Schalke manager Huub Stevens revealed that Nigerian international Chinedu Obasi has suffered an injury and will be back in a few weeks.
Schalke’s 2011/2012 campaign was rather impressive as compare to their previous one. They finished 3rd in the league and secured a place in the group stages of UEFA Champions League. The http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Royal-95-c40387 Blues were lifted by the
arrival of the talismanic Spaniard http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Raul-c30652 Gonzalez and their star striker Klaas Jan Huntelaar.
The Dutchman was Bundesliga’s top scorer after bagging 29 goals in the league. Huub Steven’s side were not just impressive in the domestic league but they put in some solid performances in the Europa league and reached the quarter-finals.
The Schalke manager confirmed that http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chinedu-Obasi-c8927 has still not recovered fully from the operation he had on his shin
He also revealed that the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Nigeria-c2970 international was carrying a tendon injury towards the end of the season and he played through the pain barrier to help his team qualify for the UEFA Champions League. The manager insists that
the former Hoffenheim man will return to action in a few weeks though.
“He'll be out for a few weeks after the operation on his shin. He also had a tear in his tendon which meant that he was often playing through the pain barrier in order to help the team. In the next few days and weeks he'll undergo
a rehabilitation program,” he is quoted as saying in an interview.
The 58-year old took time to praise his side’s latest acquisitions, Roman Neustadter and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Tranquillo-Barnetta-c35516. He also lauded the youngster’s Philipp Hofmann and Sead Kolasinac, and revealed that they will get the chance to stake
a claim for the starting line-up.
The Dutchman tactician conceded that the loss of four experienced players such as Raul, Peer Kluge, Mathias Schober and Hans Sarpei is a huge blow. He reckons the veterans played a massive part in lifting the team.
“Both are very committed and the same goes for our young players Philipp Hofmann and Sead Kolasinac. The youngsters will get their chance. We lost four very experienced players in Raul, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Hans-Sarpei-c15741.,”
he added.
Now Die Knappen have to look forward to the forthcoming football campaign, they will take a lot of positives from their last season’s experiences. With almost every club in the Bundesliga strengthening the squads, next season will
be a lot harder for Schalke.
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