Wallace facing six months on sidelines

08 September 2010 19:39
Hearts defender Lee Wallace suffered a torn cruciate ligament in Scotland's win over Liechtenstein and is expected to be out for six months.[LNB] Scans have confirmed the Tynecastle club's worst fears and Jambos' manager Jim Jefferies told Hearts News: "Lee has torn his cruciate ligament, the posterior, and we are looking at six months out of action.[LNB]"It appears his season is all but over and that is a hammer blow, first and foremost for the lad as everything seemed to be falling into place for him.[LNB]"His form had taken him into the international team, he had taken over the captain's armband with Marius (Zaliukas) out and he had been doing really well.[LNB]"It's also a major blow for the club and the team and it goes without saying everyone at the football club wishes him well with his recovery."[LNB]Jefferies will now have to shuffle his back line around for the visit to Celtic in the SPL on Saturday.[LNB]He said: "These are the things that football can throw at you and we'll just have to deal with it.[LNB]"We have had to play guys out of position before and we'll just have to try to fill the void as best we can."[LNB]Wallace will visit a specialist in London over the next few days to determine whether an operation is required.

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