Wigan Athletic boss provides injury updates on midfield duo ahead of Exeter City trip
Wigan Athletic boss Ryan Lowe has provided injury updates on midfielders Baba Adeeko and Tyrese Francois ahead of Saturday’s trip to Exeter City.
Adeeko and Francois have been sidelined for a couple of months with hamstring and calf injuries respectively. While they won’t feature in Latics’ League One clash with Exeter, Lowe hopes to be able to give them both game time in Tuesday night’s Vertu Trophy tie against Stockport County.
"Tyrese and Baba are training with the group but are not 100 per cent – they’re just behind the group,” Lowe told the Wigan Post.
"If possible, on Tuesday, maybe one or two of them will play some part in that against Stockport in the Vertu Trophy, so we’re looking at those two for that with a few of the youngsters, and then potentially Dara (Costelloe) can play in that because it is his first game back after suspension. They’re not far behind, but the biggest thing with those two is keeping them fit, so we’re going through every bit we can to make sure that when they do get fit, they stay fit.
“Tyrese has struggled with his calf since I came through the door, and in the old regime. He does all the work on it, bless him, but ultimately, if you don’t do the work that’s required at times, then it can come back and hit you. He’s been out a long time with a calf injury, but we’ve had to make sure we leave no stone unturned, and he has to build them up. He’s got baby cows, as I call them! They’re tiny, so he needs to get some muscle in them to make sure they are like Jack Grealish’s and that nothing ever happens with them.”
Meanwhile, Lowe also provided the latest on key forward Maleace Asamoah, who has been nursing a back issue in recent weeks.
"Maleace part-trained with us today (Thursday),” said Lowe. “He will travel with us at the weekend, he was no good last week, he just couldn’t (play).
"He has been to see a chiropractor a couple of times now, we’ve had him straightened up a little bit, and he is getting better day by day, so we’ll just monitor him, but he’ll travel with us and will hopefully be available for selection.”