The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Argentina-c2841 captain was saddened by the latest injury scare to the Catalan defender, claiming that the fateful event will affect La Blaugrana in the long run.
Injury problems continue to haut Carles Puyol. The tail end of the penultimate La Liga campaign saw the Spaniard hobble off the pitch with knee injuries. La Masia youth academy graduate has had a difficult time recuperating from his given problems and only
recently returned to active duty.
He suffered another blow in midweek, dislocating his right elbow in Barcelona’s UEFA Champions League away victory over http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jorge-c19120 Jesus’ Benfica at the Estadio da Luz.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Carles-Puyol-c8331 during his yet another injury misfortune. He admitted the event deeply scarred the dressing room, with players mood tainted by the injury to their
captain.
“I don’t think it’s something simple as we could see on the pitch the state his elbow was in. We don’t even feel like celebrating after our win as we are going to miss him,” he said while talking to reporters at a press conference after the game in Lisbon.
Continuing on the topic, the former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809 and West Ham player emphasised that the incident cannot be swept under the carpet, despite the fact that Barcelona are on an enviable winning run in La Liga and UEFA Champions League.
Mascherano remarked that ‘Puyol’s loss is a big blow to us (Barcelona)’, commenting that Tito Vilanova’s men rely on his services to endure the rigours of the 2012/13 Spanish top flight football campaign.
“We are having a good run at the moment but the fact is that Puyol’s loss is a big blow to us. We were counting on him again because he is someone who is very important, but this is inexplicable.”
The former Argentina captain reminisced about Puyol’s injury history over recent months, sharing that the latest injury occurrence is frustrating and soured his mood.
“First he had a knee injury and now this. It makes you very angry and you don’t even want to celebrate the victory.”
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