Furious Paul Lambert BLASTS Swiss FA over Philippe Senderos injuryPAUL LAMBERT has hit out at the Swiss FA after Aston Villa lost their key centre back Philippe Senderos for a month.By: Ian BakerPublished: Thu, November 20, 2014 The 29-year-old broke down on international duty with his country with a calf problem only a week after returning from a thigh injury.Senderos is now out for a month and Aston Villa boss Lambert is furious with the Swiss FA, accusing them of "mismanagement" after he immediately took part in full training for his country.He said: “That's the one I'm not happy about at all, Philippe. He is the one which has annoyed me the most. He went away with his national team and if you look at his record he has only played six minute, against West Ham, for a month. He goes away with Switzerland and ends up pulling his calf in a training exercise.“It's mismanagement from the FA in Switzerland. They should have been in dialogue and seen his record in the first place and that he didn't play for a month.“It's OK for them to go away and think 'we have only lost a centre half' but we have lost a centre half for a month again, who has been a vital part of the team."Lambert is also without Ron Vlaar and Nathan Baker for Monday's home game with Southampton.He said: “We still have options but in Philippe's case it should have been avoided. He was totally fine when he came on in that little cameo role against West Ham.“Jores Okore is just coming back from an injury but he's getting better. We have lost two experienced players who have been playing well.”
Why was he allowed to go?Surely the sensible thing to have done was to pull him out of the national squad, after all we pay his wages!
'Jores Okore is just coming back from injury'. Really Paul? He's been back quite along time.
Aston Villa to give international managers fitness reports after Philipe Senderos injuryFURIOUS Aston Villa boss Paul Lambert will start to issue international managers with fitness reports on all his players when they get called up by their countries.By Ian Baker / Published 20th November 2014The Scot is seething after Philippe Senderos injured his calf on Switzerland international duty only days after returning to light training at Villa following a thigh problem.The centre back, 29, is now out for a month and Lambert will take action in future to ensure there is no repeat.The Villa boss said: "I think we will need to give them information now if they are not going to look at it."If someone has not played or trained for a month, you need to manage them."We need to make people aware of things - if that's what's going to happen to your player."I think they should have known he had not played a month before and only played six minutes against West Ham. Common knowledge tells you - you have to know - which guys have not done as much as other guys."Philippe was totally fine when he went there and I could have started him against West Ham."If you bring players in, you need to do your homework. I think he will be now out for a month."They won't pay his wages but we're forgetting that side, I've lost a centre half who has been playing really well. He's just come back from an injury and now he's out again."They'd known he was injured. They should have done their homework. They don't need us to tell them what he had done and what he needed to do."Lambert now only has two fit centre backs for Monday's home game with Southampton - Jores Okore and Ciaran Clark - and has suffered a further setback over Nathan Baker (knee).He said: "Nathan will be at least a couple of months. He's just done his knee, it's the back of his knee which is damaged but it will only need a rest."
He certainly seemed alright playing for Denmark in the previous international break.
Fit maybe but given the seriousness of the injury, I'm not surprised they haven't just thrown him back into Premier League action.
Quote from: OCD on November 20, 2014, 10:40:08 PMFit maybe but given the seriousness of the injury, I'm not surprised they haven't just thrown him back into Premier League action. They were quite happy to throw Benteke back in, in spite of the seriousness of his injury.
Another ready made excuse for Mr incompetent, we have no centre backs. Deal with it. Three points against the saints regardless of Baker and Vlaar being out. Fuck me, we must have stooped so low to have to cherish the comeback of one Philippe Senderos.
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