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Lloyd breaks bone in shoulder, out 6-8 weeks

Jeff Kassouf March 12, 2013 23

Carli Lloyd is out 6-8 weeks with a broken bone in her shoulder. (Photo copyright Andrew Berkley for EqualizerSoccer.com)

United States women’s national team midfielder Carli Lloyd is sidelined for the next 6-8 weeks with a broken bone in her shoulder. She will miss the beginning of the Western New York Flash’s season in the National Women’s Soccer League.

Lloyd suffered a non-displaced greater tuberosity fracture of the left shoulder during the USA’s opening match of the 2013 Algarve Cup in Portugal, a 3-0 win over Iceland. An MRI revealed the break, which will not need surgery.

“Although it’s an unfortunate circumstance, I’ve been through injuries before and have come back even stronger,” Lloyd said in a statement from US Soccer. “I’m disappointed that I’ll be missing some national team events and some league games, but as soon as my shoulder allows, I’ll be back and ready to compete.”

Jill Loyden broke a bone in her left hand during Algarve Cup training last week, the same day Hope Solo had surgery on her left wrist.

The US women won Group B at the Algarve Cup and will play Group A champion Germany in the Algarve Cup Final on March 13 with kickoff scheduled for 1 p.m. ET at Estadio Algarve in Faro, Portugal.

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  • Anton

    Well, that sucks. Hopefully she’s back to playing when we play Canada this June, want nothing more than for her to stomp on them with a hat trick.

    Hopefully Sermanni starts with Rapinoe – Boxx – Averbuch – Heath tomorrow instead of Heath at CM and HAO as a starter.

    • Steglitz49

      A pity about the injury. Any ideas why so many injuries? Not enough fitness training?

      Why do you want Ms Boxx to play? She will hardly be relevant in 2015, except maybe as a substitute. Let the young hounds in.

      Your point about Ms Heath is well taken.

      • http://twitter.com/BostonRedSoccer Boston Red

        I’d say chance more than anything. The team went from the injury to Tarpley just before the WWC in 2011 to the start of this year with only the injury to Krieger as anything major (though Hope always had some lingering problems). It’s not like the injuries are similar (broken bones of the type we are seeing aren’t that common) so there isn’t much of a pattern.

      • necron99

        I want Carli to play because she is tough and defends herself. Considering the hockey style that Canada is now playing and the way they played in the Olympics. Coach Herdman even said he was bringing Tancredi back for just that game. With Tancredi stomping on Carli’s head, I think it would be appropriate to have her out there.

        • NYRick

          Carli is a loss for this particular match. She wouldn’t take any of the rough crap the Germans are likely are going to dish out. Germany wants a real physical game. I say play the tactics to speed and tech skills (something the US has superiority over them). That also means no Abby. If I’m Germany’s coach, I’m thrilled to see Abby on the pitch. No speed and it ensures a slow plodding match that suits the German team quite well. Christen or even Leroux at forward changes all that for the US at forward. Plus, I think HAO can play a role tomorrow with the pace she brings. Tomorrow is all about coaching. This are two pretty equally matched teams.

          • Don B.

            We know Abby is likely to start this match, so let’s make the most of it. I say let her start, and switch her out at halftime with some fresh
            legs. When they last played, the US hadn’t practiced in a month, so it
            won’t be exactly the same this time. And I wouldn’t be too sure about the German coach being thrilled. Remember in the two friendlies, Abby scored in each match, in the first half off two superb assists by AM.

          • Steglitz49

            Germany brought the second youngest squad to this cup. Only Japan’s were younger. Germany, though held to a draw by Denmark, are playing in the top match while Japan are in the 3rd tier match.

            Sylvia Neid, Germany’s coach has the same targets as Pia Sundhage (and Norway, Denmark and Iceland — and Finland in Cyprus): to do well in Euro-13 and then WC-15. For Germany that means to win both.

            The young squad means that Germany already are thinking ahead to 2015. At the same time they would hardly want to lose 0-3 to USA.

          • necron99

            Ahh, age is but a number.Germany’s “young” players are already professionals playing in a quality league. That is not true of the USA’s players. The young German’s are the players who have already excelled and bubbled up through tough league play. The US College system develops a large pool of players to a certain level, but it takes longer for the top players to reach the same level as the young German pros.

          • Steglitz49

            Outside USA (and maybe) Canada there is not that wonderful NCAA system. Many keen European swimmers and golfers go to American colleges (often on sports-scholarships and sometimes their federations pay) to get to the next and top levels. Virtually all the Swimming medals are won by American colleges (the odd Australian excempted).

            Most European girls envy their American colleagues. Some go to lesser colleges under their own steam. A rare few are found in the top NCAA colleges.

          • Steglitz49

            Your point about physical German play is well taken. Also, Germany drawing with Denmark, suggests some weaknesses. It is likely to be a fast and furious game. Germany may throw caution to the wind and experiment wildly, though that is not in their nature. The two captains with the ref are likely to settle the outcome.

        • Steglitz49

          The Canadian style of play leads nowhere. It is a blind alley for women’s soccer. It must be stamped out and the sooner the better.

