To be honest, I didn't know anything about the lad when he signed for us; but I kind of remember him being injured (or he had just recovered from an injury) when Everton bought him. I may have that wrong though.
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To be honest, I didn't know anything about the lad when he signed for us; but I kind of remember him being injured (or he had just recovered from an injury) when Everton bought him. I may have that wrong though.
Nope, he'd not had an injury. He played in the AFCON then signed for us, on the back of a full season near enough with Mainz.
Said himself he wasn't fit as he had no pre-season but was thrown in against Palace in the first game when Schneiderlin was sent off, when it should have been Davies.
Started v Watford and IIRC because of some injuries ended up playing the entire game.
Then did his thigh in training before the Villa game. Club medical staff thought it was just a small injury so they decided against surgery. He aggravated it once he returned to training and that needed surgery - if they'd have just done the surgery in the first place he'd have been back by Xmas 2019. As it was, the surgery put him out until March, then as he was nearing a return, COVID hit.
He then starts training with us and does his Achilles at the end of May. Freak movement but obviously a dreadful injury to have.
Cheers for that. Could've sworn we had Evertonians moaning that we signed an injured player etc. when he came to us, but my memory is obviously well off the mark.
As far as I recall his injury record hadn't been bad at all before he signed for us.
If the medical staff had have judged his initial problem with us better, he probably wouldn't have been where he is now
Even that would be sooner than ideal I think. He's not even training properly yet and christmas is only 4/5 weeks away. After this long out i'd kind of like him to play 3 or 4 under 23/specially arranged games before he gets pitched in to the first team. That way if he feels it he can just be subbed straight away. I wouldn't be surprised if we just chuck him in from the start in about 2 weeks knowing Everton, but I'd like to think they'll take it slow.
everton1953
Player Valuation: £40m
He should be fit for August 2021
We are going to have to rotate our options though. It's going to be about managing the time he plays.
For example, if we have 3 games in 7 days, which is likely, then if he can get 15-30 mins as a sub in one game and then maybe a start in another, or a 30 min sub app.
He's been working on his recovery from the injury in terms of cardio and conditioning out in France for well over a month now. The aim of that is so that when he comes back into training, he at least has a bit of base fitness to work from and then it's about building up sharpness etc
Definitely a balancing act, though. A precarious one at that.
davids
Player Valuation: £70m
Same ones who told Bolasie to run off an ACL.
Simon Buttle
Player Valuation: £60m
It was a bit mixed tbh, certainly had had some thigh issues before.
https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jean-philippe-gbamin/verletzungen/spieler/182894
The binman chronicles
Player Valuation: £80m
With Digne's training ground injury they are not taking any chances with Gbamin's 287th comeback...
kiss the crest
Player Valuation: £35m
Every time this thread pops up I think oh no he has injured himself again
DaChunk
Player Valuation: £20m
He hasn't been in any update videos on ig recently.... Hopefully he's ok
The binman chronicles
Player Valuation: £80m
Damn ! Doesn't look as mobile as I thought.
Still better than Gylfi!
AussieToffee11
Player Valuation: £8m
Back in two weeks and will be straight into full training. I think he will play a role in some of the Xmas games.
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