Vancouver Whitecaps midfielder Matias Laba out until next spring with torn ACL
Vancouver Whitecaps head coach Carl Robinson’s facial expression suggested he knew immediately Matias Laba’s injury was serious.
Robinson’s post-match comments did nothing to the dispel any worry, and the club’s fears were confirmed publicly with the announcement Laba will miss somewhere in the neighbourhood of nine months after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee during Saturday’s 1-0 road loss to the New England Revolution.
“Gutted. Gutted for the boy,” Robinson said after Tuesday’s practice back in Vancouver. “He’s been brilliant for the club and for me since I brought him here.
“We will look after the boy. We’ll help him rehab. He’s a massive part of this football club.”