Bolton Wanderers manager Owen Coyle has revealed defender Tyrone Mears will be sidelined further after sustaining another injury in the 2-0 defeat to Norwich City in the beginning of February.
Mears joined Bolton Wanderers along with Burnley teammate http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chris-c9006 Eagles on a three year contract in the summer transfer window of 2011 for a joint fee of 3 million pounds. Unfortunately for the right back he broke his leg in training in early August.
After a five month absence, Mears returned to the reserve team on 24th January and played the full 90 minutes against the Sunderland Reserves. He went on to make a substitute appearance for the Trotters against Swansea City in the FA Cup clash.
The Bolton Wanderers manager awarded Mears with a start against Norwich City in early February, the defenders first full debut for the Trotters. While Bolton Wanderers stumbled to a 2-0 defeat against Norwich, Mears complained of pain in the leg that had
been broken earlier.
Coyle said while speaking to reporters:
“Tyrone Mears has had a setback in his recovery from his fractured leg. He has had to have a s***w replaced and he will be out for a number of weeks on the back of that.
He came back and played at Norwich and, within playing, there was discomfort.”
The Scottish manager revealed the player had suffered a setback in the recovery of his broken leg and had to have to existing s***w replaced with another one. According to Coyle, Mears will now be out for another couple of weeks which could mean the defender
will make his return sometime in March.
He revealed:
“Each day Tyrone trained after that, he was getting pain which was bearable to a point, but if a player goes out to play and they know there is something at the back of their mind, then it is difficult for them to make sure they are focused.”
Coyle hailed Mears for training everyday despite having unbearable pain in his leg. He felt it was best for the defender to take some much needed time off and ensure his injury had completely settled before he made a return to football once again.
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