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Klug: Injury Situation Must Be Addressed - Ipswich Town News

Caretaker-boss Bryan Klug says Town will have to assess why so many players have suffered injuries this season. The Blues go into Sunday's final match of the season against Middlesbrough with only 15 players currently fit.

Town have had a long injury list since the start of the season and they are currently without keeper Dean Gerken (hip), full-back Dominic Iorfa (groin), skipper Luke Chambers (dislocated shoulder, fractured rib and sternum) and fellow central defender Chris Smith (back), midfielders Emyr Huws and Andre Dozzell (both knee), and Tom Adeyemi and Teddy Bishop (both hamstring), winger Mustapha Carayol and strikers David McGoldrick (groin) and Joe Garner (head, knee and shoulder).

Doubts for Sunday are Cameron Carter-Vickers (ankle), Jordan Spence (knee) and Ben Folami, while Luke Hyam is expected to return after a hamstring problem.

"On the board we have a box for the injuries but we’ve had to enlarge it,” Klug joked.

"I think it’s something that we’ve got to address because it’s something that’s not been good for the football club this year.

"We’ll have to really assess that and reflect and think about ways [of improving that] because if you don’t get your best players on the pitch you’re not going to achieve much, are you?

"Don’t think that’s criticising the physios. It’s not that, I’m just saying we have to do better with that.”

He added: "If this squad has everybody reporting fit then I think there’s competition in just about every position and some quality as well."

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