The World Cup in Qatar is approaching fast, but so are the injuries. Literally every week there are three of four players who are either out of the World Cup, or in serious danger of missing it. And apart from France (Pogba, Kante, Boubacar Kamara), England is one of the countries crippled with injures. The Albion and their manager Gareth Southgate have another worry since last night – Ben Chilwell.Ben Chilwell has left Stamford Bridge on crutches following a hamstring injury. 🩼 pic.twitter.com/pNWDI1sVe7— Football Daily (@footballdaily) November 2, 2022 Chelsea defender, already with a long history of injuries, played against Dinamo Zagreb in a Champions League for whole 90 minutes, and got injured literally in the last minute of the game. Chilwell already missed six months with a serious knee injury and spoke in pre-season about how he had ‘dreamed of playing in a World Cup literally since I can remember’ and now, he is in danger of missing it. He was caught by cameras talking to Mason Mount who came over to see his condition, and told him ‘It’s popped’, reffering to his hamstring.‘I often talk about Napoli in Chelsea’s locker room’The strong wave of criticism came towards coach Graham Potter after the game, since he fielded a pretty strong squad in a pointless game against Dinamo. The Blues already had a guaranteed first spot, but Potter still named Chilwell, Thiago Silva, Mason Mount and Kalidou Koulibaly in the first 11. Speaking to the media Chelsea boss defended his decision but also admitted that Chilwell’s injury is a concern.“I think you would have to say so, yeah. Obviously I don’t want to add any more than that but when a player pulls up like he did and he felt it so it’s never positive. I spoke to him briefly. He felt something as he was setting off so he’s disappointed and he’s upset. It’s not positive at the moment. It’s a blow to see him pull up like that. Because he didn’t play at the weekend, there was a thought he could play tonight and have enough time to recover for the weekend. So we’ve tried to manage him, he’s never played the three games in a week. He’s had to have the build up which has been good for him, which is what makes it so frustrating. It’s a blow for us and a blow for him” said Potter.Another French golden boy is gone – Kante will miss the World CupSouthgate will name his final 26-man squad next week, and apart from Chilwell, he still has Reece James plus Manchester City duo Kyle Walker and Kalvin Phillips on the treatment table. They are also racing against time to be on the plane to Qatar.##NAJAVA_MECA_6778606##
