Comedy sports injuries are always good for a laugh.
Who can forget when Steve Morrow fell off Tony Adams’ shoulders while celebrating the League Cup win in 1993, or when Greame Le Saux was ruled out for two weeks after slipping in the shower and landing on a cucumber which went right up his anus.
Poor old Graeme, for it to happen once is bad enough, but the same thing happened to him on no less than four separate occasions, variously involving a bicycle pump, a banana and Sol Campbell’s mobile phone.
How unlucky can you get?!
Well now Estudiantes manager Mauricio Pellegrino can be added to the list of laughable maladies after damaging his shoulder while angrily directing his players from the touchline.
Former Liverpool player and assistant manager Pellegrino only moved to Estudiantes earlier this year after being sacked by Valencia following several rows with players.
But while he’s hoping to make a name for himself as a bit of a tough guy, the 41-year-old became probably the first boss to get injured on the touchline while handing out orders.
The incident happened during Estudiantes’ clash with CA All Boys, which they won 1-0.
Pellegrino was ordering one of his players around and used some arm signals to make sure the message got across.
However, moments after he began, Pellegrino was forced to stop and retreat to the bench after his shoulder popped out of its socket.
The boss was able to joke about it in the media after, but the nasty injury has left him in plenty of pain.
“I have never seen a coach pick up an injury before,” he told Argentine television. “I have a chronic injury to my shoulder and it came out of place.”
If Pellegrino wants advice on things “coming out”, he should probably talk to Greame Le Saux.
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