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Krystian Bielik’s blushes were (literally) saved on Saturday by teammate Dillon Phillips, who denied Plymouth’s Graham Carey from the spot after Charlton’s big Pole upended Ruben Lameiras, but his woes haven’t ended there unfortunately.
Lee Bowyer has reluctantly stated that the Arsenal loanee will spend some time on the sidelines due to an ankle injury and could miss more than Tuesday evening’s trip to Wycombe, while he gave an update on Jake Forster-Caskey and Lewis Page.
What did he say?
Well, speaking ahead of the upcoming clash, Bowyer said:
“We’ve lost Krsytian – he is out, his ankle was playing up.
“He did it when he was away with Poland [U21s]. We brought him in [to the side] on Saturday and he was in pain. We are going to try and repair that, get it as good as we can for the weekend.
“We don’t know, that might be too soon. He is definitely out for Tuesday.
“[Forster-Caskey and Page] are going to need a couple of games for our U23s and the first of those will probably be next week.
“I’m just trying to look after the lads as best I can. I want to have this headache, about who to play, for the rest of the season. We’ve got pretty much everyone available and hopefully we can keep it like that because this season we have been unlucky with injuries.”
Bowyer relishing selection problems
It is no wonder that Bowyer has been subject to speculation regarding his future considering the club are yet to offer him a contract; the likes of QPR are surely considering a swoop after the fantastic job he has done at The Valley since being appointed on a permanent basis in September despite limited resources and backing.
The Addicks lost then-top-scorer Karlan Grant to Huddersfield in January but have gone from strength to strength since with a small squad plagued by injuries – Bowyer, understandably, cannot wait to have a clean bill of health.
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Forster-Caskey has been out all season, while Page has struggled with a tendon problem in the past couple of months and Bielik’s recurring ankle issue doesn’t sound promising.
A selection headache is a wonderful problem to have but one Bowyer is yet to encounter – will he get his wish as we enter the final stretch of the season and the aforementioned players work their way back to full fitness? It would certainly be a huge boost to the Addicks’ promotion hopes.