Thomas Blow For Redknapp
Portsmouth have lost Jerome Thomas for around 3 months to injury just weeks after making his move from Charlton permanent.
Thomas has suffered a stress fracture in the base of his spine and will be sidelined for around 12 weeks with surgery a possibility. The news comes on the back of the injury to Niko Kranjcar who is recovering from rupturing ankle ligaments while on duty for Croatia. It is estimated that Kranjcar is out until mid-November.
The news is significant for fantasy managers because it again boosts the potential of Portsmouth’s loan signing Armand Traore. He may well be under threat from new signing Nadir Belhadj when Harry adopts a 3-5-2 with wingbacks. However Redknapp has made it pretty clear that Traore is his first choice in this formation. As an added bonus, should Portsmouth revert to a 4-4-2, it would appear that Traore would be favourite to take a left midfield role with both Kranjcar and Thomas injured.
Mark, can you point to where Harry says he prefers Traore in a 3-5-2 formation? Whilst it’s a bit rude to be excited at the injury of a player, this sort of confirmation will certainly make my mind up for my planned transfer…
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I’m not so sure by these comments, looks like rotation is on the cards.
http://www.eatsleepsport.com/p.....81277.html
Redknapp added: “Belhadj is a left-sided player. He can be a left-back, he can be a left wing-back, and we need good players like that.
“He’s the same type of player as Traore. He’s got pace, has good ability and is a very good player. I see him giving us an alternative in that left wing-back role. Before there was no-one really at the club who could do it apart from Armand.
“We’ve got a lot of games coming up, especially if we do well in Europe. There’s a run where we play Saturday, midweek and then Saturday or Sunday - it’s pretty heavy stuff. You are going to need a squad, especially with Traore.
“The lad’s only 18. He’s done terrific, but I don’t want to burn him out. He’s not used to it.”
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Thanks for the comments!!!
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Thanks
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