Striker boost for Alex
27 Sep 2006 - 12:54:32
Crewe boss Dario Gradi is confident striker Lee Matthews will be back in training this week after his recovery from an ankle injury.
The 27-year-old has struggled for fitness since joining Alex on a one-year deal in the summer and picked up his latest problem during a reserve-team run out a fortnight ago.
However, he should be back in contention for first-team action soon according to Gradi.
He said: "The important thing is that the injury was nothing to do with his previous problems. It now looks like he could return to training this week."
Meanwhile, Gradi had no complaints after watching his side go down to a 2-1 defeat against Swansea at the Liberty Stadium on Tuesday evening.
"We thought we would create problems through the middle of the pitch and we did that in the first half," he said.
"The second half was more disappointing because we didn't create a chance of any real substance.
"It was a fair result because we didn't pass the ball very well. We lobbed too many balls forward and found it difficult to play off our front two."