Cahill Looks Set To Miss Out On World Cup Spot

February 10, 2010

There was tough news for Gary Cahill and for England at it looks like the Bolton defender is set to miss the rest, or best case most, of the season due to a blood clot in his arm.

Cahill, 24, missed his club’s goalless draw with Fulham on Saturday after his arm swelled up on the morning of the match.

“There was no way he could play so we took him straight off to hospital,” Bolton manager Owen Coyle reported. “It turns out he had a blood clot in his arm, so he is going to be out for a number of months.”

Cahill was due to be released from hospital on Monday but the treatment for his condition will prevent him playing for the forseeable future.

“It is a severe blow for the boy but our main concern is his welfare,” Coyle added. “We have to make sure Gary is fit and well.

“He will miss the next few months, it might be for the rest of the season, we will hear from the specialist later.

“The clot needed to be resolved and in doing that you need the medication. It follows you can’t play.

“As disappointed as we are, at 24, Gary has a marvellous career ahead of him. I believe he would have made the World Cup for the summer but we have to make sure first of all he recovers from this blood clot.”

This is a huge blow for England who had been looking at the player to play an important role in their squad and they will now need to look elsewhere as even if the player manages to get fit for the end of the season he is unlikely to meet Capello’s criteria of having played enough games.

The 2010 World Cup Betting for who will be in the England squad come the summer is heating up, especially with the defensive line now looking more uncertain after the injury to Cahill and the demotion of John Terry as England captain. Terry will almost certainly keep his place in the squad but there is now another spot very much up for grabs for the inform defender in the run up to the announcement of the squad.

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