Javier Morales’ injury overshadows http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Real-Salt-Lake-c40339 win over CD Chivas USA – MLS news
Even though Real Salt Lake won the week-8 Major League Soccer fixture against CD http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Javier-Morales-c18076 horrific injury stole
all the headlines.
The Claret and Cobalt midfielder fell victim to a reckless and mistimed http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Marcos-Mondaini-c23798 tackle that led to a broken and dislocated ankle.
“It was a bad one from behind,” team captain http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Kyle-Beckerman-c21556 said. "I came up and it looked like his shoe fell off, but his shoe was still on and his ankle was somewhere else.”
Morales was stretchered off the field, but the skipper was left fuming in anger and a furious exchange of words ensued. However, Mondaini apologized to the player right after the game, calling it an unintentional mistake. “It was a very unfortunate play,”
said Mondaini. “I never have an intention of hurting anyone. I want to tell Morales that I wish he recovers promptly. I hope he’s playing on the field soon.”
Although the Real scored the winner in the closing stages of the game, the goal was hardly celebrated. “It’s difficult to deal with,” head coach Jason Kreis said. “You could see the emotions on a lot of the player’s faces that were on the field, and it was
difficult to get past it. There are a lot of difficult things happening to us at the moment.”
According to some experts, the degree of the injury is even more serious worse than Steve Zakuani’s, who got hurt against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Colorado-Rapids-c38849 a few weeks earlier. Morales was immediately taken to a hospital and early examination suggests that the player will
be sidelined for the next four months.
Coaches of the two teams, Robin Fraser of Chivas USA – who has also been Kreis’ assistant coach at RSL – and Kreis himself were seen exchanging words. However, both of them cleared the air after the match. According to the tacticians, it was a mere exchange
of thoughts on the midfielder as both know him well. “He knows Javier and cares about him,” said Kreis, indicating that he was just passing along what he knew about the injury.
Morales, however, would be glad to see the result that his team came up with in spite of his absence. The team, meanwhile, would be hoping for a speedy recovery of their leading goal scorer and exemplary teammate.
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