New U.S. men’s national team head coach Mauricio Pochettino could very well be down two defensive options for October’s pair of friendlies vs. Panama and Mexico.
Chris Richards and Cameron Carter-Vickers are both sidelined with respective injuries, forcing them out of weekend action. Although there is still two weeks until the Americans welcome Panama to Austin, Texas, both Richards and Carter-Vickers would be important losses.
Richards missed Crystal Palace’s 2-1 English Premier League loss at Everton due to a hamstring injury. The 24-year-old has made six combined appearances for the Eagles to date, but Oliver Glasner’s men have yet to win any of their opening six league fixtures.
“..We lost Chris Richards this week,” Glasner said in his prematch press conference Friday. “He is not available for the next week as he has a hamstring injury.”
Crystal Palace’s final match before the October international break is an early morning showdown with Liverpool at Selhurst Park on Oct. 5
Cameron Carter-Vickers missed Celtic’s 6-0 Scottish Premiership victory over St. Johnstone on Saturday due to a toe injury, manager Brendan Rodgers confirmed.
Carter-Vickers, who has remained a stalwart in the Celtic backline, has fought through the injury in recent weeks. However, will be monitored heading into Celtic’s UEFA Champions League trip to Borussia Dortmund this coming week.
“He has got a pain on his big toe at the joint there, so we just need to look at that for every game,” Rodgers said. “He has been playing with it for a little while but we have got to try and manage it because he was in pain during the Bratislava game.
“Hopefully it will settle down quite quickly and it will settle down for Tuesday,” he added.
Carter-Vickers has made seven appearances for Celtic across all competitions and has earned 18 USMNT caps to date.
Celtic will travel to Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday before visiting Ross…
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Author : Larry Henry Jr
Publish date : 2024-09-28 22:24:34
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