Source: Team_Talk
Injured Kirkland back at Wigan
Wigan goalkeeper Chris Kirkland has cut short his loan spell at Doncaster after just one match because of a back problem.[LNB] Kirkland only made his Rovers debut on Friday after signing a three-month deal two days previously.[LNB]However, the 30-year-old, for whom back complaints have been a recurring issue during his career, suffered a spasm and returned to the DW Stadium for treatment instead of playing in the midweek defeat at Blackpool.[LNB]"We were ready to see Chris in action on Tuesday but unfortunately he has had a little bit of a setback," said manager Roberto Martinez.[LNB]"It is nothing too serious and we should see him back in the next six to seven days.[LNB]"We are talking about a minor problem and we will solve it pretty quickly."[LNB]Providing Kirkland regains his fitness as quickly as expected Martinez is still keen for the player to go back out on loan - although no definite decision has been made yet.[LNB]"We have to make sure we give him the best possible treatment and get him back to full fitness and then we will assess it then," added the Spaniard.[LNB]"It was great to see him playing against Leeds and now we need to make sure he carries on playing and gets himself fully fit.[LNB]"Chris is having treatment at the moment and we are not going to look into the loan situation.[LNB]"When we made the decision he was allowed to play football we haven't changed that and we will reassesses when he gets fully fit.[LNB]"We are not going to call the loan off yet. It is important we go step by step and the first step is to get Chris fully fit."[LNB]Martinez said Wigan felt they had solved the long-standing problem with Kirkland's back.[LNB]"There were reasons why it happened (in the past)," he said.[LNB]"We were disappointed because there were things that could have been prevented from a preparation point of view but Chris is an experienced man and he knows why it happened."
