Carew facing new lay-off; VILLA NEWS.Byline: By Mat Kendrick ASTON Villa could be without striker John Carew
Carew withdrew from training with back pain on Thursday and specialists say an X-ray has identified the return of an existing injury. The big Norwegian has been on the substitutes bench for the past two matches with Gabby gab·by adj. gab·bi·er, gab·bi·est Slang Tending to talk excessively; garrulous. gab  bi·ness n. Agbonlahor spearheading a 4-5-1 formation.
But manager Martin O'Neill revealed Carew was "extremely doubtful" to be in the squad for today's match with Fulham and could be out for a fortnight. "John Carew's got a back problem and it might need a couple more weeks," said the Villa manager. "It's giving him a bit of referred pain and causing him a bit of anxiety at the moment. So we've got a procedure, but not an operation, in place that we're going to do and then we'll monitor it as it goes along. "He's having discomfort and it's been there for a number of weeks now." Villa's medical staff hoped Carew had overcome the problem, but he suffered a setback after a cameo cameo (kăm`ēō), small relief carving, usually on striated precious or semiprecious stones or on shell. The design, often a portrait head, is commonly cut in the light-colored vein, and the dark one is left as the background. role in last weekend's 0-0 draw against Manchester United. "He came on for the last ten minutes and felt a bit sore but we thought maybe a couple of days rest would sort it out," said O'Neill. "But he's had an X-ray which has shown up something and we're hoping in a couple of weeks it will resolve itself. "It's just something that's seems to have been progressing with him. He might have had it some time ago, maybe a couple of years ago, but it seems to be coming back. "I think it's something now that the specialist feels we can get to the bottom of though and resolve it. I don't know all the medical details of it, but that's what I've been told." Nigel Reo-Coker Nigel Shola Andre Reo-Coker is an English footballer. He is a midfielder, currently playing for Aston Villa. He is known for being a powerful midfielder with excellent tackling and passing qualities. , a makeshift rightback against United, is a doubt for this afternoon after being sent home from training with flu symptoms. But O'Neill has received positive fitness bulletins on specialist defenders Luke Young Luke Young may refer to:
CAPTION(S): John Carew's back problem has reappeared to frustrate the giant Norwegian. |
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