Injury scare: Kalu suffers ankle injury, doubtful for Coventry clash

It stays uncertain if the sensational Watford striker Samuel Kalu will probably be obtainable as his crew takes on Coventry on Wednesday duel.

The Nigerian who got here on for Ken Sema within the 68th minute of the Hornets’ 1-0 win over Wigan on the DW stadium final Saturday suffered a twisted ankle within the encounter.

Kalu made a telling distinction as he ran on the house defence and confirmed some wonderful footwork to evade tackles.

The sport was his fourth substitute look this season for Watford, who’re positioned fifth within the English Championship log.

“Kalu – suffered a twisted ankle that isn’t considered too unhealthy he will probably be accessed earlier than the sport on Wednesday,” Slaven Billic stated.

“He provides one other dimension to the way in which we will play. He’s a participant that has received greater than one thing.

“He wasn’t match after we arrived and he nonetheless isn’t absolutely match, however he’s received one thing particular: a change of tempo, a change of route, good on the ball. His first contact and motion are good, he strikes a ball properly.

“He’s a really helpful participant and we expect quite a bit from him.”

Slaven Bilic additionally revealed what he informed Kalu when he changed Sema.

“After I was sending Kalu on I stated to him ‘Don’t cross the ball, as a result of Wigan are good at defending crosses’,”he continued.

“You must give one thing to get one thing, and Wigan’s methods imply they defend their field very properly however they provide the flanks. They defend their field with numbers they usually did it properly in the present day and possibly practised it throughout the week.

“They’re bodily and good within the air in defence. So that’s the reason I informed Kalu to not cross the ball. Get contained in the field with the ball, and that’s what he did.

“I needed him of their field with the ball, after which determine what to do. Don’t cross it early.

“Then we pinned them in. We didn’t create quite a bit but it surely was noticeable that within the final quarter-hour it was extra of us having the ball, and we pinned them again.”