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# "It's a disaster" Hwang Hee-chan's injury is more serious than expected.
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It was worse than I thought. There is news that Hwang Hee-chan (28, Wolverhampton Wanderers) needs six weeks to recover from a hamstring injury.

Wolverhampton lost 0-3 in the 27th round of the English Premier League (EPL) against Newcastle United in the 2023-2024 season at St. Louis. James' Park in Newcastle, England on the 3rd (Korea time).

It was a helpless defeat. Wolverhampton's teeth were dull without Hwang Hee-chan and Matheus Cunha, the "most prolific scorers in the team," and his defense was shaken, perhaps because of a midweek FA Cup match. Wolverhampton quickly collapsed, conceding two goals in the first half alone.

After the game, Wolves coach Gary O'Neill said, "Obviously losing good players doesn't help. But the players who played showed really good performance. But we lost Kunha and Hwang Hee-chan, and also we lost Joao Gomes. He was replaced by an injury at half-time. "If you add Jose Sawa and Pedro Neto, you're in the toughest situation ever."

Hwang Hee-chan collapsed during the round of 16 of the FA Cup against Brighton on the 29th of last month. He started as a starter and was replaced by Neto in the 9th minute of the second half by limping while complaining of pain in the back of his thigh. There was a bigger concern because it was a hamstring area with a high history of injuries.

Fortunately, it does not seem to be a serious injury. It is because O'Neill himself called it a "small thing." After finishing the match against Brighton 1-0, he said, "I am disappointed with Hwang Hee-chan's injury because I have to play (against Newcastle) on the weekend. I felt something in my hamstring. It is not a big problem like Neto or Cunha. It is a small problem."

Coach O'Neill added, "I hope (the injury) is about a week to 10 days," referring to the approximate recovery period. Naturally, expectations have grown that Hwang Hee-chan will be able to return in about two weeks.

However, it appears that the injury was more severe than expected. When the story about Hwang Hee-chan came up right after the Newcastle game, coach O'Neill said, "Hwang Hee-chan had a tight hamstring last week. He wanted to keep playing, but if he had, he would have gotten hurt," and added, "So Neto, who also had a tight hamstring, had no choice but to play."

Hwang Hee-chan is expected to return within six weeks. O'Neill said: "Hwang Hee-chan needs about six weeks (to recover), which is obviously a disaster for us at this point. He and Cunha will probably be back around the same time. At the moment, it looks like Cunha will be back a little sooner. Neto." Injuries are also far from the ideal picture,” he sighs.

He said: "We are the most injured team in the league. We have been competitive so far, but it is really difficult to do that throughout the season. We are struggling with players getting injured and we need to find answers." added [안전놀이터](https://www.totositeweb.top/)

