‘We have to hold him back’ – Alexander Blessin doesn’t want to rush Gladbach’s Tim Kleindienst back

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Borussia Mönchengladbach captain Tim Kleindienst suffered another muscle tear in mid-October after returning from a long injury lay-off and although eager to make a return, head coach Alexander Blessin remains cautious in regards to rushing back his captain too soon.

“He’s constantly being worked on,” explained Blessin at Thursday’s press conference. “I don’t know how many MRI scene have already been done to monitor the healing process.”

As reported by Kicker, Kleindienst will not return before the November international break, and it’s possible that he won’t return shortly after, either.

“He’s giving it all,” he added. “He wants to come back as quickly as possible, but we certainly have to hold him back in some situations. We want to give him that time now. The important thing is that he completes the training program properly over the next two weeks.”

The Foals host Paderborn and travel to Hamburg before November’s international break.

GGFN | Daniel Pinder