Pellegrini: I don’t think Kompany has any mind problems
– Manuel Pellegrini speaks about Vincent Kompany and his injury crisis
– Kompany has not played since March 15 when he suffered an injury
Manchester City head coach Manuel Pellegrini has stated that Vincent Kompany is not suffering any mental scars after injury.
Manchester City’s title hopes in the English Premier League (EPL) have suffered a huge set-back as team captain Vincent Kompany was out of action because of a calf injury.
The 29-year-old defender suffered the injury during their Champions League match against Dynamo Kyiv on March 15 .
Kompany was replaced in the 7th minute of the game which later ended goalless and Manuel Pellegrini will now try to inject another player in the injured captain’s position.
The Belgium international has made just 13 EPL appearances this season.
However, Pellegrini insists Kompany is not struggling mentally.“He is a very strong player mentally so seeing him working – and we delayed a little bit his return to the first team – I think he is without any problems and he is working 100 per cent with normality .
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He added: “So I don’t think he has any mind problems and I hope that we will see him returning to his best performances.”
Furthermore, Pellegrini said he could start against Newcastle United: “We are going to see tomorrow, just finish talking with him and the doctor, but I think that now he is ready to start. It’s difficult. I think he must continue playing the same way because it’s the way he feels football, that is the way he must work every day and he is a very temperamental player so I don’t think he will change.”
He concluded: “I think he’s able to play two games a week. It’s not the same muscle, not the same leg or injury. Maybe he must review a lot of things, as other players do, to try to have less injuries. But when he’s fit I think he can play two or three games a week without a problem.”
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