Enzo Maresca sweating as Another Chelsea KEY player got injured on International duty, returns back to Stamford Bridge
Romeo Lavia’s hamstring injury sustained while playing for Belgium on international duty has delivered Chelsea a devastating blow.
Due to injury issues, the 20-year-old only made one appearance during his first season at Stamford Bridge; however, he has since fully recovered and established himself as a vital member of the team under Enzo Maresca.
Lavia has already made seven appearances for Chelsea this season, and in recent weeks, he has displaced Enzo Fernandez in the midfield hierarchy.
What has been said?
“Some players had problems immediately after the [last] game, and we already knew in the evening that they would not be available,” Belgium boss Domenico Tedesco admitted ahead of their clash against Israel.
“Then there were injuries today like Romeo Lavia. [Romelu] Lukaku has a knee problem, he felt it after the game. It was not agreed before that he would leave after a game. [Arthur] Theate and Lavia have hamstring problems.
“It’s not like they’re trying to escape. They really have something. To be honest, I’ve never had to deal with this kind of situation before.
“I don’t have any injured players anymore and it feels a bit like the season is over. I’ve never experienced this before.
“Out of a pre-selection of 51 players, 20 were already unavailable before the camp. Now another five are gone. That’s just the way it is.
“We have to concentrate on the guys we have here now and it’s certain that we’ll have a good team.