Coventry City visit Darren Moore’s Huddersfield Town in the Championship on Monday evening, but one of the biggest problems for the hosts is who will fill in for injured Dutch defender Milan Van Ewijk.
The 23-year-old sustained a muscular tear in last Tuesday’s 3-2 loss to Cardiff City, becoming the club’s second injury casualty since the international break after Ben Sheaf’s groin injury.
After a hectic summer transfer window that saw the club almost completely rebuild its roster, Mark Robins’ team has had a difficult start to the season. Coventry City have gained plenty of skill in a variety of areas since the exits of Viktor Gyokeres and Gustavo Hamer, but have only won one of their first seven league games.
This came during a 3-0 triumph over Michael Carrick’s Middlesbrough, but the Sky Blues have now gone winless in their last five games, drawing four in a row prior to the setback in South Wales, despite top-scorer Matt Godden’s brace.
However, during the encounter against Cardiff City, Dutch full-back Milan Van Ewijk was replaced by Japanese international Tatushiro Sakamoto barely eight minutes into the second half after suffering a muscular injury. Manager Mark Robins failed to offer fans with an initial update after the final whistle, but 48 hours later, Robins told the club website…
“Things aren’t looking good. He has a large tear in his quad. We don’t sure how long he’ll be out, and he’s not experiencing many symptoms, but the scan indicates a substantial rupture in his quad.
“We are still waiting for that report to be read by the radiologist but it does not look good.”
Let us investigate.
Josh Eccles
Josh Eccles, a Sky Blues academy alumnus and first-team regular, is the most likely replacement for Van Ewijk. So far this season, the midfielder has formed a great relationship with Ben Sheaf, filling in for Gustavo Hamer.
Eccles, on the other hand, played much of last season at right wing-back until January signing Brooke Norton-Cuffy arrived at the CBS Arena. Despite Sheaf’s injury, the return of Jamie Allen may allow Eccles to switch to right wing-back, with captain Liam Kelly remaining in midfield.
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