Lucas Bergvall

[ricky2tricky4city]

Thanks.

I was more curious as to the nature of the injury, ligament, fracture etc.

I’ve just seen it described as an ankle sprain. Which means there’s likely to be swelling. Normally you’d wait for the swelling to go down before doing a scan. The diagnosis came out less than 24 hours after the game, that’s too quick. I think the 2-3 months is speculation pending the actual scan.

I’m going to keep my fingers crossed and hope it’s not as bad as we all fear!

Without knowing the grade....sprains are usually pretty standard recoveries as long as the ligaments are all still attached

 

[Bullet]

I went back to look at the full game highlights on Spurs Play, to see the challenge again.

It was the one I remembered; Bergvall receives the ball and is charging upfield as Emre Can comes across.

Bergvall does a cute skill, sort of like a Cruyff turn where he flicked the ball behind his own leg to beat Can, but Can just cynically swiped his legs out from under him.

20 seconds before, Can was remonstrating with the ref about an offside the ref didn't give even though the linesman had his flag up, so I think Can was fired up at that moment.

Maybe that will teach Bergvall that if you come up against VERY seasoned professionals, and you are winning, and they are tinkled off, and you beat them with a trick, they will just chop your legs off, so don't bother with tricks in those moments.

If anyone wants to see, it was right on 53 minutes.
He kept jog-limping-hobbling and falling to the turf for another 9 minutes (he came off at 62) rather than simply sitting down and going off to allow a fit player to play.

 

[thfcsteff]

I went back to look at the full game highlights on Spurs Play, to see the challenge again.

It was the one I remembered; Bergvall receives the ball and is charging upfield as Emre Can comes across.

Bergvall does a cute skill, sort of like a Cruyff turn where he flicked the ball behind his own leg to beat Can, but Can just cynically swiped his legs out from under him.

20 seconds before, Can was remonstrating with the ref about an offside the ref didn't give even though the linesman had his flag up, so I think Can was fired up at that moment.

Maybe that will teach Bergvall that if you come up against VERY seasoned professionals, and you are winning, and they are tinkled off, and you beat them with a trick, they will just chop your legs off, so don't bother with tricks in those moments.

If anyone wants to see, it was right on 53 minutes.
He kept jog-limping-hobbling and falling to the turf for another 9 minutes (he came off at 62) rather than simply sitting down and going off to allow a fit player to play.

Interesting, I sort of remember the incident but will look again. Shame the coaching staff didn't immediately haul him off out of precaution.