Good thing we have two great 'keepers. When one goes down, no worries (unless Kocic gets injured, as well).
Apparently Frei screamed when his foot caught and kealed over in excruciation... sounds serious.
We're supporters.... we gotta blame somebody or something. Did the groundskeeper not properly maintain the turf? Was De Klerk working them too hard? Was the new GK coach making Frei do something unsafe? Was a bit of 2006 plastic pitch somehow left over? Did a reporter distract Frei? Did Adidas make defective boots?...
... or is it as some have suggested that the club is somehow cursed and destined to never make the post-season?...
Last edited by Oldtimer; 03-23-2012 at 02:55 PM.
^ Well, if it had been closer to the 6-yard box, we could have blamed the sleeves for the rugby goals. No such luck.
Seriously, I feel bad for Stef, but Plata must feel awful as well. Although there was no contact, just being involved & close to the play must make it worse.
Just got confirmation that Quillan Roberts is at the airport waiting for his flight out of Columbus where the Academy currently playing.
Remember The Man, The Legend, The Goal 5-12-07 and All That #9 Left On The Pitch, Thanks For The Memories !!!
Here is Quillan Roberts twitter page:
Last Tweet: "Hoping this flight isn't delayed"
http://twitter.com/#!/QGoalie18
I had heard it alot was more then just a strain... A break, that may/may not be quite bad. Think for a moment at whats been reported.
-Players on field distressed
-Media asked to turn cameras off
-JDG right away motioning for privacy
-Hospital treatment
For a club to schedule it's own individual conference behind it, I would suspect we're looking outside a strain. I'm going to guess and hope that I am horribly, horribly wrong - Ankle dislocation/Compound fracture of the tibula?
Regardless of the quality we have in goal, A gentleman & upstanding ambassador of the club such as Stefan is surely unlucky to sustain such an injury.
Speedy recovery Stop Sign!
Team has announced that Frei will be out 8-10 weeks with a broken fibula.
As long as there isn't any ligament damage, this is ok news, a straight break isn't the worst injury ever.
But get well soon Stefan!