Losing Jamesy for six weeks is a serious blow, but it is also a chance for Yang to shine, and perhaps a late reprive for Luis Palma…
Brendan Rodgers today confirmed that James Forrest is expected to be out for six weeks due to a knock he picked up in Sunday’s Premier Sports League Cup final victory over theRangers at Hampden.
The winger finished the game after coming on as a substitute in the second period of extra time but took a knock which was evident in his post match interview in which he was seen wearing a protective cast on his injured foot.
He said at the time he didn’t know the extent of the injury and had to wait on a diagnosis which Brendan Rodgers confirmed today at his media conference. Stephen McGowan from Scottish Daily Mail has confirmed the bad news, tweeting: “Brendan Rodgers confirms Celtic’s James Forrest faces six weeks on the sidelines.”
It’s a bitter blow to lose James especially with a big run of games looming. He might not play as much, but he would have definitely been in the manager’s plans as he will no doubt be looking to rotate his squad in the coming weeks.
That could leave the door open for South Korean winger Yang to state his case for more regular game time. Yang hasn’t featured much, but when he has he’s looked lively and this is the perfect opportunity for him to shine.
Luis Palma has missed out on Celtic squads recently with Yang and Jamesy being the two preferred wingers on the bench, usually coming on during the second half to replace Daizen Maeda and Nicholas Kuhn. Jamesy’s injury blow will perhaps open a door for the Honduran just as he’s getting linked with a January escape to the MSL.
Haste ye back Jamesy.
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Brendan Rodgers confirms Celtic’s James Forrest faces six weeks on the sidelines
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Following an injury sustained in our League Cup Final on Sunday James Forrest now faces being out of action until February.
Brendan Rodgers confirmed that the 33 year old will be out for around six weeks. pic.twitter.com/MNj3lHbXFh
— Everything Celtic (@aboutceltic) December 20, 2024
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This news regarding forrest, would be a massive blow for Rodgers and ourselves also.
Rodgers doesn’t seem to trust yang to much within SPFL matches, with the very limited game time he offers yang, and more so with Palma currently?
So think Rodgers will be making another wide player as his priority now, and looking to get someone in ASAP in January imo?
With another Glasgow Derby and 2 CL games at least, where forrest is going to be unavailable for, then yang and Palma will both be required, and produce over this period also?
We have been fairly lucky regarding injuries to date this season, but also worry if it is a start of our luck changing on the injury front also?
Dear God, what am I going to do? All the unused innuendo is going to expire…