Honduras in no rush over injured pair

12 June 2010 11:52
Honduras insist they will not take any chances in trying to rush the recoveries of Wilson Palacios and David Suazo ahead of the Chile clash.[LNB] Los Catrachos' medical team are doing their utmost to ensure Tottenham man Palacios, who has a muscular injury, and Suazo, who has a thigh problem, are fit, but the team's trainer Carlos Velasco wants every player who lines up to be at full fitness.[LNB]"The players have put in their best effort but the science doesn't lie - we have to wait to see how things evolve and take a reasonable time," Velasco told laprensa.hn.[LNB]"From now until matchday we will make a more accurate assessment and then make a final decision.[LNB]"We are in the elite of world football and we cannot make any mistakes, there can be no negligence.[LNB]"What concerns us is to have the player at 100%, even at 1,000%, to use a phrase from our coach, that can meet the requirements of playing at the World Cup."[LNB]Coach Reinaldo Rueda is expected to make a decision on Suazo's fitness the day before the match.

Source: Team_Talk