Jordan Gabriel is out for the foreseeable future for Blackpool, although the full back could return
The Seasiders’ Championship campaign has been marred by ongoing injury issues.
Blackpool will be hoping that some of their absent players’ recuperation process has accelerated after a much-needed midweek respite.
The Tangerines will be able to reinforce their ranks and welcome back some important players to assist offer options in the run-up with just three games in March before a busy April campaign.
Injuries have plagued the Seasiders throughout their first Championship campaign in six years, but they have handled setbacks effectively, and as a result, team members are pressing for increased game time.
While the current list is lengthy and some of the names would have been catastrophic losses at the time, the fact that performances haven’t suffered without certain prominent players says a lot about the team’s resiliency.
Here is a summary of all recent injuries in advance of a crucial time for Neil Critchley’s team.
Jessica Gabriel
After leaving the pitch in the win over Reading due to a hamstring injury, the right back will be out for the “foreseeable future.”
Blackpool has a history of hamstring injuries, but because of their rigorous style of play, it is more likely that they will sustain these types of harm.
That’s a bit of a blow, obviously, to get things off to a horrible start. He consistently tells me he’s a quick healer so fingers crossed it’s not too awful. “It’s in between really, it’s not really serious but it’s not like a grade one where it keeps you out for a week, it’ll be a little longer than that,” Neil Critchley said.
Should Gabriel’s injury turn out to be more serious, full back positions will become even more crucial. James Husband, a seasoned player for Blackpool, may return to the team soon after suffering a hamstring injury.
Husband began working out this week, giving him a full week to improve his fitness and increase his chances of making the matchday squad.
Husband’s return will be crucial to provide additional full back cover while Jordan Gabriel is sidelined so that Dujon Sterling may move over to his natural position at right full back.
He will not want to return too soon and risk suffering a quick recurrence of his injury given his experience and the significant loss in the defense’s heart.
After suffering pain in his calf during the match with Coventry, Keogh fell off the ball and had to be replaced out of caution.
However, a scan revealed that the damage was much more serious than initially believed, and he will be sidelined for some time to come.
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