction as it was his first game in six months.
Also positive is that Winston Reid came through 90 minutes against Everton on Saturday after four weeks out. He is now going to have a few days rest and we can build him up again for the Tottenham Hotspur game.
Diafra Sakho has been out running on the pitch this week and we are very confident we can recover him from his quadriceps injury for the trip to Tottenham, should he not suffer any setbacks.
Pedro Obiang is continuing with his own rehabilitation following the quadriceps injury he suffered in training before the Watford game.
Reece Oxford has had some significant development over the last few weeks. We have been working with him to prepare him for the demands of the Premier League.
He is obviously a big talent and it is my responsibility to protect him, along with the responsibility of the manager, who is fully on board with how we are managing Reece. He is away with England Under-19s now and will be involved in their matches with Holland and Japan.
Stijn Vandenbroucke
Head of Medical and Sports Science