West Brom defender Kean Bryan making ‘slow’ progress in recovery from cruciate ligament injury – Steve Bruce
Steve Bruce has revealed that West Brom defender Kean Bryan is making “slow” progress in recovering from a cruciate ligament injury.
The 25-year-old has not played a single game this season as he continues his recovery from a long-term injury.
Bruce was quoted in a report by Express & Star where he stated that it was difficult to put a timescale on the players’ return from such a serious injury.
“He’s making progress, slow at that,” he explained. “You can’t put timescales on it when you’ve ruptured your cruciate ligament.
“I’ve seen him on the grass and he looks far, far better than he was a month ago. Let’s see where he is in another month. For the sake of the lad, I don’t want to put any timescale on it because I don’t want to put him under any pressure.
“He’s doing everything he can, he’s working hard, it’s one of those when you wake up one morning and your knee is your knee again.
“When you’ve had a serious leg injury, it’s amazing what happens. He’s trying like a beast to get back. We wish him the best of luck.”
Positive
West Brom entered the campaign with a lot of optimism, hoping to do much better than the previous campaign where they finished in the 10th position in the league table and subsequently missed out on their ultimate objective of securing promotion back to the Premier League.
However, the Baggies are having a difficult 2022-23 season as of now where they are placed in the 16th position in the league table with just nine points after the first eight matches, eight-behind league leaders Sheffield United.
In such circumstances, any positive development will be welcomed by the fans as well as the players.
While Bryan might not able to take the field at all in the ongoing season, the news of his return sooner than later will definitely excite the fans.
The 25-year-old joined West Brom as a free agent in the summer of 2021 after his contract with Sheffield came to an end. However, he got injured after just playing three matches for his new club [Transfermarkt].
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