Sam Kerr has supplied a smiling, upbeat message as she begins her lengthy restoration after present process surgical procedure to restore her anterior cruciate ligament.
Key factors:
- Matildas star Samantha Kerr went beneath the knife to repair her torn ACL, which she injured throughout a coaching break in Morocco
- The surgical procedure means Kerr will miss the conclusion of Chelsea’s season and can seemingly be unavailable for the Olympics
- Chelsea’s FA Cup title defence continues on Monday morning (AEDT) at dwelling in opposition to West Ham
The Matildas captain had an operation on Thursday following a season-ending, and almost-certainly Olympics-ending, damage that she suffered whereas on a warm-weather coaching break in Morocco with English champions Chelsea.
Posting a social media message from her hospital mattress, accompanied by an image exhibiting her proper leg strapped up, a beaming Kerr supplied a thumbs as much as followers with the message: “On the highway to restoration.”
She additionally needed to know if anybody had any suggestions of issues to look at on Netflix throughout her recuperation.
Probably, one of many first issues she’ll be tuning into is the beginning of Chelsea’s FA Cup title defence on Monday morning (AEDT) because the Blues play West Ham within the fourth spherical at their Kingsmeadow dwelling.
It’s certain to be a very arduous look ahead to the 30-year-old Kerr, who has made the Cup her personal area lately, having scored 5 terrific targets prior to now three Wembley finals, all gained by Chelsea.
However Chelsea boss Emma Hayes, whereas saying everybody on the membership was considering of Kerr, is aware of her star participant would solely be involved about her teammates persevering with the Cup-winning streak.
“I do know Sam would anticipate me to say nothing much less,” stated Hayes, whose personal trophy cupboard already contains 5 FA Cups.
“Our focus has acquired to be on the gamers which can be match and a great problem for me is to seek out these options.
“I belief within the squad that we have now.”
West Ham may give a debut to Kerr’s Matildas colleague Katrina Gorry.
One other Matilda who can already have fun a spot within the last-16 is the ever-improving Clare Wheeler, who featured within the first tie of the weekend, Everton’s 3-0 fourth-round win at Aston Villa on Sunday.
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