Kelly frustrated by more injury trouble

Anthony Smith • Published 26 Aug 2010 16:30 0 Comments

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JULIAN KELLY admits his injury problems are becoming harder to recover from after another blow for the young Royals right-back.

Kelly, 20, has had more than his fair share of injury woes and he is now facing another month on the sidelines after aggravating a thigh problem in the Carling Cup defeat by Northampton Town on Tuesday night.

Kelly was making a rare first-team appearance when the problem occurred while making a goal-saving tackle in the second-half.

The ex-Arsenal trainee explained: "It was a horrible result and I got injured again so it couldn't have gone any worse really

"It's getting so frustrating now because I just can't seem to get over them, it's one thing after another.

"It's starting to become hard to deal with, you know? It sounds like I'm just crying but that's how it feels.

"It's the same thigh injury as before. I felt it go as I sprinted back to try and save a goal, it was hurting a lot.

"I will have a scan but we know what it is because I've done it before. It's not that bad an injury but it's one thing after another and it's really hard to deal with. I just can't seem to get over them."

To make matters worse for Kelly, he would have been set for an extended run in Brian MCDermott's first-team as Andy Griffin has a hamstring injury and could be sidelined for several weeks.

"That's the most annoying thing because I'd be in with a chance right now," added Kelly, who spent a loan spell with Wycombe last season.

"Now I just don't know what to do because I'm out for another three or four weeks. Everyone keeps telling me keep my chin up but when you hear it as many times as I have, it becomes difficult,

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