Post by Webster on Nov 19, 2021 17:36:24 GMT
(The Guardian) The West Ham United defender Angelo Ogbonna will miss the rest of the season with a cruciate knee ligament injury, manager David Moyes confirmed on Friday. Ogbonna was injured in the 3-2 victory over Liverpool two weeks ago and requires surgery.
“We think surgery will take place over the next couple of days and that is really sad, he has done a great job for us, he is a great boy, a great team player,” Moyes said before Saturday’s meeting with Wolverhampton Wanderers.
“He is someone we love having around and more importantly his performances have been excellent for us so it is a real sad moment for him and us. Most people who know about injuries and cruciate ligament injuries know they tend to take somewhere around about nine months.
“You look at (Virgil) Van Dijk and people of that ilk and how long it takes for recovery. There is not a quick return from cruciates, there is a period which has to be taken for recovery time. So I would probably say yes it will be hard for Angelo to play again this season.”
Moyes also believes there is more to come from his side. “If the season finished now I would be ecstatic, drinking champagne because of how good the team has done but we have another 20 or more games to go so we just have to continue how we have been playing and keep the players pushing on,” he said. “But I think we can play better, there is more to come and players who can step up again.” (Reuters)
“We think surgery will take place over the next couple of days and that is really sad, he has done a great job for us, he is a great boy, a great team player,” Moyes said before Saturday’s meeting with Wolverhampton Wanderers.
“He is someone we love having around and more importantly his performances have been excellent for us so it is a real sad moment for him and us. Most people who know about injuries and cruciate ligament injuries know they tend to take somewhere around about nine months.
“You look at (Virgil) Van Dijk and people of that ilk and how long it takes for recovery. There is not a quick return from cruciates, there is a period which has to be taken for recovery time. So I would probably say yes it will be hard for Angelo to play again this season.”
Moyes also believes there is more to come from his side. “If the season finished now I would be ecstatic, drinking champagne because of how good the team has done but we have another 20 or more games to go so we just have to continue how we have been playing and keep the players pushing on,” he said. “But I think we can play better, there is more to come and players who can step up again.” (Reuters)