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[Albion] Jose Izquierdo - released by the Albion
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severnside gull
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We don't know.
Gritt23
New member
I didn't get the impression it was an injury as such, more just a case of easing him back into it after being at the World Cup.
It feels like we are doing that with everyone who was at the World Cup, and when so few of our squad were, we can afford to do that.
It feels like we are doing that with everyone who was at the World Cup, and when so few of our squad were, we can afford to do that.
TSB
Captain Hindsight
Heard a week ago he wouldn't be fit for a month.
bit of a mystery considering only played 45 mins in the world cup.
Very strange that in the last month or so we haven't heard what part of his body is injured. 99% of the time we hear some clue.
It's all starting to sound a bit Carlos Tevez
Hope over analysing it
Very strange that in the last month or so we haven't heard what part of his body is injured. 99% of the time we hear some clue.
It's all starting to sound a bit Carlos Tevez
Hope over analysing it
I think that the "he only played 45 mins" doesn't actually matter.
He would have still been expected to work at an elite level in training, travelling to Italy for a 17 day training camp immediately after the end of the season, followed by 30 days in Russia.
This is whilst all our non internationals would have been resting and allowing their bodies to recover before going on to ease themselves back into the groove in pre-season. Jose missed this and is therefore probably a month behind the rest of the squad in terms of full fitness.
He'll be fine, just have a little patience.
And Andone. Strangely (or not), none of them is expected to figure in the first couple of matches.
Kneon Light
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Hughton said he returned with a "minor fitness issue"
Gazwag
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This, especially as his world cup finished on 3 July.
Seems he took the holiday break literally unlike the rest of the squad.
That may be the case, but it it the right decision to rush back? It's a long season and there's no desperate need to throw him in right now. Best get him fully fit and ready and keep him around for longer into the season.
No one is suggesting he's rushed and played when not ready, we're just a bit confused as to why he's not ready when I'm sure most WC players are. If there an injury we don't know about?
That will have cost him not only his place in the team but a few quid too as the players have a strict fitness policy to adhere to when in off season. They have to be a certain fitness when they report or they are deducted money .
ChaileyJem will be along soon to put everyone right, tell us that we have been kept informed throughout and need to go sit in the corner
Kalimantan Gull
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My daughter told me she saw on instagram or some social media that he has a knee injury. Can't find anything myself anywhere, but she won't have just made it up so 
Kneon Light
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Unless the fitness issue is an injury?
CH 's explanation was pretty vague yesterday, even for him. Having confirmed Locadia was fine and Andone was 'not quite ready but may be back in training tomorrow' or similar, he then said Jose 'hasn't quite made it'. He was asked if he was injured, and replied with 'coming back from the world cup, we're giving him a bit more time to get up to speed'. Didn't confirm or deny whether it was injury or fitness. Sounds more like the latter on that basis - if it was an injury he'd have normally said so......
saafend_seagull
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It’s definitely an injury. Probably why he didn’t feature at all in the last two World Cup matches.
Chance for March to step up.
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Chance for March to step up.
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If he was injured whilst at the WC, why didn't he come home for treatment?