The French striker would be cursing his luck after fracturing his left foot, putting a temporary end to a brilliant start to the 2012/2013 Ligue 1 campaign
The 26-year-old was in the form of his life since the start of this season and was a constant headache for the opposing teams. Marseille’s early rise to the top of the table was down to Gignac’s heroics and many were tipping the Frenchman to rival Paris
Saint-Germain’s http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Zlatan-Ibrahimovic-c38029 for the Ligue 1 Golden Boot.
However, Marseille’s defeat at the hands of a struggling Troyes side marked a temporary end to Gignac’s season. The prolific striker was hauled off the pitch after breaking his left foot during the match. Les Phoceens have already confirmed that the striker
will be sidelined for six weeks.
“Andre-Pierre Gignac has suffered a broken metatarsus. He will be sidelined for six weeks according to the medical staff,” read a statement on the club's official website.
The 26-year-old has expressed his frustration at his recent injury and believes that that luck isn’t with him at the moment. While talking to reporters after his injury, the former Toulouse player said that injuries are part of football, but this injury
has hurt him a lot as he was in fine form for the Rhone giants.
"This is not good news. It's like that, its part of life as a footballer but I have a lot of bad luck, and it's doubly so because we lost tonight.”
Marseille coach, Elie Baup, is gutted over the incident and has stated that the recovery time is still unknown but is hoping for Gignac’s quick return to the team.
"This is a negative point but we do not yet know how long he will be out for," the coach added.
The question on everyone mind at this moment is how http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/France-c2899 international has helped Marseille perform brilliantly this season but his injury has given birth
to several questions regarding Les Phoceens’ season.
Although OM have few other players who can fill this void, none of those strikers are as prolific as Gignac. Loic Remy would be the coach’s first choice to replace the injured striker and the Frenchman has the ability to perform well for his club. However,
the main problem with Remy is that the product of Lyon's youth academy is another injury-prone striker and has just returned from a major injury.
The 25-year-old has attracted a lot of interest in recent teams but his injury problems have put off the suitors. However, this is the chance for the former Nice striker to show the world what he is capable of. Marseille would be hoping for a quick return
of Andre-Pierre Gignac but in the mean time, they would also want Remy to perform well and help Marseille regain the top spot in the league.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ghana-c2905 international would be hoping for a chance to show his abilities in the absence of Gignac. However, the Ghanaian is still only 21, and hasn’t played many games this season and his impulsive behaviour
is also a cause for concern.
In short, it is safe to say that Andre-Pierre Gignac’s injury will hurt Marseille’s chances of winning the Championelle this season, and the club's coaching staff and fans would be hoping for a quick return of the star striker who has to spend some time
on the treatment table yet again.
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