SHANE DUFFY EASED Ireland fans’ fitness fears ahead of next month’s crucial World Cup play-off.
The centre-half pulled up in the second half of Brighton’s 1-1 draw against Everton yesterday with a groin injury.
Duffy is scheduled to have a scan today, and while the Derry man said that he felt a ‘pop’, he moved to reassure fans that the injury may not be too severe.
“I was running back and I just felt it but hopefully I am not too bad,” he told the Argus.
“I’ve iced it and had treatment and it feels a little bit better but I’ll see tomorrow [Monday].”
Duffy has been an ever-present in the Brighton defence this season, with the Premier League new boys currently sitting in 14th.
– The image used on an earlier version of this article was changed at 12.25pm.
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Fair few deserve less than 5, which seems to be some sort of lower threshold for some reason
@Mark Nother: can’t justify 5 for most of them, realistically a 3 or below
@Ian McLoughlin: Doherty got the gate and still picked up a 5.
A manager who cant get the best out of the players he has usually gets sacked in the end.He is a decent guy doing his best but unfortunately he doesn’t seem to be able to motivate these players to perform at a level to win games.Our defending tonight was really poor.
@Leo O Hara: yeah but he’s cheap.
Those ratings are a joke, most would get a 3 , bar Bazanu, Collins and Egan a 5 for those. Idah, o’dowda and Molumby a 2 at most. Kenny a 1. We made an average side look like prime Croatia.