PSV Will Be Without Alassane Pléa for the Coming Months. The French Striker Suffered A “Serious Knee Injury” in the Match Against FC Twente (0-2 win). This will keep Him Sidelined for at Least the Entire First Half of the Season.
Pléa was Brought Down by Robin Pröpper in the Penalty Area of FC Twente After Fifteen Minutes. The 32-Year-Old Frenchman’s Knee Made a Strange Movement in the Process. Pléa Imediately Grabbed The Joint and Hobbled Off The Field After A Short Treatment.
PSV coach Peter Bosz Said afterwards that the way pléa’s knee bucked did not messenger well. The Coach’s Fears Have Therefore Come True. PSV Reports That Pléa is Struggling with a Serious Injury, “In which the cartilage in His Knee is Damaged”.
Pléa Will Undergo Surgery Next Week and Will Be Out of Action for the Time Being. “PSV expects not to be able to call on the attacher in the remainder of the First Half of the Season and (part of the) Second Half of the Season,” The Eindhoven Club Said in A Statement.
Pléa arrived this summer from Borussia Mönchengladbach for around 3 Million Euros. He was in The Starting Lineup in PSV’s First Three Official Matches This Season. Due to the Injury, Pléa Will also Miss the Competitive Phase in the Champions League.
PSV HAS No Striker Anymore
PSV Reports in the Statement that the Club Will Consider Strengthening the Striker Position. In That Position, The Eindhoven Club Has An Acute Problem Due to Pléa’s Injury.
PSV also has ricardo pepi in its ranks, but the american is struggling with the after-effects of a serious injury and is not fit to play. Club Icon Luuk de Jong Left for FC Porto This Summer.
Indicative of the Lack of Strikers is that midfielder Ismael Saibari Played as a Striker After Pléa’s withdrawal. In the second half, that place was tasks by Guus Til.
It is Unclear WHETER PSV CAN Already SOLVE THE Striker Problem Before the Next Match. The Eindhoven Team Will Play at Home Against FC Groningen on Saturday at 6:45 pm.