Stuart Holden out for 6 months

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Bolton Wanderers midfielder Stuart Holden has been ruled out for six months as a result of the injury he sustained in a challenge on Saturday.

Holden was rushed to hospital following a 1-0 defeat to Manchester United as a tackle from Jonny Evans, which drew a red card, left him with a nasty gash on his right knee.

He was given 26 stitches to close the wound and X-rays confirmed Holden had avoided a break, but he also underwent an MRI scan to discover if he had suffered any ligament or muscular damage to his knee.

Bolton have now said the midfielder, who had a prolonged spell on the sidelines last season following a tackle from Manchester City's Nigel de Jong, will be out for six months, meaning he misses United States' Gold Cup campaign in June.

Manager Owen Coyle told the club's official website: "First and foremost our main concern is for Stuart and his recovery. He will get all the time and support that he needs.

"Stuart has been outstanding for me this season and he has shown in his performances that he is one of the best midfielders in the Barclays Premier League. He has such desire, strength of character and a winning mentality, and he will draw on all those attributes in his rehabilitation."

Defender Gary Cahill has absolved United defender Evans of any blame for the tackle which resulted in his dismissal at Old Trafford.

"It would be a massive blow but it looked like a really bad gash, and I hope that's all it is, for the team's sake," Cahill told the Bolton News. "Maybe the international break might have come at the right time for him, in a recovery sense. Touch wood he isn't out.

"From where I was stood, he had his studs up, but no-one goes into a challenge looking to hurt someone, or at least you'd hope not.

"Nobody goes into a tackle thinking 'I'm going to do him here' and I think Evans just went for the ball and had his studs up a little bit. It was unfortunate in all circumstances, and Stu has come off worse."

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So sad he's missing the Gold Cup with USA this summer. I feel like he always gets injured right before he gets to play with the NT. He also posted on his Twitter that he's having surgery in London today. Good luck, Stu!

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[shadow-sea.livejournal.com]

There was plenty of people on here going completely over the top saying that they hoped someone broke Carra's leg while completely ignoring Rafael's tackle which was just as bad if not worse as far as intent goes, but because Lucas was luckier than Nani and managed to jump out of the way in time that was basically ignored.

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[melj1213.livejournal.com]

I didn´t see any of those kinds of comments re:injuring Carra but if I had then I would have said at the time that it´s not acceptable because it isn´t.

I don´t care who a player plays for you NEVER wish injury on anyone, EVER.

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[theciz.livejournal.com]

Oh, I agree, Rafa's tackle was pretty bad, but it's because of Nani crying that it was ignored. As was whoever it was (can't for the life of me remember who it was) kicking Rafa in the thigh directly before it (always said he was the evil twin). And it obviously goes without saying that anyone who calls for any player to get their leg broken (or any other sort of bad injury) is a classless twatbag.

What annoyed me is the whole "he deserved it" shtick that was going around, or that Carra's wasn't a foul full stop. No place for any of it. In any case, to say Evans' tackle on Holden was anything like as bad as either Caragher's or Rafael's (I have seen "horror tackle" a lot) is ridiculous.

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or that Carra's wasn't a foul full stop

I am almost certain absolutely no one said that.

to say Evans' tackle on Holden was anything like as bad as either Caragher's or Rafael's (I have seen "horror tackle" a lot) is ridiculous.

honestly I'm interested in the answer to this usually rhetorical question, are you having a laugh?