          In the Olympic games Canada lost 1-2 to Japan but it was a flattering score line — 0-3 or even 0-4 would have been correct. Against Sweden they scraped a draw when Sweden knew they were going through. Both games were properly refereed, in particular Japan.

          In 2015 several Canadian players will be past their sell by date.

          • necron99

            I agree. However it can lead somewhere as long as the ref’s don’t blow the whistle. If the current trend of letting things go holds, then teams will double down on the strategy.

          • Steglitz49

            FIFA, UEFA and all the other FAs must whip the refs into shape and line. Let the Turkish ref who took the Man Utd match could give them some tutorials or, failing him, that excellent ref who took the ’94 bronze match. Let Jenny Palmqvist hold a few master-classes (mistress-classes?).

    • NYRick

      You know I’m beginning to wonder with putting Rapinoe and Heath on the pitch together even as opposite flanking midfielders if they don’t cancel out each other. It’s almost like two scorers in basketball who need the ball. I think when Pinoe is hogging the ball and very active, Tobin tends to get out the flow. Tobin needs to be the center of the action, forming a leftside triangle with KO and Alex.

      For the mids tomorrow, I like this: Heath (on the left), Averbuch, Boxx and Press as a flanking mid right. TS has been using Christen as a center mid, but I think she’s better on the flank. I really want her as forward with Alex, but we all know Abby runs this team. No way she should be starting. 20 minute player right now for the year.

      • vert2013

        The problem with Press on the flank is that she doesn’t defend, at least that was the case during the JAX game. She gets caught up too high and leaves the right back hanging which could end up really badly against Germany where it didn’t really hurt against Scotland. I’d still put Pinoe and Heath on opposite flanks with Boxxy and Press in the middle.

        Don’t break up the KO-Tobin-Alex triangle though, those 3 are deadly together.

      • heremerawr

        I’ve kinda become intrigued by the idea of Press as a center attacking mid. She has the skill to feed Morgan and Leroux (Wambach for now), and can still be in a position to score (not that she can’t from the wing, but I think this would provide Press with more opportunites). As for Pinoe, I think she’s good, but I also really like HAO, so either or would be fine by me on the right side. I’d probably have either Boxx or Averbuch as the holding midfielder.

        Also, it’s unfortunate for Lloyd to be out, but at least this gives a little breathing space for the already packed midfield, and a chance for players to shine.

        • Steglitz49

          Ms Press is a classic goal scorer. An opportunist and a poacher you might say. The manager’s task is to figure out where to put her to score most, given that the USA has good providers of passes.

          It will be interesting to see the team sheet. I expect Alex and Christen starting up front but given the physical strength of Germany he may start with Alex and Lindsey.

          • NYRick

            TS will never in a million years start or even play Lindsey in this game. It has nothing to do with her talent or potential, but I’m sure he feels, and it’s probably true, that this game may be a little too big for her at this stage of her development with the national team. She only has one cap earlier in the week in a short cameo. Abby is playing 90. You can take that to the bank. I disagree with that too. If anything, I’d almost like to see Alex and Leroux upfront, with Christen as a central mid to pounce on opportunities. But it won’t happen. I see this game as 2-1 Germany. TS will get it wrong. I’m not over criticizing here, he is still learning the players and experimenting a bit. But he has already shown a penchant for handing the team over to Abby still. That will prove to be a mistake if the US is to fully develop into the dominant team leading to WC15 moving forward.

            I agree with your philosophy of starting to integrate the young US talent and give them valuable experience building towards WC15, much like Japan and Germany are currently doing. But the US do want to win this tournament. In an off year with little to play for, the US still want to have an edge over Germany in the FIFA ranking. I know you believe based on the last WC finish that Japan are the reigning champs till 15, and that may be true. But 4 years is 4 years. There has to be some other designation and ranking over that time. And right now, the US is 1, Germany 2, Japan 3.

          • Steglitz49

            Your point is well taken that USWNT needs to win this match in an otherwise “empty” year. As long as they do not do like Sweden against Norway, throw away winning positions.

            Carelessness is a perennial problem for Swedish men’s team, independent of the sport, but now the ladies seem to have gotten the bug also. Pia needs to read them the riot act — probably has already.

      • Anon

        Could be a good point, but doesn’t some of it fall on the central midfielders to spread the ball around? Especially now with Cheney and Lloyd not there, we’ve seen players like Press and O’Reilly spend some time in the center of the midfield where they are inexperienced. Also Tobin hasn’t been playing on the left much, if at all, in the Algarve Cup. I think we’re in a situation where Sermanni wants to figure out how everyone fits together.

        (also I think the basketball comparison is a bit dated, LeBron and Wade are showing that it works just fine.)

  • Guest

    What a mess this roster with injuries and otherwise not being able to play.

  • http://www.phasedma.com Anthony

    What a mess this roster is with injuries and otherwise not being able to play.

  • http://twitter.com/kernel_thai Mr Rick

    It means opportunities for other players to show what they can do. Everybody complains about the usual suspects in USWNT….one persons injury can be another persons opportunity. Also, this is the perfect year for it.