Adam Smith Injuries

'He is better now after the game. He was talking, but it was a hard knock at the time and he had concussion. So, he couldn't continue the game.' 'Now he looks OK, he's fine, and he remembers everything. But in the moment, I think it was a very hard knock. It was bleeding a lot. But it was not about the blood, it was about the concussion, and it was obviously the decision to make to sub him.'

'I think Adam knows his body very well. Straight away, he went to the floor, and he told us it was a hamstring injury. So, we have to assess him. But he will be out for some weeks.' 'With Adam, he has a suspected hamstring injury, and he will be out a few more weeks.' 'I wouldn't expect him before the international break. I think it's going to be very difficult. I don't want to rule him out completely, because sometimes, maybe he does a very good recovery, and he can be available against Fulham.' 'I don’t think he has the rhythm still, normally after some weeks out, but I think he could help us. We will see today, I have to make a decision for the squad.'

'I think it's still not clear. He's having some issues with the calf in his recovery; it was a hamstring injury, but now he's having issues in his calf. He's still not training with us, no.' 'He's still not with the team. I don't know [when he will return] because he has gone through ups and downs. Sometimes he's close, sometimes he looks OK, so he has had some issues in the recovery, and I don't have any timetable.' 'Adam is starting to do some things so overall we’ve had good news.'

'Adam is injured; he has a muscle injury. He could play until [HT], but he couldn't continue [vs MUFC]. The assessments show that he has a small muscle injury, so he will be out for some time.' 'I think Adam is going to be out for some weeks definitely.' 'I don't have exactly when he will come back. It's true that we have some players already going outside and training [on] their own. Like Adam (Smith)...' 'I think it's still not clear. He's having some issues with the calf in his recovery; it was a hamstring injury, but now he's having issues in his calf. He's still not training with us, no.'

'(Solanke) and Adam Smith were not 100 per cent for the game, so we just decided not to risk them.' 'We will not recover Adam [Smith], so we will be thin.' 'I don't know what level he is exactly, but I think he's available, and we can use him.'

'I think it is a muscle injury. It is going to be tough for him. I think he will probably be out for the start of the season. It is something we have to think about for the first game.' '(Marcus) Tavernier and Adam Smith are, I would say, training partly with the team. I don't know if it's good for them to (feature) tomorrow, but I would say they are the closest to being part of the team.'

"Adam Smith should be fit after his concussion, apart from that we’ve got a few knocks and niggles but nothing major to reveal."

"He went to have an opinion; an operation would have meant maybe 10 to 12 weeks [out]. Hopefully he has got away without having the Op, which halves the time."

“Adam has trained. We’ve had to take our time with his hamstring injury. It wasn’t an absolute clear low-grade strain so we had to be careful with him. We’ve taken our time with him so he’s close.

"Adam will definitely be missing tomorrow, we’ll have to see if he’s back before the end of the season, but we’re hopeful he’s not someone with a long-term injury."

"Adam is improving. I don’t know whether he will be fit enough to return, you have to be very careful with hamstring injuries."

"Sidelined for up to three months. He underwent a procedure to repair a cartilage tear in his knee."

"Made good progress and we're pleased with how he's getting on. We hope to get him back before the end of the season."

"In contention for Sunday, we have a couple of training sessions to go, so we'll see."

"We expect to have him back soon and hope he will be fit for the start of the season."