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Wanderers are hoping for that rare commodity by the start of next week – a relatively empty treatment room.
While David Wheater will continue to work with the medical staff on a hamstring problem that prevented him from flying out to Austria with the group last week, Neil Lennon could theoretically pick from the rest of the bunch for Friday’s trip to Morecambe.
The Whites boss won’t take risks with Max Clayton, who is back training after a long spell out with a knee injury but the likes of Liam Trotter, Emile Heskey, Zach Clough and Oscar Threlkeld are expected to shake-off minor problems and get at least 45 minutes under their belts at the Globe Arena, or failing that, the following Tuesday’s trip to Oldham Athletic.
Josh Vela has also recovered from the stomach virus that saw him sent home from the training camp in Pallau and has been training with the Under-21s.
Lennon turned his attention immediately to reshaping his squad after arriving back in the UK but is pleased with the physical shape of his players after what proved a demanding 10 days in Europe.
“It’s never guaranteed that you can avoid injuries but that’s certainly what we’re building for,” he told The Bolton News. “There’s no exact science.
“Since we’ve been back, we’re steadily making the players stronger, more resilient and fingers crossed the injuries we do have – Zach, Emile, Trotter – are minor ones that we can shake off quickly.
“We hope they’ll join in when we come back into training on Wednesday and then we’ve got a clean bill of health. That’s a good start.”
Lennon was forced into a reshuffle on Monday evening in Kapfenberg after a couple of late withdrawals , the depth of his squad highlighted as five players – Derik Osede, Dorian Dervite, Liam Feeney, Rob Hall and trialist Scott Dobbie – all played 90 minutes.
That may mean they are rested at Morecambe, especially as reinforcements could be called up from the development squad.
“We’ve made a few changes – I’d have liked Heskey to have played and swapped him with Madine – who was brilliant again for me,” he said.
“The new boys have come in like a breath of fresh air in terms of quality, and that gives us a lot of encouragement going forward.
“Yes, I’d like to have played Clough, or a couple of others, to avoid playing the kids who are not quite ready for this yet but it’s good experience for them as well.”
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While David Wheater will continue to work with the medical staff on a hamstring problem that prevented him from flying out to Austria with the group last week, Neil Lennon could theoretically pick from the rest of the bunch for Friday’s trip to Morecambe.
The Whites boss won’t take risks with Max Clayton, who is back training after a long spell out with a knee injury but the likes of Liam Trotter, Emile Heskey, Zach Clough and Oscar Threlkeld are expected to shake-off minor problems and get at least 45 minutes under their belts at the Globe Arena, or failing that, the following Tuesday’s trip to Oldham Athletic.
Josh Vela has also recovered from the stomach virus that saw him sent home from the training camp in Pallau and has been training with the Under-21s.
Lennon turned his attention immediately to reshaping his squad after arriving back in the UK but is pleased with the physical shape of his players after what proved a demanding 10 days in Europe.
“It’s never guaranteed that you can avoid injuries but that’s certainly what we’re building for,” he told The Bolton News. “There’s no exact science.
“Since we’ve been back, we’re steadily making the players stronger, more resilient and fingers crossed the injuries we do have – Zach, Emile, Trotter – are minor ones that we can shake off quickly.
“We hope they’ll join in when we come back into training on Wednesday and then we’ve got a clean bill of health. That’s a good start.”
Lennon was forced into a reshuffle on Monday evening in Kapfenberg after a couple of late withdrawals , the depth of his squad highlighted as five players – Derik Osede, Dorian Dervite, Liam Feeney, Rob Hall and trialist Scott Dobbie – all played 90 minutes.
That may mean they are rested at Morecambe, especially as reinforcements could be called up from the development squad.
“We’ve made a few changes – I’d have liked Heskey to have played and swapped him with Madine – who was brilliant again for me,” he said.
“The new boys have come in like a breath of fresh air in terms of quality, and that gives us a lot of encouragement going forward.
“Yes, I’d like to have played Clough, or a couple of others, to avoid playing the kids who are not quite ready for this yet but it’s good experience for them as well.”
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