Kelvin Etuhu younger brother of Dickson was stretched out unconscious
while in a FA Cup action for his Championship side Barnsley on
Saturday. But reports suggest that Etuhu is much better now after the
initial scare.
Though his team finished with a 3-1 FA Cup fifth-round win over MK
Dons, Barnsley Coach David Flitcroft admitted he feared another Fabrice
Muamba nightmare when Etuhu was knocked out in during the FA Cup clash.
The midfielder who was formally courted to play for Nigeria in the
youth level needed seven minutes’ treatment on the pitch after clashing
heads with Dons defender Adam Chicksen. Both physios rushed on to the
pitch to help the stricken player, who was immediately taken to
hospital.
Flitcroft told The Sun: “Kelvin wasn’t responding initially and
that’s what the physios were worried about. It reminded me of Muamba at
White Hart Lane last year. It is sickening. The game becomes totally
unimportant when that happens.
Speaking further on the sad incidence with Eurosports.com, Flitcroft
said the injury was a bad one and something he will not forget in a
hurry.
“You certainly don’t want to be involved in anything unsavoury and it certainly was,” he said.
“Kelvin is a tough boy and when you see him flat out on the pitch and
coming past on a stretcher with blood strewn over his nose and face, it
is something that will probably haunt me,” the Manger remarked.
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