Manchester City captain Houghton to miss Champions League quarter-final against Barcelona due to inj
Oct 19, 2021
USWNT star Abby Dahlkemper and England international Alex Greenwood may form a citizen centre-back partnership on Wednesday
Manchester City captain Steph Houghton will miss the first leg of the UEFA Champions League quarter-final against Barcelona.
The central defender has an Achilles’ heel that forced her to miss Manchester City’s last two games: defeating Bristol City in the Women’s Super League, and winning their UWCL second leg in the last 16 games against the Fiorentina Women’s Basketball Team. .
Coach Gareth Taylor admitted that it is difficult to say when the England international will return.
What did you say?
Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Taylor explained that Horton’s injury was the result of her injury in the first leg of the last 16 Manchester City Champions League games. The defender did not perform mediocre in that game, played 90 minutes against Everton four days later, but is now suffering from this problem.
Taylor said: "I think this is a problem we expect to solve now." "It may not be resolved as quickly as we wanted, or certainly not what Steph wanted. Obviously, she was disappointed not to join the team.
"When she came back, it was really difficult to answer. We hope it is not too far away from us, but again, we will always see what is right for the player.
"At the beginning of the season, many of our players have encountered this situation. We are trying to see a bigger picture. Although these games are large in scale, we are trying to look at these games from a larger perspective and make sure They will continue to serve us for the rest of the game."
Who will play in the absence of Horton?
The US women's national team star Abby Dahlkemper (Abby Dahlkemper) may work with England's Alex Greenwood, who is at the center of the defense. The pair have maintained their flawless status against Bristol in the last game of Manchester City, and the two have been the most frequent partners of Horton's team this season.
Greenwood has played a lot of left-backs in her career, but under Taylor's leadership, his performance this season is more focused. This means that the position on the left may be one of Esme Morgan or Demi Stokes, one of Manchester City’s young talents, even though the England international has just recovered from his injury. Recovered from illness.
Speaking of Horton’s absence on Tuesday, Dahlkemper said of Houghton’s absence from the World Cup leadership vacancy: “Steph is a high-quality player. She is both on and off the court. Played a lot of roles. She is our captain and such a top central defender.
"I think I just need to focus on what I am good at and what I can help the team. In her absence, we will definitely miss her, but I will try my best to lead the national defense
"The position of the central defender, you have to lead, talk, communicate and instruct everyone around, because you can see the entire field. I think it's important to focus on my game and make every effort to help the team win. "
Taylor added: "Of course, lucky, we got good screens. If you look at the last three or four of all games, we have been trying to find a defender, and our people have done a good job, and It did a great job, and people like Esme and Georgia Stanway did a great job.
"We are lucky, now we got Lucy (Bronze), we got Demi. Obviously, we wanted to find our captain at the captain, but we survived without her.
Manchester City captain Steph Houghton will miss the first leg of the UEFA Champions League quarter-final against Barcelona.
The central defender has an Achilles’ heel that forced her to miss Manchester City’s last two games: defeating Bristol City in the Women’s Super League, and winning their UWCL second leg in the last 16 games against the Fiorentina Women’s Basketball Team. .
Coach Gareth Taylor admitted that it is difficult to say when the England international will return.
What did you say?
Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Taylor explained that Horton’s injury was the result of her injury in the first leg of the last 16 Manchester City Champions League games. The defender did not perform mediocre in that game, played 90 minutes against Everton four days later, but is now suffering from this problem.
Taylor said: "I think this is a problem we expect to solve now." "It may not be resolved as quickly as we wanted, or certainly not what Steph wanted. Obviously, she was disappointed not to join the team.
"When she came back, it was really difficult to answer. We hope it is not too far away from us, but again, we will always see what is right for the player.
"At the beginning of the season, many of our players have encountered this situation. We are trying to see a bigger picture. Although these games are large in scale, we are trying to look at these games from a larger perspective and make sure They will continue to serve us for the rest of the game."
Who will play in the absence of Horton?
The US women's national team star Abby Dahlkemper (Abby Dahlkemper) may work with England's Alex Greenwood, who is at the center of the defense. The pair have maintained their flawless status against Bristol in the last game of Manchester City, and the two have been the most frequent partners of Horton's team this season.
Greenwood has played a lot of left-backs in her career, but under Taylor's leadership, his performance this season is more focused. This means that the position on the left may be one of Esme Morgan or Demi Stokes, one of Manchester City’s young talents, even though the England international has just recovered from his injury. Recovered from illness.
Speaking of Horton’s absence on Tuesday, Dahlkemper said of Houghton’s absence from the World Cup leadership vacancy: “Steph is a high-quality player. She is both on and off the court. Played a lot of roles. She is our captain and such a top central defender.
"I think I just need to focus on what I am good at and what I can help the team. In her absence, we will definitely miss her, but I will try my best to lead the national defense
"The position of the central defender, you have to lead, talk, communicate and instruct everyone around, because you can see the entire field. I think it's important to focus on my game and make every effort to help the team win. "
Taylor added: "Of course, lucky, we got good screens. If you look at the last three or four of all games, we have been trying to find a defender, and our people have done a good job, and It did a great job, and people like Esme and Georgia Stanway did a great job.
"We are lucky, now we got Lucy (Bronze), we got Demi. Obviously, we wanted to find our captain at the captain, but we survived without her.
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