German Bundesliga side Bayern Munich have criticized the Canadian Football Association’s handling of leftback Alphonso Davies, after he was ruled out of the season with an Anterior cruciate ligament tear to the right knee.
The 24-year old was substituted in the 12th minute of Canada’s 2-1 triumph over the United States in the Concacaf Nations League third-place playoffs match on Monday, with further scans revealing he might face a lengthy period on the sidelines.
During a press conference on the eve of their match against St Pauli, sporting director Christoph Freund criticized the decision to play Alphonso Davies, stating that his country could have avoided his injury by resting him for Monday’s game.
He said: “It is bitter for us and the way it happened is just not correct. We want to know what exactly happened.
He is the captain, a young man who wanted to help his team but it was borderline.
The second issue is the injury after 12 minutes. Then Phonzy [Alphonso] flies back on a 12-hour flight and we all assume it is not a serious injury but then we have this,” Freund said of the discovery he had an ACL (Anterior Cruciate Ligament) tear in his right knee”, Freund added.
On Thursday, reports confirmed that the extent of the former Vancouver Whitecaps defender’s injury will rule him out for the remainder of the season.
“That is sloppy. It is not professional and we need to talk and clear it up. We are the employers, we pay the players, so we will be looking into what happened.”
The Bavarians sit six points clear of defending champions Bayer Leverkusen with eight games to go and face St Pauli on Saturday, hoping to bounce back from their disappointing 1-1 draw at Union Berlin before the international break.
Vincent Kompany and his boys will also face Inter Milan in the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals next month, after defeating Xabi Alonso’s Leverkusen in the previous round.
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