Brighton (United Kingdom) (AFP)
New tile for Hugo Lloris. The goalkeeper of the Blues and Tottenham was evacuated on stretcher Saturday in Brighton, severely touched in the left elbow, a week after his blunder against Southampton and three days have conceded seven goals from Bayern.
The French international goalkeeper of the Spurs (32 years, 114 caps) left his teammates in shock, screaming in pain, Saturday on the field of Brighton, in a match counting for the 8th day of the English championship, in conclusion of a week nightmarish.
At the third minute, Lloris climbed into the air to receive a harmless center from his right, and injured himself by falling heavily back into his cages on his left elbow, which bent into a impossible angle.
The healers intervened for a long time, placing the doorman under entonox - a gaseous analgesic, a mixture of oxygen and nitrous oxide - for several minutes, then evacuated it on a stretcher. Before getting hurt, Lloris had released the ball, and Neal Maupay took the opportunity to open the scoring in the empty cage.
This blow is likely to keep the goalkeeper of the French team away from the ground for many weeks, even months, if it is as serious as the pictures suggest. Before this injury, Hugo Lloris, who has just been a dad for the third time, had a very bad time.
Called by Didier Deschamps to face Iceland (11 October) and Turkey (14), his position as holder in the cages of the Blues had not been so much questioned for a long time, after his average performance with Spurs.
Thursday, when the announcement of the list of the Blues for these next two appointments, the coach had confirmed the hierarchy of guardians: "(Steve Mandanda) keeps the place that was his when he (Lloris) was there, to know the post of N.2 ".
- Mandanda ready to replace -
Lloris injured, the returning Steve Mandanda (34, 28 sel., But not selected at the two previous rallies) should therefore pass N.1. The French Football Federation should communicate in the afternoon on a possible package of the Spurs goalkeeper, current provisional 6th Premier League.
A week ago against Southampton, Lloris had made a big mistake of no consequence (Tottenham had won 2-1), but very embarrassing, which was very similar to the one he made in the World Cup final against Croatia: a daring dribble and completely missed against an opponent attacker, who took the opportunity to score.
"It's like when an attacker misses a penalty, a goal or a pass, mistakes are part of football," Mauricio Pochettino tried to reassure his Spurs coach.
But Wednesday, in the Champions League, Hugo Lloris chained with another evening to forget: he conceded seven goals (7-2) against Bayern Munich in a historic correction inflicted to the finalist of the last Champions League.
"They (the Bayern Munich players) respected us, that's the mark of the big teams, when they have the opportunity, they kill you ... During the last ten minutes of the match, I felt really bad. ..) It's an evening that affects us a lot ", had reacted the French goalkeeper.
Blue goalkeeper, who had missed six games with Spurs early last season due to a hamstring injury, must be even more affected today, after this serious injury to end his black week.
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