One other Sunderland participant is about to overlook his facet’s Championship conflict with Plymouth Argyle this weekend, in line with supervisor Regis Le Bris.
Sunderland undergo Abdullahi damage blow
The Black Cats want to proceed their pre-international break kind on Saturday afternoon, as they make the journey to lowly Plymouth. One other win would make it 5 victories in a row for Le Bris’ facet, which might additional recommend that they’re real promotion contenders this season.
Forward of Sunderland‘s lengthy journey to the south west, they’ve been dealt a blow with the information that summer time signing Ahmed Abdullahi will probably be out for the foreseeable future, doubtlessly even lacking as a lot as three months of motion.
Le Bris himself has given an replace on the scenario, saying: “Ahmed is completely different as a result of he could have surgical procedure. He’ll most likely have ten to 12 weeks off the pitch. It wasn’t so clear once we signed him. We want an skilled to know precisely what the issue was. Now, we all know. The prognosis is evident and will probably be solved after this surgical procedure.”
Sunderland will know the significance of retaining gamers match all through the season, with health woes having the potential to derail any marketing campaign, and one other particular person is now additionally confirmed to be unavailable for the Plymouth sport this weekend.
Sunderland additionally with out Salis Abdul Samed vs Plymouth
Talking in his pre-match press convention on Thursday [via Sunderland AFC News], Le Bris mentioned that new mortgage signing Salis Abdul Samed additionally will not be accessible for choice for an additional week or 10 days, regardless of returning to coaching. “Salis is now coaching within the first a part of the classes, and he will probably be accessible for choice in eight or ten days.”
It is sensible for Le Bris to not rush Samed into the workforce too shortly, as he searches for full health in coaching, nevertheless it’s nonetheless a disgrace to not have him in competition to characteristic this weekend, even when it was from the substitutes’ bench.
The 24-year-old has the potential to be an necessary signing for Sunderland, coming in on a season-long mortgage deal from Lens, seeking to give them an additional spark in midfield. He’s a 19-cap Ghana worldwide, which instantly stands out when assessing his pedigree, and he has additionally made 91 appearances in Ligue 1, displaying that he can carry out in one in every of Europe’s massive 5 leagues, whereas Ghana supervisor Otto Addo has mentioned of him:
“The way in which Abdul Salis was operating and the way he managed the sport was actually, actually spectacular. However all of the others did properly too. To carry them with ten-men of their half and pin them was an enormous factor. We had good possessions; we helped and supported one another in the fitting timing, particularly Abdul Salis.”
Hopefully, Samed’s debut will not be too far-off, maybe coming at house to Middlesbrough subsequent weekend (Saturday, 12.30pm), ought to he present sufficient progress in coaching within the coming days.
