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The new acquisition of the English Premier League club, defender from Cameroon Lauren, pulled a thigh muscle during training and will be out of the lineup for at least two weeks. On Tuesday, as the team's training was nearing its end, the full-back passed the ball to forward Nwankwo Kanu and suddenly pulled a thigh muscle while limping off the field. The 30-year-old player will miss the Premier League matches against Blackburn and London's Chelsea managed by Harry Redknapp. However, the Cameroonian could miss more matches depending on how quickly his injury heals. "It's a huge loss for our team," said Portsmouth's head coach H. Redknapp. "Next week we have very tough matches against the champions Chelsea, where unfortunately the defender Glen Johnson will also be unavailable." "It would have been ideal to have Lauren back in the right-back position, but at the moment we have many problems in defense, as Linvoy Primus is still recovering from a thigh injury, and team captain Dejan Stefanovic is trying to regain fitness after knee surgery," the coach expressed his disappointment. "Portsmouth is one of the surprises of the championship this season, as last year they barely avoided relegation to the lower Championship league and currently occupy the 7th position in the standings."
