Vedran Corluka sidelined for one month

17 February 2011 16:56
[LNB]Vedran Corluka will face up to one month on the sidelines after Mathieu Flamini's rash challenge at the San Siro. [LNB]The Spurs defender left the pitch on a stretcher when the former Arsenal man flew in with a two-footed lunge in the second half of Tottenham's famous 1-0 win. [LNB] Sidelined: the crocked Croatia defender faces four weeks out [LNB]Corluka, who missed two months of last season with ankle ligament damage, admitted he feared the worst straight after the challenge, but is now confident he will be out for only four weeks. [LNB] 'As expected, after the leg cooled everything looks uglier. It's swollen and it really hurts me, even though the doctors assured me that it isn't so bad,' Corluka told Croatian newspaper Sportske Novosti. [LNB]In trouble: Corluka lays in a heap (left) as Flamini escapes with only a booking [LNB]'Luckily nothing is broken, but I will still be out for at least four weeks. [LNB]'Iwill know for sure how bad it is today (Thursday). When I first saw myankle, I was sure it would be at least two months, but luckily it isnot so bad.' [LNB] Crocked Corluka to see specialist as Woodgate return comes at a costMartin Samuel: Spineless UEFA will let off Flamini, the real San Siro villainTottenham set to pip rivals Arsenal in race to land ?15m-rated WickhamTottenham Hotspur FC news from across the web [LNB] [LNB]  

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