Arena says Matt Turner suffered frostbite at game in St Paul
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — New England Revolution coach Bruce Enviornment says goalkeeper Matt Turner suffered frostbite in the course of the U.S. nationwide staff’s World Cup qualifier in Minnesota however is sidelined with an unrelated damage.
Turner tweeted Saturday that the USA’ Feb. 2 World Cup qualifier in frigid climate at St. Paul “has nothing to do with what’s stored me off the sector these previous couple of weeks.”
“I had a quick bout of tendinitis after that sport in my left foot that was shortly resolved and again to 100%,” he wrote. “After that, I resumed preseason with the Revolution and coaching earlier than taking part in within the closing pleasant of preseason. Early on in that sport a reckless and pointless preseason sliding problem got here through which left me a hairline fracture in my proper foot.”
Enviornment mentioned March 8 that Turner was injured throughout a apply sport at Los Angeles FC. New England mentioned it was throughout a closed-door scrimmage that befell Feb. 9.
Enviornment was requested after Saturday evening’s 1-0 dwelling loss to the New York Pink Bulls whether or not there was any relation between Turner’s damage and the sport in Minnesota, when the kickoff temperature was 3 levels (minus-16 Celsius) with a minus-14 wind chill at Allianz Discipline.
“Nicely, personally I instructed them upfront, I believed it was silly to be taking part in groups of that high quality, considering that they should be in these sorts of circumstances,” Enviornment mentioned. “Having mentioned that, we’ve been taking part in in a multitude in earlier video games right here. However U.S. Soccer, I personally felt, may’ve performed in any venue within the nation and would’ve succeeded in these video games. So, Matt’s damage that he has now will not be a results of the damage he suffered within the sport in Minnesota.”
The 27-year-old Turner, who has agreed to a summer time switch to Arsenal, missed the USA’ final three World Cup qualifiers and his fifth straight MLS match Saturday.
Enviornment, a former U.S. nationwide staff coach and a member of the U.S. Nationwide Soccer Corridor of Fame, was requested whether or not there was communication between the Revolution and the us on Turner’s damage.
“The damage he has now has nothing to do with the frostbite he suffered in Minnesota,” Enviornment mentioned. “There was no confusion. The frostbite was on one foot. The damage he has now could be on the opposite foot. So, you possibly can’t — there’s no connection to it. No.
“Having mentioned that, Canada will not be taking part in round with venues, however Canada’s taking part in video games in Canada. What are they going to do in February? The place are they going to go? The one place they might most likely go to that’s a bit bit extra appropriate by way of local weather, might be Vancouver, indoors on a turf subject in a dome. However that’s now been a part of the sport in CONCACAF. And it most likely at all times has been. After I coached the nationwide staff, there was at all times little gimmicks that nations performed to attempt to get an edge.”
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