Speaking in his pre-match press conference, Marcelo Bielsa has given an update on Patrick Bamford’s injury situation.
Bamford has been out of action for quite some time now with an ankle problem, and it seems as though he could still be sidelined for a little while yet.
Indeed, Bielsa says that he doesn’t know when the striker will be back on the pitch, stating that this is not a simple injury.
What’s been said?
Bielsa was asked about Bamford during his press conference.
“It’s the problem in his ankle. The time of his diagnostic has not been fulfilled yet. It’s not a simple injury. The disappearance of the pain or the tolerance of the pain. You can’t give an exact prognosis. The response I give when I say it’s subject to his evolution can not be interpreted as me not giving all the info I possess because injuries like this where the prognosis can’t be given exactly. I mean when he will be available to play,” Bielsa said.
Could be a while
It’s always worrying when you hear that a player doesn’t have a return date.
Usually, you’re able to tell when a player is going to return, even if you just give a rough estimate, but if Bamford’s injury is about more than just waiting for the pain to disappear then he could be out for a while.
Hopefully, he’s back sooner rather than later. He was just hitting his stride before he was sidelined and he’d even worked his way into Gareth Southgate’s England squad.
Let’s hope that Bielsa is able to give a more positive update after the international break.
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