Aston Villa ahead Leon Bailey has been dealt a blow after selecting up one other harm within the win over Norwich Metropolis on Saturday.
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Talking in his post-match press convention following the 2-0 victory over Dean Smith’s aspect, supervisor Steven Gerrard revealed that the Jamaican speedster faces a race to be match for subsequent week’s journey to Turf Moor, having been withdrawn simply 40 minutes into the conflict with the Canaries.
Requested concerning the summer time signing’s standing, the Villa boss stated: “It’s an ankle challenge. By way of the extent and the harm I’m positive he’ll be MRI scanned within the subsequent 24 to 48 hours. I’m actually upset and pissed off for him as a result of he’s labored actually exhausting to get again, he’s been coaching ever so effectively.”
Will Bailey be a hit subsequent season?
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The Englishman then went on so as to add: “He stated there was a little bit of a twist after the contact so we’ll get him checked out. He’s clearly going to be a significant doubt for the subsequent sport in opposition to Burnley as a result of it’s very uncommon that you just come off the pitch and also you’re accessible for the subsequent sport, so we’re involved about it.”
Big Blow
That frustration for all involved stems from the truth that it has been a disrupted debut marketing campaign for the 24-year-old since his £25m transfer from Bayer Leverkusen, having been restricted to only seven Premier League begins for the Midlands aspect.
The £27m-rated man had missed a good portion of the season over the festive interval with a thigh harm, though since his return to motion in February he has did not nail down a daily beginning berth, regardless of the membership’s inconsistent type.
He had arrived final summer time with an enormous popularity after offering 65 aim contributions in 156 video games in all competitions for the Bundesliga aspect, though has since chipped in with only one aim and two assists within the top-flight throughout his temporary stint at Villa Park.
Nonetheless, he had begun to point out indicators of life in his current outings, notably going near scoring early on in Saturday’s win, solely to be denied by a high quality save from opposition stopper Tim Krul, whereas Birmingham Mail author John Townley wrote that he appeared “vigorous in spells” previous to his withdrawal.
With Gerrard’s males nonetheless not sure of survival – regardless of reaching the ‘magic’ 40 level mark with that newest victory – they’re nonetheless in want of all the assistance they’ll get, with Bailey’s potential absence within the coming weeks removed from a great state of affairs.
Sure, it has not gone to plan to this point, however there’s actually an immense expertise in there someplace, along with his former coach Heiko Herrlich beforehand suggesting that he “can do anything” such is his undoubted high quality.
He appeared as if he had begun to construct some rhythm in current weeks, though this newest setback is about to be an enormous blow for each his supervisor, the supporters and the participant himself.
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