John Stones out for 4 to 6 weeks, a big miss given his outstanding performances this season and out lack of centre backs.
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Guardiola says John Stones will be out for between 4 to 6 weeks with his hamstring injury.
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Fixtures Stones will miss if he is out for a full 6 weeks:
- Feyenoord H (UCL)
- Huddersfield A
- Southampton H
- West Ham H
- Shakhtar A (UCL)
- Man United A
- Swansea A
- Tottenham H
- Leicester A (CC)
- Bournemouth H
- Newcastle A
Possible return: Palace A (31/12).
A devastating blow for the lad. He's shown this season why we were prepared to spend big on him.
Routine miss now Vinny is back.
Depending on the severity of the injury 6 weeks may be a conservative estimate. Big blow for us but Kompany and Mangala played well yesterday. Just need to hope Vinny can last for a couple of months.
Quote from: Hesperus on November 19, 2017, 08:07:47
Depending on the severity of the injury 6 weeks may be a conservative estimate. Big blow for us but Kompany and Mangala played well yesterday. Just need to hope Vinny can last for a couple of months.
Thought Mangala looked very good
There is a good player in Mangala, unlikely it will come out at us though.
Kompany can slot in for Stones. No worries. Won't even notice he's gone.
if Vinny doesn't break in the next while or get a stupid red card like he could easily have done on Saturday then we might be Ok.
I think Vinny could do himself a favour by not chasing up and down when we get a corner. Not until he's match fit at any rate.
Mangala's passing can be a bit suspect.
Quote from: Ludo on November 20, 2017, 12:45:09
if Vinny doesn't break in the next while or get a stupid red card like he could easily have done on Saturday then we might be Ok.
Why was it stupid ? Vardy couldve scored
He risked a red for the team
It was stupid because we could have played 87 or so minutes with 10 men plus the fact that lunging in like that is the sort of tackle that injures Kompany in the first place.
Vardy COULD have scored but Vinny SHOULD have seen red.
I don't think it was a red card as Stones was close. However it was still careless to risk it. Better to be a goal down after 3 minutes than down to ten men.
Quote from: gavin on November 21, 2017, 16:40:27
I don't think it was a red card as Stones was close. However it was still careless to risk it. Better to be a goal down after 3 minutes than down to ten men.
Vinny knew exactly what he was doing, and he wasnt being stupid.
The ref would never have given a red so early in the game and stones was bearing down on Vardy so it wasnt a clear cut scoring opportunity, and the rule is for refs , dont give a red if theres any uncertainty.