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[The_Rock]

Oh well, at least he is at last doing something to take care of his injury. But not really happy with the timing. Just wehn kewell is getting back to form, this happens......

http://dailytelegraph.news.com.au/story.j....2439511

Harry groin and tears it


HARRY Kewell's year of living painfully took another unpalatable twist yesterday when it was confirmed he may have to undergo groin surgery early next week and could be out until mid-March.


Liverpool's medical staff are working feverishly to get Kewell fit for the New Year's day clash with premiership leaders Chelsea – but if the midfielder fails to respond then he will go under the knife.

Teammates say Kewell hasn't been able to train for the past week because of the tendonditis in his groin. Kewell flinches each time he kicks the ball but is unwilling to take pain killing injections for fear of causing further long-term damage.


Australia's top talent has been cursed by a succession of injuries over the past 12 months with ankle, hamstring and now groin problems draining away the form – and confidence – of Liverpool's misfiring man.


If the surgery goes ahead, Kewell will miss the first leg of the Reds' Champions League last 16 eliminator against Bayer Leverkusen on February 22 but could be fit for the return in Germany on March 9.



Kewell would also be cleared to play for Australia at the Confederations Cup in Germany which begins on June 15 having already stated his unavailability for the friendlies against South Africa on February 9 and Iraq on March 26.


The break might also provide Kewell with the time he needs to resolve a nagging ankle problem which first flared midway through his debut season for the club he joined amid soaring expectations from Leeds in August 2003. It wouldn't be his first excursion to the operating table – Kewell underwent Achilles tendon surgery three years ago – and David O'Leary, his former coach at Leeds, claims Kewell hasn't been the same player since.


The slalom runs which made defenders reach for the Prozac are now rarer than sightings of the white tiger. And the once bulging journal of Kewell collectives – like the jaw-dropping 40m thunderclap he unleashed against Aston Villa four years ago – has been gathering dust in a dimly lit corner of the Anfield dressing room.


But, at 26, there is still time for Kewell to re-light the torch which once set the premiership aglow and saw him voted England's Young Footballer of the Year in 2000.


Ironically, Kewell broke a 34-game goal drought three weeks ago in the 1-1 draw with Aston Villa and was beginning to look like the evocative playmaker of old after being pilloried by disgruntled fans for a series of pallid performances.

[The_Rock]

From another source.

http://foxsports.news.com.au/story/0,8659,11801083-23215,00.html

Knife shadows Kewell


HARRY Kewell's year of living painfully took another twist yesterday when it was confirmed the Socceroo star may have to have groin surgery next week and could be out until mid-March.

Liverpool's medical staff are working to get Kewell fit for the New Year's Day clash with English Premier League leader Chelsea at Anfield, but if the midfielder fails to respond, he will go under the knife.

Teammates say Kewell hasn't trained for a week because of tendinitis in his groin and is unwilling to take pain-killers for fear of causing long-term damage.

Kewell has been cursed by a succession of injuries in the past few years, with ankle, hamstring and groin problems draining his form and confidence.

Surgery would mean Kewell would miss the first leg of the Reds' Champions League last 16 eliminator against Bayer Leverkusen on February 22, but he could be fit for the return in Germany on March 9 and the derby with Everton at Anfield 10 days later.

Kewell would also be cleared to play for Australia at the Confederations Cup in Germany that begins on June 15.

He has already said he is unavailable for the friendlies against South Africa on February 9 and Iraq on March 26.

An operation would provide Kewell with the time he needs to resolve a nagging ankle problem that first flared midway through his debut season for Liverpool, which he joined from Leeds in August 2003.

Kewell had achilles tendon surgery three years ago and David O'Leary, his former manager at Leeds United, says he hasn't been as good a player since.

The slalom runs that made defenders reach for the Prozac are now rare.

And the once bulging journal of Kewell highlights - such as the jaw-dropping 40m thunderbolt he unleashed against Aston Villa four years ago - has been gathering dust in a dimly lit corner of the Anfield dressingroom.

But, at 26, there is still time for Kewell to relight the torch that once set the Premier League aglow and saw him voted England's Young Footballer of the Year in 2000.

Kewell broke a 34-game goal drought three weeks ago in the 1-1 draw with Aston Villa and was beginning to look like the evocative playmaker of old, after being pilloried by disgruntled Liverpool fans and the British media for a series of pallid performances.

Kewell's fellow Socceroo, Mark Viduka, is out for up to a month.

The Middlesbrough striker suffered a hamstring injury in Monday's 2-0 defeat at Birmingham City and taken from the ground on a stretcher in the 23rd minute.

Boro manager Steve McClaren has a long injury list and confirmed yesterday he was looking to strengthen his squad in the January transfer window.

[The_Rock]

More sites are reporting it. Guess, we would be without kewell for 3 months....

http://www.soccer365.com/EUROPEAN_NEWS/Premiership/page_99_87959.shtml


Kewell faces groin op 28/12/04

Liverpool midfielder Harry Kewell is facing groin surgery next week and could be out until mid-March.

Reports in Tuesday's Sydney Daily Telegraph said that the Australian will go under the knife if he does not play in the New Year's Day clash with leaders Chelsea at Anfield.

Liverpool's medical staff are working to get Kewell fit for the match but progress has been slow.

Team-mates say Kewell hasn't trained for a week because of tendinitis in his groin and is unwilling to take painkillers for fear of causing long-term damage.

Surgery would mean Kewell would miss the first leg of the Reds' Champions League last 16 eliminator against Bayer Leverkusen on February 22, but he could be fit for the return in Germany on March 9 and the derby with Everton at Anfield 10 days later.

[wiped]

ah well , at least he'll have an opportunity to do more Adidas sponsorship work and sit around puttin on weight

[coolsobs]

a real shame, we'll miss his (rare) good dribbling on the left

[Paul C]

Feel sorry for the lad cos he was starting to come into form recently

[LFCFan4Life]

Nothing on LFC.tv about his injury.

[andy_g]

if this is true its a serious blow for us and for him. as others have said he was just starting to show glimpses of what he's all about and regaining that vital confidence.

we need him fit and in the squad - end of story.

[Paul C]

The bonus is that Riise is playing really well on the left midfield

[liamac]

I saw on  sky that he said to be fit for the  chelksi game , is this a deffinate  about him ?   Gutted to be honest, he was just starting to show  waht he has always promised but rarlely delivered:(

[andy_g]

http://foxsports.news.com.au/story/0,8659,11801083-23215,00.html

The slalom runs that made defenders reach for the Prozac are now rare.

that's a seriously weird thing to say.

[liamac]

eh?

[andy_g]

prozac is a drug to help impotent men get a hard on.

[andy_g]

oops, no... thats viagra.

prozac is an anti-depressant.

please, everybody - ignore everything i ever say. its all a bag of sh!te

[liamac]

fuc.ti.t i new id taken thr wrong bleedong pills