Injury Central – Update on Nags –

It seems that every time I look on the field, a different squad is suiting to play up for the Red and White.

This preseason has been plagued with injuries (and other issues). Here’s the latest.

Maykel Galindo. Maykel underwent a sports hernia surgery on January 10. He was expected to be out for six weeks (February 21). Maykel has been jogging laps and is conditioning for the season, but has yet to participate in a scrimmage.

Lawson Vaughn. Lawson went under the knife on January 25th. The surgery took care of some issues with his left ankle. He was expected to be out six weeks, which puts his potential return at March 7. The Law is attending practice, but mostly observing.

Raphael Wicky. Wicky had surgery on the knuckles of both feet on December 2nd. The surgery was performed in Europe and was required to deal with a ongoing problem the midfielder had. The original return date was two months, which put us at February 2nd. Wicky is currently jogging and training with the team. His official work visa was cleared on Tuesday, so we should expect to see him soon.

Jonathan Bornstein. Jonny B had arthroscopic ankle surgery on December 24. Scar tissue was removed from his left ankle. He was expecting to be back in the fold sometime in February. Bornstien has yet to play in a scrimmage.

Alecko Eskandarian. No official word, jogging with the team.

Pancho Mendoza. Mendoza is out with a adductor injury. No official word on when to expect him back (based on his progress), but it will be before the start of the season.

Paulo Nagamura. Groin strain from last season. Hoping to play some part in saturday’s game.

Shavar Thomas. Shavar is not injured, he is stuck in Jamaica. Chivas USA FO has stated that he is finalizing his visa soon.

So hopefully we will see a healthy squad before the season starts. Until then, we can enjoy some up-and-coming players as Preki finalizes his reserve squad.

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