{"id":42222,"date":"2020-03-10T17:34:21","date_gmt":"2020-03-10T17:34:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=42222"},"modified":"2020-03-10T17:34:21","modified_gmt":"2020-03-10T17:34:21","slug":"allen-injury-could-be-wales-achilles-heel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2020\/03\/10\/allen-injury-could-be-wales-achilles-heel\/","title":{"rendered":"Injury to Joe Allen could be Wales\u2019 Achilles heel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The midfielder is out of Euro 2020 this summer after being stretchered off for Stoke <\/h3>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Allen-resized.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Allen-resized.jpg 620w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Allen-resized-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Allen-resized-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Allen-resized-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Allen-resized.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Allen-resized.jpg 620w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Allen-resized-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Allen-resized-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/Allen-resized-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Joe Allen will miss the Euros after season-ending injury (Credit: Stoke City Twitter)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>JOE Allen\u2019s season-ending injury has left Wales manager Ryan Giggs with a selection headache ahead of this summer\u2019s European Championship, with Cardiff City\u2019s Will Vaulks in contention to replace him. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Allen ruptured his Achilles on the brink of half-time during Stoke City\u2019s 5-1 victory over Hull City this weekend.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>The midfielder, who has 56 caps for his country, was instrumental during Wales\u2019 qualifying campaign for this summer\u2019s tournament and fan James Charles, 22, thinks he will be missed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p> \u201cObviously having someone like that completely unavailable to you is always going to be a disadvantage,\u201d he said. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cBeing a regular starter at Stoke and the experience he brings to the international squad, especially to players like (Ethan) Ampadu and (Joe) Morrell.\u201d &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udde3 &quot;It\u2019s devastating for us and devastating for the boy. Not only will he miss the rest of the season but obviously miss EURO 2020 as well.&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SCFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SCFC<\/a> \ud83d\udd34\u26aa<\/p>&mdash; Stoke City FC (@stokecity) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stokecity\/status\/1236926721414356993?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 9, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption>Stoke manager Michael O&#8217;Neill spoke of his devastation after the game <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>The injury could see Aaron Ramsey deployed in a deeper role, as well as players like Vaulks, Ampadu and Morrell taking on a bigger role in the side and Mr Charles said that could be challenging.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s going to be a lot of pressure for them to step up and be consistently good over the whole tournament, more than the glimpses of quality we\u2019ve seen through the qualifiers. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cPlayers like Vaulks will be basically thrown in at the deep end to produce off the bench. It\u2019s going to be a big tournament for the youngsters to prove their worth.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Vaulks, who has five caps for Wales, has had a run in the Bluebirds team since January and scored against Barnsley last weekend. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>It would be a big ask for the 26-year-old to replace Allen, especially considering the Stoke midfielder\u2019s stellar performances during the last competition.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>The 29-year-old was named in the team of the tournament during the tournament\u2019s 2016 edition after playing in every game as Wales made it to the semi-final.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Joe Allen has been named in the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EURO2016?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EURO2016<\/a> team of the tournament! \ud83d\udc4f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rAeqo8f5Rx\">https:\/\/t.co\/rAeqo8f5Rx<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TfvKswZ8QS\">pic.twitter.com\/TfvKswZ8QS<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Liverpool FC (Premier League Champions \ud83c\udfc6) (@LFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LFC\/status\/752503387044937728?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 11, 2016<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption>Allen was named in the Euro 2016 team of the tournament <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Sean Fitzgerald, who is travelling to Rome to watch Wales this summer, said Allen will be a huge loss. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s vital. He was Wales\u2019 most consistent player over the whole of Euro 2016,\u201d he said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt will be a loss but hopefully with the upcoming youth we will be able to try and fill his slot in midfield.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s not just in Wales where Allen is admired, with Angela White, chair of Stoke City Supporters Council, describing the injury as a big blow.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s been playing well, making tackles, scoring goals,\u201d she said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cHe will be a big miss for the football club, but the most important thing is that Joe makes a full recovery and gets back to playing for Wales and Stoke.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Allen, who has taken on the captain\u2019s armband at the Bet365 Stadium during Ryan Shawcross\u2019 time out with injury, has been influential at the club since Michael O\u2019Neill took over in November.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Robin Grey, who commentates for BBC Radio Stoke, said: \u201cAllen\u2019s upturn in performances has sparked a revival at Stoke. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cDespite being four points clear of the relegation zone, Stoke\u2019s run in will be much harder without the Welshman.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The midfielder is out of Euro 2020 this summer after being stretchered off for Stoke JOE Allen\u2019s season-ending injury has left Wales manager Ryan Giggs with a selection headache ahead of this summer\u2019s European Championship, with Cardiff City\u2019s Will Vaulks in contention to replace him. &nbsp; Allen ruptured his Achilles on the brink of half-time during Stoke City\u2019s 5-1 victory over Hull City this weekend.&nbsp; The midfielder, who has 56 caps for his country, was instrumental during Wales\u2019 qualifying campaign [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":156,"featured_media":42224,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[94,4,113],"tags":[142,991,1147,1148,806,1149,1150],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-42222","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football","category-sport","category-uncategorised","tag-cardiff-city","tag-euro-2020","tag-joe-allen","tag-ryan-giggs","tag-stoke-city","tag-wales-football","tag-will-vaulks"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - 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