Chelsea are a bit off the track as their plan not went according to their Dutch boss. They are going into international break with two injuries on-board.
The points table is not so good-looking for the Blues. The starting of the campaign, which have bought one defeat, one thumping win and now a draw, and manager Enzo Maresca will be further concerned to see Malo Gusto and Enzo Fernandez required medical treatment on Sunday.
The club’s captain James Reece has missed games and is side-lined due to a hamstring concern. So, it goes for Romeo Lavia, the Belgium international also picked up a hamstring injury and has missed the last two games.
As the players depart for their national duties, the injured ones will get a proper focus for their recoveries in this span of four-week.
French Football Federation have confirmed that Chelsea defender Wesley Fofana will not take part in the upcoming international break despite receiving his first call-up in almost 18 months. The 23-year-old, who played 90 minutes against Crystal Palace on Sunday, will instead stay at Cobham.
With a largely healthy squad, it seems like a luxury problem. But ‘healthy’ is a big issue for Chelsea these days. Rewinding to last season when Mauricio Pochettino faced 43 distinct injuries to his players before the end of the season.
Players injured at the initial stage of the season
Malo Gusto, the Frenchman picked up a muscle problem in their clash against Palace. Gusto was involved in a collision with one of Palace’s defender. He soon was on floor and appeared to be shaking and reaching for his hamstring. He signaled his manager to bring him off soon after the collision.
Enzo Maresca acted quickly as he saw the right-back on the ground. He replaced Malo Gusto with right-winger Mykhailo Mudryk.
Speaking of the game, Maresca said: “We will see what happens. It looks like a muscle problem and we are going to see.”
The potential return date for the Frenchman is yet to be revealed and is still unknown as the right-back will not report for his national duty.
Enzo Fernandez was also the victim of injury during the Blues’ triumph over Crystal Palace. The injury occurred in the final moments of the game where he got hit on his jaw. It was another terrific-looking injury for Maresca’s men. The Argentine then had to be assessed by physios and pitch-side players after damaging his jaw.
Fernandez was the captain of the Blues for the game. The Argentine was due to play for his national team in the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers against Colombia and Chile.
The potential return date for the midfielder is given of September.
More injuries for Chelsea
Romeo Lavia also picked up an injury before their game with Wolves. The Belgian recently endured a devasting season last time out, acquiring only 58 minutes of football following a blossoming move from Southampton.
Chelsea coach Maresca spoke after the game and claimed that the Belgian has a small hamstring issue and it is not a big concern.
The potential return date for the Belgium international Romeo Lavia is yet to be revealed and seems to unknown to the camp.
Chelsea is also considering their main skipper Reece James to be out as the Englishman suffered a hamstring injury before the commencement of the season.
It reported that the England international’s not seen to reporting to first-team training sessions any time soon.
Despite, the club’s statement claiming that James issues were not to be bad.
The potential return date for Reece James is claimed to be somewhere at the end of September.
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