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Postecoglou discussed the status of Micky van de Ven’s injury and his expected return timeline.
Ange Postecoglou said “[Micky] will be after the international break. When after it will be dictated by his progress during that time. The end of the international break is probably about four weeks. It’ll be some time after that.”
Postecoglou talked about Richarlison’s injury and the team’s efforts to manage his recovery.
Ange Postecoglou said “He was very disappointed. I think I said in the lead up, we tried to take a different approach, he worked awfully hard on his rehab but also his general fitness. He’d really trimmed down in terms of his conditioning. He was doing everything right, we eased him back into playing, we didn’t want to overload him and unfortunately he broke down again. He’s disappointed but ultimately, we’ve just got to keep getting him back in there and work with him to get him back up because he’s an important player. Disappointing for him, disappointing for us because we haven’t really had him at our disposal this year. But we’ll just keep working with Richy and try to get him back. I’m reticent to put [a time on] it but he’ll be out for a significant amount of time. It’s a significant hamstring injury.”
Postecoglou addressed the difficulties faced by Wilson Odobert in his return to fitness.
Ange Postecoglou said “The only one missing out, which is a bit of a disappointment is Wilson. He’s had a setback during the week and it seems like it’s a serious one, so we’re waiting for more information. It’s not exactly the same [injury] but same area.”
