Canada boss Marsch eases fears around Davies injury

Canada head coach Jesse Marsch revealed that Alphonso Davies’ newest harm for Bayern Munich is nothing critical.

Davies returned off the bench for Bayern of their Champions League victory over Atalanta after struggling a muscle harm in opposition to Frankfurt final month, however the left-back solely performed 26 minutes earlier than going off with one other harm.

The 25-year-old has simply performed eight league video games this season and made 4 appearances within the Champions League as he struggles to take care of his health following his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) harm final 12 months.

Davies can also be set to captain Canada, who’re co-hosting the World Cup this summer time together with the USA and Mexico.

He additionally has an necessary function within the coming months with Bayern as Vincent Kompany’s facet look to finish the treble this season.

They’re 11 factors clear on the Bundesliga summit, whereas they’re additionally one of many favourites to win the Champions League and DFB-Pokal, the place they face Bayer Leverkusen within the semi-final.

Though Davies won’t be match for Canada’s upcoming friendlies in opposition to Iceland and Tunisia, Marsch expects a swift return for the full-back.

“I’ve spoken to him. He’s clearly a bit of unhappy and annoyed,” Marsch instructed TSN.

Alphonso Davies, Jonas Urbig and Jamal Musiala sidelined

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“However he stated that this harm – even in comparison with the one he had a couple of month in the past – is far much less extreme.

“It should most likely take him two to a few weeks to get again.

“My message to him was: ‘Keep optimistic. It’s not straightforward whenever you come again from such a long-term harm.

“The whole lot will probably be positive. You might be younger and robust. We simply need to take the precise steps to make it possible for no additional setbacks occur.

“We are going to most likely not name him into the squad in March and depart him in Munich in order that he turns into totally match once more. That’s okay. I’m assured that he’ll do precisely that.”