UMM ÅžALÄL ‘ALĪ, Qatar — Canada coach John Herdman had a bleak medical update Saturday with goalkeeper Milan Borjan and midfielder Stephen Eustaquio joining…
Davies arrived in Qatar on Friday evening after receiving treatment back at Bayern Munich for a hamstring strain suffered Nov. 6 in a Bundesliga game at Hertha Berlin. While Bayern said Davies’ participation in Qatar was “not at risk,” he has not played since.Sign up to receive daily headline news from Ottawa Citizen, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
“It’s another calculation. It’s an algorithm we’re trying to process now of is he hitting his markers?” said Herdman. “It really is mathematics — of what he can tolerate now through these next three training days to show that he’s ready to start. Eustaquio is Canada’s creative force in midfield and has been in a rich vein of form recently with FC Porto in Portugal.
“He hasn’t hit that top speed yet and when you have hamstring injuries that’s always the key moment. That’s when the hamstring is pushed to its limits.” But later in the news conference, he acknowledged with a chuckle: “Yeah, I do still wake up with cold sweats now and again wondering.” It was 29 degrees Celsius, feeling like 32 degrees for the midmorning session. A slight breeze was welcome.Article content
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