Two of Brighton’s key players, Danny Welbeck and Solly March, will be out for “a long time,” according to manager Roberto de Zerbi.
This implies that when Brighton plays the Dutch powerhouse Ajax at the Falmer Stadium on Thursday, October 26 at 8 p.m., Danny Welbeck and Solly March won’t be available.
Remember how the 29-year-old winger, March, appeared to make an unusual knee bend during Saturday’s game at the Etihad Stadium against Manchester City? He was taken off the field on a stretcher.
This is anticipated to be his longest period of time away from the field since his anterior cruciate ligament injury during the 2015–2016 season, which prevented him from playing football for several months.
However, Welbeck, 32, who is nearing the end of his football career, also had a muscular injury during the October 21 Premier League matchup with Manchester City.
They therefore lost two of their finest players in the league match, which resulted in a 2-1 loss to Brighton, and they are still having trouble in the Europa League.
The two join Tariq Lamptey, Jakub Moder, Pervis Estupinan, and Julio Enciso as the Seagulls’ most recent long-term casualties on the sidelines.
On Wednesday, October 25, coach De Zerbi responded to the injury blow by saying, “Unfortunately, it’s a very tough injury—football is like this and injuries can happen.”
“Unfortunately, it’s a very tough injury [for March],” he said. He and Danny Welbeck were gone for a very long time.
“I know we’ve lost an important player for a long time, but I don’t want to cry because managers sometimes cry when they lose players. It’s not my job to tell you about the injury.”
Brighton, who have only managed one win in their last two games and are presently bottom of Group B in the Europa League, will undoubtedly defeat Ajax on Thursday night despite their injury issues.
