Date: 18-3-2008 Wrote by: EP's reporter Ahmad Matar
Hossam Ghaly may be the only Egyptian on the pitch when
Derby County meet Middlesbrough, as Mohamed Shawky has
been ruled out due to injury, following news of Mido's
three-match suspension.
Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate revealed
that Mohamed Shawky is the most serious of several injury
concerns after the draw at Arsenal.
Shawky was taken off at half-time on Saturday after
a stamp on his toe. Though it is not a break, he may
well miss the game against Ghaly's Derby.
"Rockliffe (Boro's training ground) is like Emergency
Ward 10 at the minute," said Southgate to the club
website.
"It would be easier to name those who haven't got
a knock. Shawky is the most doubtful of them in terms
of Saturday's game.
"We are training today and of those that played
on Saturday we will only have Jeremie (Aliadiere), Tuncay,
Schwarz (Mark Schwarzer) and maybe Stewey (Stewart Downing)
with us.
"All of the others will be doing individual training
or recovering from knocks.
"They have put themselves through the mill over
the past week. Now we have to recover and ensure we
are strong for Saturday."
Afonso Alves has also sat out Boro's last two games
and it is unlikely that he will be able to feature against
Derby as he continued to struggle with a hamstring injury.
