By FRANCO PANIZO
An inopportune injury has ruled out any chance of seeing one of the U.S. Men’s National Team’s most promising youngsters at the CONCACAF Gold Cup.
Jordan Morris posted a picture on his Instagram on Tuesday with a caption saying that he was set to have surgery. Several reports came out in the following hours stating that Morris was going under the knife to repair a stress fracture in one of his legs.
While there is no official timetable for his recovery, the timing of the injury will make it highly unlikely he can recover from surgery in time to be one of the roster changes USMNT coach Jurgen Klinsmann can make to his Gold Cup roster after the group stage.
The 20-year-old Stanford forward has found different ways to make in impact in his most recent U.S. outings. He scored the winner and his first international goal against Mexico in April, assisted on Bobby Wood’s dramatic decisive tally vs. the Netherlands earlier this month, and pulled off a dummy that helped set up another late winner from Wood against Germany.
Looking to repeat as Gold Cup champion, the U.S. begins tournament play against Honduras on July 7.
What do you think of this development? Disappointed at Morris missing the Gold Cup? More worried about him recovering and being ready for Olympic qualifying in October?
Share your thoughts below.
where are the typical “BLAME Jurgen” comments?? lol
I hope it’s not anything related to his knee area. The horror stories of athletes in recent years having fractures around/near their knee and never fully recovering is bad news.
I think John O’Brien might take his spot on the Gold Cup roster.
Sounds like a turf related injury to me
It depends on where the stress fracture was. I had a screw inserted in my 5th metatarsal. But the article says legs so probably one of either the tibia or fibula. With those I have no clue. Timeline seems quick to me after having surgery.
Good luck “Cuahtemoc Americano”.
Now that was funny.
Disappointing but heal up and come back 100%.
For more severe stress fractures, they’ll sometimes surgically pin it to stabilize it
I’m no doctor, but I thought a stress fracture meant a crack in the bone due to overuse and surgery usually isn’t required, just rest. Anyone know differently? Real bummer. I would guess that if this injury takes any time for recovery, it pretty much assures that he’s going to spend another year in college.
I would guess that rest would be fine in his case as well, except that if it is due to overuse he will have more issues since this is how he makes his living. So better repair it and shore it up for any later issues
Wish him a speedy recovery.
Anybody know if this sort of injury leads to chronic issues?
I believe Jermaine Jones had a similar injury that nearly derailed his career.
Also had surgery to stabilize the fracture.
So, so, ….Jordan Morris could still play in a world cup or two or three and score a screamer of a game changing goal against (fill in the blank) in the (fill in the blank) tournament, to take the USA to the (fill in the blank) game.
Heal up.
Get well soon.
Good things, good things are coming in your future young man.
Usually directed at seniors with osteoporosis, but I have read that working with weights is the best way to strengthen bones. Maybe calcium supplements, too.