Plymouth Argyle Football Club News

• Nickname:Pilgrims
• Founded:1886
• Manager:Carl Fletcher

• Ground:Home Park
• Capacity:19,630

Mabiala troubles Pilgrims

19 Oct 2007 - 07:22:36

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Plymouth Argyle manager Ian Holloway has revealed he is at loggerheads with Paris St Germain over the treatment of injured defender Larrys Mabiala.

The France Under-21 international has not made an appearance for the Pilgrims following his summer arrival at Home Park.

Mabiala joined Argyle on a season-long loan but has been sidelined by a troublesome knee injury.

"They (Paris St Germain) are telling us he is not injured and we are telling him that we need to do an operation," Holloway told the club's official website.

"They want us to keep trying him for a couple more weeks. He is their boy, but we would rather do an operation.

"We would like to pin what we have found back to his knee. It is not his cartilage, it is a little flap of skin that needs to go back on his knee joint.

"He is a very talented player and he is very highly thought of, so we have got to make sure we get this right.

"I know what my medical team is telling me and I believe in my physio and our doctors.

"I will keep paying his wages, even though he has not played for me yet, and I'll make sure we are in agreement as to what is going to happen."