Socceroos star Martin Boyle is being stored in cotton wool for Australia’s conflict with Palestine subsequent week attributable to knee swelling that stopped him from flying to Melbourne for Thursday evening’s World Cup qualifier towards Bangladesh.
Socceroos coach Graham Arnold revealed on Wednesday {that a} safety-first method had been taken with the 30-year-old winger after session with medical workers from his Scottish membership aspect Hibernian.
Arnold defined that swelling had developed across the knee that required surgical procedure for the torn anterior cruciate ligament that stored him out of final yr’s World Cup in Qatar.
Boyle was an unused substitute for Hibs’ 2-2 draw with St. Mirren final Thursday however began for the Edinburgh-based membership in its 1-0 weekend win over Kilmarnock.
“He pulled up well, but after speaking to the medical staff from his club, they were a little bit concerned that he wouldn’t (be able to) fly out to Australia,” Arnold stated.
“It was just mainly down to the fact that it was on the knee that had the ACL, the swelling, and the long flight that could have made his knee swell up again.
“The best thing to do was to leave him over in Scotland.”
Arnold additionally spoke to Hibs supervisor, former Central Coast Mariners coach Nick Montgomery, about Boyle’s state of affairs, and was “100 per cent” positive the attacker could be match for the Socceroos’ battle with Palestine in impartial Kuwait subsequent Wednesday morning (AEDT).
“(Boyle) trained for four days with Hibs, and he’ll join us as soon as we get across to Kuwait,” the Socceroos coach stated.
Apart from Boyle, the Socceroos will probably be at full energy for the conflict with the Bangladeshis at AAMI Park.
“I believe in putting out our strongest 11 at the moment and going out there and getting the job done,” Arnold stated.
“The full focus is then on Palestine in Kuwait.”
The anticipated win over Bangladesh would be the very best method for Arnold to rejoice setting a brand new file for probably the most variety of ‘A’ internationals for a Socceroos coach.
Arnold’s pre-match message to his gamers in his 59th sport in cost will probably be easy and direct.
“Show your skills, show your qualities. We’re going to have the ball a lot so use it to the best that you can,” he stated in explaining what he’ll inform his gamers.
“I use the words in camp a lot of backyard football, and backyard football is show the tricks, show the back heels, the flicks and imagination.
“I can’t teach them that in two days (in camp). They’ve already got that.”
Source: www.news.com.au
