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In the English Premier League, the head coach of a club performing very poorly, Glenn Roeder, confirmed that an experienced thigh injury suffered by the team's striker could keep him out of the lineup until the end of this season.
The 25-year-old player has been sidelined for two weeks due to thigh problems, and it appears that the footballer may require surgery. The Newcastle club striker has already scored three times this season in the league and five goals in all competitions.
"We are close to arranging surgery in America. Once the operation is done, it will mean the end of the season for him," said G. Roeder.
In addition, the coach also revealed that the reserve team's goalkeeper, Tim Krul, will also be unable to help the team due to a knee injury.
The 18-year-old goalkeeper, who successfully debuted for Newcastle in the UEFA Cup match against Palermo, aggravated his knee problem on Tuesday ahead of the fourth round match in the League Cup against Watford.
"Tim suffered the injury before last week's match in Italy, and we weren't sure if it was a meniscus injury or if he just knocked his knee," said G. Roeder. - "He could have played in that game and debuted fantastically, but we weren't one hundred percent sure it wasn't something like a meniscus injury, and now it seems fully clarified."
"As the team warmed up, he took a hit and when he got up, he felt a lot of pain in his knee. He was taken to the hospital, and if he needs anything, it will be done in Watford," added the strategist.
These injuries suffered by S. Ameobi and T. Krul further exacerbated the problems of the club in crisis, as goalkeeper Shay Given, defender Kieron Dyer, and strikers Michael Owen and Obafemi Martins are also unable to play due to injuries.
This means that G. Roeder currently has to deal with only one striker, the 19-year-old Giuseppe Rossi, but even he has been loaned out to another team, and the team's attacking leader M. Owen can only return to the lineup at the end of the season. Newcastle currently sits in 19th place in the English championship with just 8 points.
