Knee injury: 1. FC Köln have to do without Ljubicic for a long time
Dejan Ljubicic
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1. FC Köln will have to do without midfielder Dejan Ljubicic for weeks. The in-form Austrian tore a ligament in his right knee in the derby against Gladbach.
1. FC Köln will have to do without midfielder Dejan Ljubicic for weeks. The in-form Austrian tore a ligament in his right knee in the derby against Gladbach and threatens to be out until the end of the year.
That reports the picture-Newspaper. Accordingly, an operation is not excluded. Ljubicic will probably not be back on the pitch until next year at the earliest, the tabloid continued. Cologne’s licensed player manager Thomas Kessler explained: “He will be out for a long time. Extremely unlucky.”
Steffen Baumgart had already feared a serious injury immediately after the derby defeat: “He feels shit! We don’t know if he will be out for three weeks or longer.” The FC coach added: “He’s a player you can’t replace in any team.” Ljubicic has been one of the billy goats’ best players in recent weeks.
Not only the injury itself, but also the origin of it caused Baumgart to rage. Ljubicic had to be limped off after being fouled by Gladbach left-back Ramy Bensebaini. “If you see in slow motion that he’s being hit in the ankle and knee – yellow isn’t enough for me,” the Cologne coach made clear. The loss of the right foot now has to be “collectively caught”.
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