Leeds United will play Sunderland on Friday night.
Before Leeds United travels to Sunderland in the Championship on Friday night, Ally McCoist called the loss of captain Ethan Ampadu a “nightmare” for the team.
In what seems to be a tough match, the Black Cats welcome Daniel Farke’s team to the Stadium of Light. However, the visitors will be without their key holding midfield player, who suffered a knee ligament injury during Saturday’s 3-0 victory against Coventry City.
Before Leeds’ midweek match against Norwich City, Farke made the following statement at a news conference: “I have to confirm it’s a serious knee injury, he has damaged his lateral ligament.” To avoid surgery, the specialists have advised cautious treatment. It’s reasonable to estimate that he won’t be back to team training for ten weeks. He should return at some time in December, but since he must first complete some team training before playing in the games, we anticipate that he will only return at some point in January.”
In response to the news on Tuesday morning on talkSPORT, well-known pundit McCoist made it very evident how serious the injury is for both Leeds and Ampadu. “Ethan Ampadu, the captain of Leeds United, will be sidelined until at least January due to a knee ligament injury he sustained during the Championship victory over Coventry,” the statement read. Fearful. Ankle ligaments are the worst, as you are well aware, but knee ligaments are the most common injuries that we are seeing these days.
Further information regarding the knee injury that appears to be going to keep Leeds defender Maximilan Wober out of action for a few weeks has surfaced elsewhere. The Austrian hasn’t played for his team since Middlesbrough defeated them in the EFL Cup in August. He wasn’t even included in his nation’s most recent squad before this month’s international break.
The manager of Austria, Ralf Rangnick, has now provided a more thorough update on the precise problem that is keeping Wober on the treatment table, with surgery anticipated, as reported by Laola1. “They will probably remove the cyst that has formed directly on the meniscus,” he stated. They had it another go at it traditionally last week. However, he felt discomfort again right away, and he’s now made the decision to have this surgery.
Laola1 reports that the defender’s operation is scheduled for Tuesday in Innsbruck. Whether Wober will return in time to participate in November’s international break is still up in the air.
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