Roberto De Zerbi has publicly acknowledged the misfortune that has dogged his spell at the club. \u201cI started with not big luck!\u201d he reflected soon after taking charge, and the squad\u2019s current list of absentees has only deepened that problem.<\/p>\n
The club face several long-term losses. Solanke\u2019s hamstring injury has been described in a report as \u201cover.\u201d There is a slim possibility of a three-week recovery that might permit limited involvement on the final day, but the account nevertheless presents Solanke\u2019s season as \u201cover.\u201d The forward, noted for his ability to hold the ball up, has been identified as the closest stylistic replacement to Harry Kane at Thomas Tuchel\u2019s disposal. Solanke also appeared in both of England\u2019s March friendlies, but the overstretching at Molineux is likely to have ended his international hopes for the World Cup.<\/p>\n
The list of serious injuries continues. De Zerbi had begun forming a \u201cspecial connection\u201d with Xavi Simons before the Dutch playmaker ruptured his ACL and was left \u201cheartbroken\u201d by the diagnosis. Simons said, \u201cAll I\u2019ve wanted to do is fight for my team,\u201d he lamented, \u201cand now the ability to do that has been snatched away from me, along with the World Cup .\u201d Wilson Odobert has also succumbed to an ACL injury after an erratic season in front of goal; he has taken 21 Premier League shots without scoring.<\/p>\n
Defensive issues have been compounded by Cristian Romero\u2019s absence. The captain endured a difficult debut season, collecting 11 yellow cards and two reds while a backline conceded the fourth-most goals in the Premier League. Romero suffered a knee injury when shoved into his own goalkeeper and has been forced to watch the final six weeks from the sidelines.<\/p>\n
Ben Davies has been out since ankle surgery in January. The 33-year-old is out of contract in June, leaving the prospect that his 12-year stay may end if he cannot return this season.<\/p>\n
Mohammed Kudus returned to training earlier this month but suffered a relapse that looks likely to keep him out until the World Cup. On that issue De Zerbi admitted: \u201cI don\u2019t want to push too much as we lost Kudus in this way,\u201d the Italian coach admitted. \u201cI will use the players when they are totally available to play and start training; it\u2019s better to lose one more game than get another injury.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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