Just days after discussing how happy he was at Stoke City, midfielder Victor Moses suffered a season ending injury. Moses injured his hamstring in the first half of the Potters’ match against West ham on the weekend. A scan at the Stoke facility revealed that the injury was serious and that it will end Moses’s season.
More from The Pride of London
- Bournemouth 0-0 Chelsea player ratings: Abysmal, reckless, wasteful
- Bournemouth 0-0 Chelsea: 3 Blues talking points
- Bournemouth vs Chelsea: 1 Blue Mauricio Pochettino should drop
- Bournemouth vs Chelsea: 3 Blues who must start
- Predicted Chelsea lineup vs Bournemouth: Palmer starts in 4-2-3-1
The term season ending injury at this point of the year obviously must be taken with a grain of salt. Stoke only has six matches left to play in the Premier League season and have already assured that they will not be relegated having reached the magic 40-point mark.
They have also been ruled out of qualifying for the European places in the table so they do not have much to play for. Moses unfortunately did have quite a bit to play for. Stoke City and manager Mark Hughes have expressed interest in bringing him in on a permanent basis but if he continues to be injury prone they may think twice about doing so.
Mark Hughes on Stoke City not being bothered by Victor Moses’s injury history:
"“Because he is an explosive player, the hamstring is always a danger and so he will always be a bit susceptible to those kind of injuries. But that won’t affect my thinking on other decisions we make with Victor.”"
This is his third serious injury so far this year and it will likely hurt his transfer value. Chelsea FC paid £10 million for him three years ago and it will be a surprise if they receive half of that fee. Moses does appear to have found a home at Stoke and even with his injury history they should make the move for him permanent.
More from Chelsea FC News
- Bournemouth vs Chelsea: 1 Blue Mauricio Pochettino should drop
- Bournemouth vs Chelsea: 3 Blues who must start
- Predicted Chelsea lineup vs Bournemouth: Palmer starts in 4-2-3-1
- Chelsea sporting directors finally reveal why they sign so many young players
- These 3 new signings may never get a game at Chelsea
Stoke is not the type of club to simply throw money at a player but this season Victor Moses has proven that he can play in Mark Hughes’s system and that he fits well with the rest of the squad. Despite this injury he has still put together a fine campaign and has made himself a fan favorite.
Hamstrings are tricky injuries to deal with because they must be fully healed before a player can be declared fit. It is not the type of injury that a player can simply cope with but the timing of this injury is both good and bad for the player.
It is a positive because it has come at the end of the season and he will have plenty of time to recover and will not be rushed back to play. It is a potential negative because it may impact his negotiating position with Stoke city and Chelsea FC. However he does have one foot out of the door of Stamford Bridge already and a bum hamstring will not keep him from walking away from the club.