Two broken toes
have left the
Philadelphia Union
with a weakened team heading into
John Hackworth's
second game as head coach.
Without Sheanon Williams (right big toe), the Union back line will most likely feature rookie right back
Raymon Gaddis
, midfielder
Amobi Okugo
at center back, captain
Carlos Valdes
and
Gabriel Farfan
in front of Zac MacMath. No
Chandler Hoffman
(left big toe) means that Philadelphia's hybrid 4-3-3 will most likely have only
Lionard Pajoy
on the bench as a back up.
However, the question of how Williams and Hoffman will be affected by the injuries in the long run was the main concern after the news came out about both of their toes.
WebMD said
that the typical recovery time for a broken toe is six weeks, which would put Hoffman and Williams' full strength date at around July 14.
The Brotherly Game talked to a former high school and college soccer player, who asked not to be named in this article, about her experiences with playing with a broken big toe.
A broken toe is hard to play with and the speed of healing depends on the person. A broken big toe is almost impossible to ...
