Houston Dynamo and U.S. Men's International Brian Ching suffered a left hamstring injury this past Thursday, in a 2-1 MLS match loss to Real Salt Lake.
“The injury has been evaluated by team doctors, and I'm hoping to get an MRI on Monday to determine the severity of the strain,” Ching said in a statement Friday. “I have already started doing rehab and will be doing so until I can return to the playing field".
The news of Brian Ching's injury has major implications now on the U.S. Men's National Team. The U.S. Men's National Team is already possibly without Charlies Davies, who suffered multiple injuries in a horrific car accident last year. Charlie Davies, currently with his French team Sochaux, is trying relentlessly to get match fit, and earn his spot back as the primary forward on the national team.
Ching's injury now may open the door for other forwards such as Kenny Cooper, Eddie Johnson, and Jeff Cunningham. Another long-shot may even be Edson Buddle, who is currently on fire scoring goal after goal for the LA Galaxy.
“Honestly, I don't know (how the injury will impact Ching's World Cup hopes),” said Dynamo chief operating officer Chris Canetti. “Any injury is a tough situation for a player right now, but Brian's established who he is. I don't think he has to prove who he is. Bob Bradley knows what kind of player Brian is if he's healthy. I would assume he's going to be healthy by the time of the World Cup.”
We'll keep you posted on how this all plays out.
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