Source: Team_Talk
Israel deny Blues' Benayoun claims
The Israel Football Association have disputed Chelsea's claims that Yossi Benayoun suffered an Achilles tendon tear on international duty.[LNB] Benayoun is facing up to six months on the sidelines with the injury but the IFA insisted he arrived from England with the problem.[LNB]IFA chief spokesman Gil Lebanony said: "When Yossi Benayoun came to Israel he didn't practice with us, even for a single second.[LNB]"He came with pain in his Achilles tendon and with a diagnosis from Chelsea that it was only a small tear.[LNB]"But our doctor said immediately that it was a very serious problem and sent him for an MRI scan. The MRI doctor diagnosed the big tear immediately.[LNB]"We're sorry that he is injured because Yossi is so important for us, as he is for Chelsea but we're not to blame for the injury."[LNB]Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti had insisted Benayoun was injury free when he went to Israel.[LNB]Ancelotti said: "We are sure that, when he left England, they didn't have a tear on his tendon. We are sure of this.[LNB]"He had a calf problem. The MRI showed this problem, but the tendon was clear. He had a problem at the start of the season with inflammation on his tendon, had treatment and came back to play for us and the national team.[LNB]"I don't know what happened after he left England. I haven't asked him because I haven't seen him. I trust my doctor at this club, and we are sure. I can say this: he didn't have a tear on his tendon when he left England."[LNB]
