Admin Popular Post phantom Posted March 26 Admin Popular Post Report Share Posted March 26 Great to see Benarous back in the starting line-up 22 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1960maaan Posted March 26 Report Share Posted March 26 Just saw that on Twitter , so pleased for the kid. Just hope it goes well, he deserves some good luck for a change. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Popular Post Ian M Posted March 26 Admin Popular Post Report Share Posted March 26 I don't care how we do, I just want Ayman to emerge unscathed, it will do wonders for his confidence/mental state. 20 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonBristolian Posted March 26 Report Share Posted March 26 Great news on Benarous. As an aside, I don't massively follow the U-21s but how are Thomas and Leeson getting on? It feels like both of them have had slightly tricky seasons after getting a bit closer to the first team over the summer but is that a fair assessment? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gillies Downs Leeds Posted March 26 Report Share Posted March 26 Idehen played 90 mins for bath on Sunday. Going again less than 48 hours later. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted March 26 Report Share Posted March 26 1 hour ago, Ian M said: I don't care how we do, I just want Ayman to emerge unscathed, it will do wonders for his confidence/mental state. This. Results are completely secondary & loads of this side already know they’re being released anyway. If he gets half a game or an hour but comes off because it was pre-arranged that’s all that counts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Turnip Posted March 26 Report Share Posted March 26 (edited) 38 minutes ago, GrahamC said: This. Results are completely secondary & loads of this side already know they’re being released anyway. If he gets half a game or an hour but comes off because it was pre-arranged that’s all that counts. Was subbed at half-time - hopefully planned as you say. Edited March 26 by Bob Turnip 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1960maaan Posted March 26 Report Share Posted March 26 (edited) James Piercy's article. Bristol City midfielder makes positive step forward on long road back to full fitness Ayman Benarous' last appearance for Bristol City was in April 2022 Bristol City playmaker Ayman Benarous has taken a positive step in his injury recovery after completing 45 minutes for the Under-21s in their 0-0 draw at Coventry City in the Professional Development League 2. Benarous hasn’t played any matches outside training since August 2023 after suffering a hamstring injury during his comeback from successive ACL injuries, which have kept him out of first-team action for nearly two years. The 20-year-old successfully played the first-half at the Coventry Building Society Arena before he was replaced by Charlie Filer at half-time in what was a planned period of time to ease him back. The points were shared as Kai Churchley saw a late penalty attempt saved by Sky Blues goalkeeper Luke Bell to leave City eighth in the southern section of the division. The U21s next fixture is a week on Tuesday at home to Fleetwood Town, which could also include Benarous as the Bristolian steadily builds up his minutes in the hope he could be available for the senior squad before the end of the 2023/24 campaign. Benarous, who's under contract until next summer, has been in training with the first-team for several weeks under Liam Manning but City have remained careful introducing him back into the fold given the extent of the injury problems he’s suffered over the last two years. Benarous tore his ACL in May 2022 training having made 12 appearances in what appeared to be his breakthrough season for the club after long being considered one of the academy’s leading talents. As he edged close to a comeback in December that year he then sustained a second ACL at the High Performance Centre which kept him out for a further six months before he returned for pre-season last summer. Having again worked his way back to fitness and after playing for the U21s in August against South African side Supersport United in a behind-closed-doors friendly, he experienced another setback, this time concerning his hamstring, which moved his timeline into 2024. Speaking about Benarous last month, Robins head coach Manning said: “He has had a tough, long period out and I've been really impressed. He's trained with us now for a few weeks and we’re going to look to get him involved in an U21s game soon. "In terms of how he's done in training, he's made a really positive impression and I'm looking forward to seeing how he comes back. “I think with the duration he's been out you don’t want to force it or rush it and set him back. You do have to be careful so we’ll look to increase his workload in the U21s and in training and see how he responds." Edited March 26 by 1960maaan 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham76 Posted March 26 Report Share Posted March 26 Keep hearing good things about Benarous. Wouldn’t it be great if he comes back into the side to give us something to be excited about again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formerly known as ivan Posted March 26 Report Share Posted March 26 3 minutes ago, Graham76 said: Keep hearing good things about Benarous. Wouldn’t it be great if he comes back into the side to give us something to be excited about again. If he is as exciting as he promises then not likely to get a looking under Manning. Excitement is part of Manningball 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityred exile Posted March 26 Report Share Posted March 26 was there to see his 45minutes , did well good to see Knight Label , and Bajac get 90 minutes , 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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