U.S. striker Clint Dempsey suffered ‘moderate damage to a ligament in his right knee’ in a match over the weekend playing for Fulham in the EPL, but no surgery is required.
Dempsey Suffers ‘Moderate Damage,’ No Surgery Required
According to Fulham’s official club site, Clint Dempsey suffered “moderate damage to a ligament in his right knee.” Which is vague ... excuse me, “cheeky.” But what is clear is that surgery is not required, and better yet, Dempsey is not expected to even miss the entire Premier League season.
After the weekend’s scare and subsequent gloom and doom, this has to be considered a best case scenario for American soccer heading into this summer’s World Cup.
Read Article >What Next For U.S. After Dempsey’s Injury?
While we are still awaiting official word regarding Clint Dempsey’s injury suffered while playing in a match for Fulham in the Premier League (early word is that it’s “cruciate knee ligament damage”), SB Nation’s Daily Soccer Fix takes a look at how the U.S. Men’s National Team can cope with Dempsey’s loss if he is forced to miss the World Cup.
Shifting Landon Donovan to the right is an option, but then that weakens the team as a whole, so maybe not the best idea. Steve Davis at Daily Soccer Fix offers his suggestion: Stuart Holden.
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