Only Jordan Henderson could celebrate a World Cup win and somehow end up in the physio room. England beat Mexico in what sounds like a brilliant result for Thomas Tuchel's side, but the feelgood factor has been slightly punctured by the news that Henderson did some serious damage to his wrist during the post-match celebrations. You really could not make it up.
Tuchel himself described the injury as "really bad", which is not the kind of language a head coach tends to use when he thinks everything is going to be fine. It suggests Henderson has done more than just given it a little knock, and England fans will now be sweating on just how long their midfielder could be sidelined for during a tournament where every game matters enormously.
Henderson has had a strange few years if we are being honest. He left Liverpool, had that difficult spell in Saudi Arabia, and has been working hard to remind people what he actually brings to a midfield. For England, he offers experience and leadership, the kind of stuff that does not always show up on a highlights reel but matters when a game gets tight and nerves start creeping in. Losing him for any period of time would be a real blow for Tuchel.
The slightly absurd nature of getting injured in the celebrations rather than the game itself will draw a few laughs, and fairly so, but there is a serious side to this. World Cup squads are carefully put together and losing a player to something like this feels like a waste that could have been avoided. Someone is going to have to tell the lads to calm down next time they score.
England will hope the scan results are kinder than Tuchel's initial assessment suggests. If Henderson can recover quickly then no lasting harm done, but if this rules him out of upcoming fixtures then Tuchel will need to rethink his midfield options sharpish. For now, England have the win, which is what matters most, but the Henderson situation is one to keep a very close eye on.
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