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bigblue wrote:https://www.mancity.com/news/first-team/first-team-news/2017/september/benjamin-mendy-man-city-injury-news-update?amp=1

Manchester City FC can confirm that Benjamin Mendy has ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee.
The French defender sustained the injury during the first half of the Saturday’s 5-0 Premier League victory at home to Crystal Palace.

After initial tests in Manchester at the start of the week, Benjamin travelled to Barcelona to see a specialist doctor, where further examinations of the knee today confirmed the extent of the injury.

Benjamin will undergo surgery tomorrow in Barcelona, and everyone at the Club wishes him a speedy recovery.

mancity.com will bring you regular updates regarding his rehabilitation.

Fuck.

Great.

Quite annoyed to see that on both positions where we are in the open, something happend as soon as the transfer window ended. Kompany injured as everyone predicted, as we failed to sign another top defender, while our only left back looks like has the season over as soon as it started.

A huge blow for him and all of us, that said he seems to have accepted his fate

bigblue wrote:https://www.mancity.com/news/first-team/first-team-news/2017/september/benjamin-mendy-man-city-injury-news-update?amp=1

Manchester City FC can confirm that Benjamin Mendy has ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee.
The French defender sustained the injury during the first half of the Saturday’s 5-0 Premier League victory at home to Crystal Palace.

After initial tests in Manchester at the start of the week, Benjamin travelled to Barcelona to see a specialist doctor, where further examinations of the knee today confirmed the extent of the injury.

Benjamin will undergo surgery tomorrow in Barcelona, and everyone at the Club wishes him a speedy recovery.

mancity.com will bring you regular updates regarding his rehabilitation.

Fuck. Are there any examples of young, speedy players rupturing their ACL who still play at the same level (or better) once they recover?

well there's Bendy of course, a couple of years back playing for Marseille but don't know if it was as bad a tear as this one

Sad for Bendy.

Even worse is that Delph has been recalled to the England squad on the back of his recent displays. Hope he doesn't get crocked on international duty.

Well here's some info about what we might expect from Mendy going forward:

https://williamsterett.com/blog-dr-will ... -torn-acls

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/ ... es-careers

https://www.theguardian.com/football/th ... ester-city

Fuck sake! How long will he be out for?

Mase wrote:Fuck sake! How long will he be out for?

8-9 months minimum after surgery - back for in time next season if he works hard

there's always this bloke

https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/benoit- ... eler/43264

johnny crossan wrote:

Mase wrote:Fuck sake! How long will he be out for?

8-9 months minimum after surgery - back for in time next season if he works hard

there's always this bloke

https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/benoit- ... eler/43264

FFS! We literally have no luck with injuries!

A shame, he did not even had the time to show us what he is good for. So far he`s been more impressive on social media
Not so sure using Danilo will be a step back for us.

kennyboy wrote:A shame, he did not even had the time to show us what he is good for. So far he`s been more impressive on social media
Not so sure using Danilo will be a step back for us.

The problem is that Walker has a record also. If one of Danilo and Walker gets injured also, that would be a huge blow for our title chances.

horrible. one of the players we could least afford to lose.

Another 60 million in January so.

Forget about Sanchez. I really think that ship has sailed anyway.
If he's free in summer and still prefers us, so be it. Otherwise we have more pressing problems in January.

bigblue wrote:Well here's some info about what we might expect from Mendy going forward:

https://williamsterett.com/blog-dr-will ... -torn-acls

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/ ... es-careers

https://www.theguardian.com/football/th ... ester-city

Fack sake, may I get crucified for I felt this big stick coming up my arse since the moment I saw that leg twisting!!!
and I know jack shit of orthopedics.

thanks Big for timed supply of very interesting info, indeed.

Also, I know I am often accused of sudden falls in men love, but don't we actually wanna start a plea to replace the Con's puppet with Johnny Crossan? I mean, not only the man have found that Espaniol's Aaron Martin, whose thread I totally lost to my utter shame, but now also come up with a French free agent, there for the take... if only the window...

Seriouly, I guess PP would probably keen on... and at least a little infusion of Mancunian blood among the Spafia won't hurt.

PeterParker wrote:

kennyboy wrote:A shame, he did not even had the time to show us what he is good for. So far he`s been more impressive on social media
Not so sure using Danilo will be a step back for us.

The problem is that Walker has a record also. If one of Danilo and Walker gets injured also, that would be a huge blow for our title chances.

Behave PP!
this board doesn't need a jinxer in addition to me (see post above pls)

iwasthere2012 wrote:Another 60 million in January so.

Forget about Sanchez. I really think that ship has sailed anyway.
If he's free in summer and still prefers us, so be it. Otherwise we have more pressing problems in January.

I'm sure there're stop gap options out there for much less. E.g. Werder Bremen's Swedish left back, Augustinsson, would do a good job for about a tenth not that price, and at 23 he could be a back up for years.

mr_nool wrote:

iwasthere2012 wrote:Another 60 million in January so.

Forget about Sanchez. I really think that ship has sailed anyway.
If he's free in summer and still prefers us, so be it. Otherwise we have more pressing problems in January.

I'm sure there're stop gap options out there for much less. E.g. Werder Bremen's Swedish left back, Augustinsson, would do a good job for about a tenth not that price, and at 23 he could be a back up for years.

I'd like a CB too Nool.

He is tweeting he will be back soon! 8-9 months ain't soon.

Mase wrote:Fuck sake! How long will he be out for?

He'll be back before Kompany.

PeterParker wrote:

kennyboy wrote:A shame, he did not even had the time to show us what he is good for. So far he`s been more impressive on social media
Not so sure using Danilo will be a step back for us.

The problem is that Walker has a record also. If one of Danilo and Walker gets injured also, that would be a huge blow for our title chances.

Even if those two are fit it still is a huge blow. We lost an outlet on the left and No, Danilo simply can't offer what Mendy did.
Other players need to step up until January and then let's see what we can do in the market

Well, after confirmation of this terrible news can we change the thread title to Bemdy on the unMendy.