After he sustained the injury, Roger Schmidt admitted that it would be likely the Aussie would miss “three or four months.” However, some light came of this dark situation, the 2014 Australian Footballer of the Year could still feature in some of the games at the end of the season if Schmidt and Kruse himself feels he’s fit enough.
On Thursday, Kruse will go under the knife on his ankle injury at a clinic in Frankfurt. The doctor said: “ It would be irresponsible to think that Kruse will be back by the end of the season indefinitely.”
He suffered in Australia’s Asian Cup final win over South Korea, the hosts Australia went on to win the competition.
Following his injury, manager Roger Schmidt said “This is really bitter for him, especially as he showed good form again,” The Australian has played seven times this season, he came off the substitutes' bench four times in the Bundesliga, DFB Pokal and the UEFA Champions League.
Read the full article on his injury here: https://www.vavel.com/en/international-football/germany-bundesliga/445884-robbie-kruse-to-miss-the-rest-of-the-season.html?c=0
