Prior to their match against Sunderland, Blackburn Rovers’ manager acknowledges a major injury setback.
Before the meeting on Wednesday night, Sunderland and Blackburn Rovers both have injury concerns.
Jon Dahl Tomasson, the manager of Blackburn Rovers, has acknowledged that his team may not have a recognized striker available against Sunderland on Wednesday night.
Blackburn Rover, who joined summer signing Niall Ennis in the treatment room after suffering an injury in the 2-1 victory against Middlesbrough at the weekend, has been declared to be out for an extended amount of time, according to the head coach.
Forward Although Semir Telalovic appears to be Tomasson’s top choice to replace Gallagher, a false nine may also be used.
After Middlesbrough’s victory, midfielder Lewis Travis was also questionable with an injury, although Tomasson has strongly suggested that Travis will start.
We are all aware of Sam Gallagher’s problematic injury history, but Tomasson expressed surprise that he would miss five, six, or seven weeks of play.
“We’re quite disappointed for him and the team after reading the news.
“It’s never good when a player gets hurt, especially for Sam because he’s had a lot of injuries both before and during my time here.
He’s a key contributor, and I feel bad for the young kid because he wants to support the club. We can’t modify his amazing thinking or attitude, despite the fact that he is a great young man.
“We need to consider our choices. We have Semir, who recently arrived, Tyrhys Dolan, who has experience playing that position, Harry Leonard, who is capable of playing there, and we have attempted to play Sammie [Szmodics] there once as a false nine. There has also been Ryan Hedges play. There are some adjustments that need to be made.
Tomasson continued, “We know Trav [Travis] is a warrior, he’s a tough guy, and I think he’ll be alright for tomorrow.
Niall [Ennis] is still out but will participate in some training next week.
Sam Barnes is absent, but [Jake] Batty has been working out with us and will play his first minutes for the Under-21s on Wednesday against Hertha Berlin.
“[Arnor] Sigurdsson is becoming more and more attractive. The remaining boys are prepared to leave.
For Sunderland, Dennis Cirkin, Pierre Ekwah, and Bradley Dack have all been ruled out, while Nazariy Rusyn is still not yet qualified for selection.
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Tony Mowbray on the Sunderland injury strategy for Bradley Dack
Bradley Dack’s displeasure at missing out on a chance to visit Blackburn Rovers again today is understandable given that he stated his intention to “prove a point” to the club when he signed with Sunderland in the summer.
But despite acknowledging that the Black Cats will miss the attacking midfielder, Tony Mowbray, the head coach of Sunderland, says that Dack’s hamstring injury is “not a major concern,” adding that he didn’t expect the 29-year-old to play every game this season given that he joined the club following a couple of serious knee injuries in recent seasons.
Bradley wasn’t supposed to be brought in with two torn cruciates and expected to play 40 or so games, according to Mowbray.
“We’ll be happy if we can get 25 games out of Bradley Dack this year.”
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The hamstring condition that has prevented Dack from playing tonight’s game is only a “tweak” rather than a significant issue. According to Mowbray, he probably could have continued the game, but Sunderland decided to give the playmaker a few weeks to rest and receive treatment rather than run the risk of making the problem worse.
“He’s played three straight games,” Mowbray added. It’s acceptable for him to miss a few games before being brought back. Bradley accepts that and says so.
He’s a loss for us because he’s a goal-scoring midfielder, as he demonstrated against Southampton. But right now, it’s not a big deal.
“I’m sure he would have been quite eager to play for Blackburn. He won’t play, though. Although he will be disappointed, he will travel with the team. The wider picture is that Bradley is here to improve some of the young players’ understanding of the game and to bring his skills to the dressing room.
He would have preferred to play against the team he was a member of for five years, but that’s okay because we will have plenty of opportunity to see Bradley perform over the remainder of the season.
