Nottingham Forest fans have given their reaction to the latest injury setback for defender Omar Richards.
The summer signing, who joined from Bayern Munich, is yet to make his debut for the club despite joining the club six months ago. He has been sidelined with a hairline fracture of the leg.
It was hoped that the full-back would soon return to full training in order to step up his recovery, but another setback means that the player will be out for longer than first expected. As a result, Richards has been left out of the club’s 25-man Premier League squad for the second half of the campaign.
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Speaking of the reasons for Richards’ omission, Cooper confirmed the injury setback.
"Unfortunately, Omar has had a setback with his recovery. He was just about ready to train again,” he said . He’s had a tough period. For me, how you deal with the difficult moments and how you recover from them is how you end up being who you are.
“We’re continuing that message with Omar, saying, maybe all of this is happening for a bit of a reason, to be where you’re going to end up for us. We don’t think anything less of him. In fact, we think more of him."
The update from Cooper prompted a response from Forest fans on social media. Here’s what just some said following the news.
Ollie : You got to feel sorry for him, hopefully he comes back stronger next season #NFFC
Jordan Leeming : What is going in with this lad? Will we ever see him play? #nffc #forest
Panzo_Party_Time: I think he come good and be very useful next season. Would make sense to recover him as much as possible untill then. No need to rush him as that maybe why he's getting set backs
Pete : Absolutely gutted for the lad; having seen some footage from him last couple seasons he’s potentially a great player. Maybe this move of getting him out of the 25 will be the best thing for us and him long term?
Cesar Goncalves : Are we 100% sure he exists? Has anyone seen him in the flesh?
Phil : He’s never going to play for us
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