Injury update: Ireland back soon, Ben Arfa delayed

February 18th, 2011 | 79 Comments |

Stephen Ireland has been injured since he got here 3 weeks ago but it looks as if he’s nearing fitness now.

Apparently his recovery is going well and Ireland talked about it thusly:

“We thought it would be a couple of weeks.

“But I went running outside today at a decent level and decent pace, and I reckon it could be by the end of next week hopefully.

“I’ve just got to do a few more sessions and then see how far I can push it. If it goes well then I could be back soon.

“I haven’t got any specific game in mind. I’ve just got to take a day at a time really, because one day it could feel amazing and then the next day really bad. It’s quite strange, but I have to see how I feel on a day to day basis.

“I just need to get back on the field now. I’m frustrated with the injury I’ve got at the moment. (more…)