


Yea, Donovan plus one other striker maybe
Everton FC2010-05-02 22:20:10

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Shane Duffy: Has played two Europa League games for Everton
Duffy suffered a laceration to his liver after colliding with Irish amateur team goalkeeper Adrian Walsh during the clash at Gannon Park.
After being attended to on the pitch by team surgeon Professor John O'Byrne and team doctor Alan Byrne, he was rushed to nearby Mater Hospital where surgeon Gerry McEntee performed an emergency operation.
"Shane collided with a player in a way that you would see thousands of times in football matches," O'Byrne said. "It was a freak injury that in another 100 years of medicine, we may never see again.
"Shane sustained a laceration to his liver and was rushed to the Mater hospital for emergency surgery. Gerry McEntee and the intensive care staff in the Mater must be credited for their expertise and fast response which in no uncertain terms saved Shane's life.
"Shane was stabilised in intensive care after the surgery which stopped internal bleeding and this morning is conscious and is in the care of the Mater's high dependency unit having improved overnight.''
Centre-back Duffy, who made his Everton debut in a Europa League match against AEK Athens in December, caused controversy when switching international allegiance from Northern Ireland to the Republic of Ireland earlier this year.
The 18-year-old had been scheduled to remain with Giovanni Trapattoni's senior Republic of Ireland squad, solely for training purposes, ahead of next week's friendly clashes against Paraguay and Algeria.
Trapattoni, who made an early exit from the game between St. Patrick's Athletic and Bohemians at Richmond Park after hearing of Duffy's accident, offered his thanks to Prof McEntee and his specialised crash team as well as the national side's medical staff.
"I would like to thank Dr. Alan Byrne and Prof. John O'Byrne for their quick reaction to Shane's serious injury,'' he said. "As time was critical, had they not acted as they did, Shane's life could have been in more danger than it already was.
"On behalf of the FAI, I would also like to praise Prof. Gerry McEntee for conducting the emergency operation and ensuring that Shane was given the best possible attention. Shane is very lucky and we wish him a speedy recovery.''
Duffy remains in the hospital's High Dependency ward today. His blood pressure dropped to dangerously low levels during the operation but was controlled and he is expected to make a full recovery.
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