Leanne Kiernan is at least '10 weeks away' from returning.
Leanne Kiernan is “at the earliest, 10 weeks away” from her injury return, according to Liverpool manager Matt Beard.
The prognosis for Liverpool’s 2021/22 Player of the Year and top goal-scorer was surgery and several months on the sidelines, with a February return eventually forecast. An unfortunate setback, a flare-up in her heel, pushed Kiernan’s comeback date back to the end of March or early April.“She is, at the earliest, 10 weeks away, unfortunately,” the Reds boss explained. “She has had a couple of setbacks when she has been back running on the pitch.
On the face of it, inclusion in Vera Pauw’s World Cup squad looks highly unlikely. For most, the dream would be all but over. But Kiernan is no stranger to adversity, between injury and personal problems, and has come out on top in the past. A steep mountain lies ahead, and Kiernan knows the need for minutes and match sharpness if she has any hope of being on a plane to Australia this summer.
12 days before sustaining the ankle injury in September, Kiernan appeared to be turning a corner in the green jersey. She impressed as a late substitute against Slovakia, with Pauw hailing a “fantastic” cameo afterwards, adding, “I’ve never seen her so sharp as this week”.The Ireland boss rued her “unfortunate” setback ahead of last month’s international friendly against China PR and training camp in Marbella, but name-checked her several times and refused to rule her out of her World Cup plans.
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