Timothy Weah is dominated out of USMNT’s CONCACAF Nations League double-header, as Anthony Hudson calls up AZ Alkmaar’s Djordje Mihailovic to phase in for the concussed winger
Tim Weah will miss the United States’ CONCACAF Nations League matches versus Grenada and El Salvador right after finding concussed whilst participating in for Lille on Saturday.
The 23-12 months-previous experienced a head injury in Lille’s Ligue 1 match in opposition to Toulouse on Saturday, and the US Soccer Federation said on Sunday that Weah experienced entered the concussion protocol of the French domestic league.
Following Lille’s 2- win, the winger seemed to be performing nicely, as shown in a video clip shared by teammate Jonathan Bamba on Snapchat, with the American holding an ice pack to the suitable aspect of his head.
Weah is the son of previous FIFA Ballon d’Or winner and existing Liberia President George Weah. His absence from the most recent US squad leaves interim head mentor Anthony Hudson shorter on go over.
Essential players Tyler Adams, Cameron Carter-Vickers and Josh Sargent are between those now missing out thanks to injuries.
Timothy Weah, 23, will miss out on out on earning a 30th cap for US right after injuring his head with Lille
Weah was taken off on a stretcher late on in their Ligue 1 recreation versus Toulouse on Saturday
AZ Alkmaar’s Djordje Mihailovic, 24, will change Weah in the Usa squad for the two matches
On Sunday, it was introduced that Weah would be changed by Djordje Mihailovic, of the Dutch club AZ Alkmaar.
The 24-yr-outdated forward with 6 global appearances will to report to the US group on Monday in Orlando, Florida. He final played for the US in December 2020.
Mihailovic formerly built 73 appearances for MLS side Chicago Fire, scoring seven objectives from his time in the Windy Town from 2017 to 2020.
He then moved to Canada to participate in for CF Montreal, just for a person year amongst 2021 and 2022.
The US plays at Grenada on Friday and from El Salvador on March 27 in Orlando.