Injuries & Suspensions Thread

Shamikebab · 14 Dec 2017 at 14:55

It sucks but luckily it's a position we have a lot of depth in. Happy to see Lindelof getting more games, he's really improved this last month.

Robbo · 14 Dec 2017 at 15:32

A lot of depth but Bailly is the stand out centre back, he really is excellent.

Shamikebab · 14 Dec 2017 at 15:46

Last year yeah, I don't think he's been as standout this season, I'd argue Jones has been better overall.

Shamikebab · 15 Dec 2017 at 13:58

So Jose has confirmed Bailly is having surgery and will be out for 2-3 months. It's a blow but it's in an area where we should be able to cope with it.

fez · 15 Dec 2017 at 14:48

Come on Shami, Jones is one retarded lunge or tackle away from an injury at all times, Lindelof has been pretty good lately but the jury is still very much out on him at the moment. That leaves us with Smalling as out only reasonably reliable CB. Bailly will be a big loss. I just hope they get the surgery done asap so that he can be back for the tail end of the season.

nicktay2605 · 15 Dec 2017 at 15:49

It's a shame about Bailly, imo he's our best CB, but we do have some excellent depth at the position with Jones, Smalling, Lindelof and Rojo, plus then we have Blind who can play CB if we got a few more injuries. I think we'll be fine without Bailly for the time being, I'd rather the club give him all the time he needs to fully recover than rush him back and risk an injury.

Shamikebab · 15 Dec 2017 at 15:52

fez said:
Come on Shami, Jones is one retarded lunge or tackle away from an injury at all times, Lindelof has been pretty good lately but the jury is still very much out on him at the moment. That leaves us with Smalling as out only reasonably reliable CB. Bailly will be a big loss. I just hope they get the surgery done asap so that he can be back for the tail end of the season.

As I said Jones has been better than Bailly this season, then Lindelof and Smalling have both been great lately and Rojo is back now. And then we have Tuanzebe who has barely played and Blind was great last week against CSKA as part of a 3 man defence, we have so many options.

fez · 15 Dec 2017 at 17:15

Moses said:
Best defence in the league so losing one player isn’t a big deal.

Best goalkeeper in the league

Our defence has been quite lucky over the past few seasons in my view. The number of times we have been spared by **** finishing has amazed me.