Wear your agbada, my padi! Sunderland don get wahala for dem upcoming match against Aston Villa! E get as e be, their gaffer, Regis Le Bris, don talk say defender Dan Ballard no go fit play this weekend due to injury wahala. But make we no worry, he dey optimistic say Ballard fit join dem for the next match.
“Dan suppose dey back for Aston Villa,” na wetin Le Bris yan. But hold your horses; na only Ballard be the casualty for this match. Plenty stars dey out of action too, including Dennis Cirkin, Aji Alese, Luke O’Nien, Leo Hjelde, and Romain Mundle. This one na real ‘who go fit play’ situation for Sunderland o!
Le Bris come add, say him dey hope say O’Nien go fit return after him shoulder dislocation wey happen during the Championship play-off final. “E don dey take longer than expected for the others,” he said, as if e wan talk say na dem be the Kings of Injury.
For Dennis, e dey struggle with wrist wey no chop better healing and him knee self dey give am wahala. So, Le Bris decide say make am rest small. Luke O’Nien sef dey plan to join the squad back for Aston Villa match.
“Leo dey suffer from him achilles, so we fit late small for am,” Le Bris said, making we all know say this injury matter no be child’s play. Aji dey close to comeback but Le Bris no wan rush am back, seeing say him don stay long without playing.
As for Mundle, di news no sweet at all. E fit take join dem during the next international break. E be like say Sunderland dey collect injury set of cards, e no dey stop for them!
Then e come talk about their new signing, Bertrand Traore, wey just sign before the deadline. But him dey with him national team, Burkina Faso, during this last international break. “I no sabi about Bertrand yet because him dey represent him country,” Le Bris yarn.
No wahala, though! For the two players, Brian Brobbey and Lutsharel Geertruida, Le Bris say dem dey okay but no sure say dem fit play full 90 minutes yet. So, if you be Sunderland fan, prepare your heart; our boys dey try but dem leg no gree for now!
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