Eddie Howe met the press ahead of tonight’s Champions League return fixture with Dortmund on Monday evening and first briefed the awaiting press corp with an update on the current injury situation engulfing his squad. Already without Sven Botman, Harvey Barnes, Alexander Isak, Javier Manquillo and Elliott Anderson, Howe confirmed that Dan Burn Jacob Murphy and Matt Targett were also ruled out for the foreseeable. And with Emil Krafth and Matt Ritchie not part of the 23 named in Howe’s Champions league squad his squad is looking a bit threadbare.
Neither Targett nor Burn travelled with the squad. Targett is booked in for a further assessment on his hamstring to determine the seriousness while Burn could be out for up to four months with what reports indicate is a cracked vertebrae in his lower back.
Jacob Murphy was already ruled out following a second dislocation of his shoulder in as many weeks and which will now require surgery.
Speaking about his injury hit squad a philosophical Howe said “We'll see who is fit and who is available. You're always going to get injuries. Some of the injuries are on a longer-term scale so there's no relief coming around the corner. We wouldn't have it any other way. The games have come at a cost”.
A huge positive for Howe is that he now has Joe Willock fit and ready to fire on all cylinders and Tino Livramento and Lewis Hall performing so well when called upon.
Howe will have learnt from the previous fixture where Dortmund managed the game perfectly and showed why they are one of one of Europe’s top sides. The big question however will be how Dortmund bounce back from the weekends heavy home defeat to bitter rivals Bayern Munich
Speaking ahead of the game their head coach Edin Terzic had this to say about the weekend’s heavy defeat as well as the forthcoming visit of the Magpies.
"Saturday was very disappointing. We had big plans. On Sunday, we were very honest with each other and addressed the mistakes to put a tick in the box. Now the next task awaits us tomorrow,"
"We don't need any warning about Newcastle. We know how good they are. They beat Man Utd and Arsenal recently. They weren't happy with their performance in the first leg. It will be an open and intense game,"
Dortmund have doubts over Emre Can and left-back Ramy Bensebaini who are both struggling with injuries. Bensebaini trained with the squad on Monday and if there are no ill effects, he could make line up.
Terzić may be tempted to start teenage striker Youssoufa Moukoko after Saturday's loss to Bayern in place of Niclas Füllkrug.
Kicker Magazine meanwhile writes that "This isn't the first time in recent history that the mood in the Dortmund camp has been fragile," after Bayern ended Borussia's unbeaten Bundesliga start at the weekend. "Against Newcastle, we will find out what remains of Dortmund's former confidence after Saturday's setback."
Neither Targett nor Burn travelled with the squad. Targett is booked in for a further assessment on his hamstring to determine the seriousness while Burn could be out for up to four months with what reports indicate is a cracked vertebrae in his lower back.
Jacob Murphy was already ruled out following a second dislocation of his shoulder in as many weeks and which will now require surgery.
Speaking about his injury hit squad a philosophical Howe said “We'll see who is fit and who is available. You're always going to get injuries. Some of the injuries are on a longer-term scale so there's no relief coming around the corner. We wouldn't have it any other way. The games have come at a cost”.
A huge positive for Howe is that he now has Joe Willock fit and ready to fire on all cylinders and Tino Livramento and Lewis Hall performing so well when called upon.
Howe will have learnt from the previous fixture where Dortmund managed the game perfectly and showed why they are one of one of Europe’s top sides. The big question however will be how Dortmund bounce back from the weekends heavy home defeat to bitter rivals Bayern Munich
Speaking ahead of the game their head coach Edin Terzic had this to say about the weekend’s heavy defeat as well as the forthcoming visit of the Magpies.
"Saturday was very disappointing. We had big plans. On Sunday, we were very honest with each other and addressed the mistakes to put a tick in the box. Now the next task awaits us tomorrow,"
"We don't need any warning about Newcastle. We know how good they are. They beat Man Utd and Arsenal recently. They weren't happy with their performance in the first leg. It will be an open and intense game,"
Dortmund have doubts over Emre Can and left-back Ramy Bensebaini who are both struggling with injuries. Bensebaini trained with the squad on Monday and if there are no ill effects, he could make line up.
Terzić may be tempted to start teenage striker Youssoufa Moukoko after Saturday's loss to Bayern in place of Niclas Füllkrug.
Kicker Magazine meanwhile writes that "This isn't the first time in recent history that the mood in the Dortmund camp has been fragile," after Bayern ended Borussia's unbeaten Bundesliga start at the weekend. "Against Newcastle, we will find out what remains of Dortmund's former confidence after Saturday's setback."
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