Could Marveaux’s latest groin tear be a major worry?
Posted on November 7th, 2011 | 32 Comments |
Well before the game, Alan Pardew’s usual right wing choice, Gabriel Obertan, had to pull out from selection with a toe infection. Then, during the game itself, Yohan Cabaye was the first to go down with his groin. Apparently, he felt it very early in the game but struggled on, eventually having to pull out in the 36th minute when he was replaced by Dan Gosling. Next came Sylvain Marveaux, who was replaced by Sammy Ameobi in the 53rd minute after a foul by Jonny Heitinga shortly after the the resumption of play for the second half. In an afternoon of groin and toe worries, striker, Leon Best, was also pulled off with both groin and toe problems in the 72nd minute and replaced with Hatem Ben Arfa.
Speaking on Cabaye and Marveaux’s woes, Alan Pardew commented:
“They’re both groin injuries, and I’d guess they’d be difficult to heal in two weeks. We’ll have to wait and see.”
The Silver Supremo did offer some comfort however when he added:
“It’s not like they’re huge tears and they’re definitely out of the next game, I’m just assuming it will be a tight call for them.”
It could certainly be argued that Cabaye will be the bigger loss of the Gallic pair, bearing in mind that he has been a constant factor in Newcastle United’s great start to this season’s Premiership campaign, with Marveaux playing more of a peripheral role coming off the bench every once on a while. However, Cabaye does not have any history in this department, and there is no reason to suspect that this will be an ongoing problem. Marveaux’s groin on the other hand has been a constant thorn in his side (if that makes any sense) in the past couple of seasons. with the player being laid off for many months in the past for adductor muscle tears, complicated by calcification issues and surgery. This was something I covered in a previous post from June of this year.
Hopefully, it will indeed be the case that Marveaux, who signed a five year contract for the Magpies last June, will be fit and working again in a matter of weeks. However another groin tear, however small, could be the last thing the flying Frenchman needs bearing in mind his previous war wounds in that location, which saw him sidelined for two lengthy periods in his last year with previous club, Rennes.
Fingers crossed that there is no relation between this and his previous, more serious tear, or that he hasn’t aggravated the old injury which has caused him so many problems in the past.
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Let’s hope that it was a precautionary measure, taking them off the field.