Drissa Injury

By Aston
March 17 2005

Ipswich Town physio Dave Williams is unable to set a date for when Town defender Drissa Diallo will return to action.

Drissa Injury

Ipswich Town physio Dave Williams is unable to set a date for when Town defender Drissa Diallo will return to action.

The defender snapped a tendon in his hamstring in the training the week before Town’s game with Wigan back in December and he has been out since only playing one reserve game in the three months since.

Town physio Dave Williams has said: “It's very difficult to put a date on Drissa's return because of the injury, the tendon, which is two inches above the knee, snapped back in December. It's healing okay and we have done various tests to monitor the situation but it's a case of taking it one day at a time.

“The specialists we have consulted around the country all agree that it's best managed conservatively as we are doing.

“The problem is that the scar tissue which is there to help repair the damage to the tendon is still too immature to take a full load so when Drissa has stepped up his rehab, he has got so far and then the scar tissue has become inflamed and that has happened two or three times.

“It's now a case of allowing more time for the scar tissue to settle down. He's back running at around 75 per cent and hopefully he will return to training in two or three weeks.

“It's important that we continue to take it one step at a time though. The latest scans have shown no new injury but we can't put a date on Drissa being back fully fit and ready for match action.

“It could be two or three weeks, it could be two or three months and obviously Drissa is very down about it but all we can do is be patient.”

Source: Ipswich Town - the official website.

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