박주영은 돌아왔지만 근육 무리로 그의 선발은 위태롭게 됐습니다

For one and a half week Park has been away on international duty, and believe me when I tell you it has seemed like an eternity. The fact that there was no football this past weekend made the wait even longer. But today, at 9:32 am, Chu-Young Park arrived to the training centre driving his Citroen. The morning was very chill but that did not prevent the Korean Striker from wearing a short leaves t-shirt. He looked a bit tired, but that’s normal considering the trip he has been going through and the jet lag.

Park found his team mates in good spirit, and this positive atmosphere will surely help him overcome Korea’s loss against Iran. The rest of the team still has the taste of victory on his mouth, as Celta won last league game against Sevilla, and a friendly game against Lugo, this one while Park was away.

But, apart from cheers and support, he has found a fierce competitor for the starter spot in Mario Bermejo. The veteran striker did not only had a brilliant performance against Lugo, scoring two goals and assisting on the other, but he also has been training harder than ever, knowing he just had seven sessions to prove Celta’s coach he deserves the place more than Park. I can assure the physical intensity Bermejo has been putting on this week and a half has been unbelievable, and is not going to make it easy for Herrera to make a decision.

But not everything was going to be good news for the Korean striker, as he could not train with the rest of his team mates due to a problem in his abductor. He just did some jogging with the physiotherapist and 30 minutes into the training session, he left to the dressing room to receive a recovery massage.

This lighted the red alarm, as Park was suppose to play as a starter against Real Madrid, and is another inconvenience for Herrera’s plans after losing Natxo Insa. I talked to Celta’s Coach and he confirmed “Park is suffering from a overcharge in his abductor, and is set to go to Madrid, although he is not confirmed to be a starter, as we will have to see how he evolves from his injury. He is expected to train normally tomorrow.”

The rest of the team completed a normal training session, where Celta’s Coach was mainly focusing in the movement of the team without the ball, and then again continued with the passing-pressing routine he has been training for the last sessions. Javi Varas was bot training today due to a gastroenteritis, which added to his finger problems might rule him out of Real Madrid’s game. On the other hand Oubina and MKD completed the training session without any problem and are set and ready to go to Madrid.

Tomorrow will be the crucial day for Celta, as it will be the last session before flying to Madrid, and we will be able to evaluate Park’s condition.