FOOTBALL NEWS : Newcastle goalkeeper Benitez puts in trouble

Newcastle United Football announced today that the absence of goalkeeper primary goal, the Irish Rob Elliot, for six months to come due to his serious knee injury.

And forced veteran goalkeeper, 29, left the field on a stretcher during the friendly match between his country and Slovakia in the Irish capital Dublin on Tuesday and ended in a draw positive (2-2).

Elliott and subjected to cut the cruciate ligament of the knee to make sure that his absence from the national team during the forthcoming EURO 2016.

Thus, there is technical director of the Spanish team, Rafael Benitez, in the unenviable position, especially as the bodyguard Dutchman Tim Krul, suffering is the other from a knee injury sustained during the match Netherlands and Kazakhstan in October / October last in qualifying for the finals of the European Nations ( Euro 2016), France.

With this team will guard the den in the rest of the season in the Premier League, third goalkeeper Karl Darlow, owner of the 25-year-old who lacks the necessary experience.

Darlow and joined the ranks of Newcastle last summer from Nottingham Forest, and played only two games with the club, and will be assisted by goalkeeper fourth young man Fred Woodman (19 years).

It occupies Newcastle United nineteenth place and last in the standings with 25 points and 3 points all stay area, collecting a single point during encounters two years in a draw against Sunderland (1-1) and losing to Leicester City (1-0) since the arrival of Rafael Benitez for training.

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