Sainsbury, Good suffer setbacks

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DEFENDER Trent Sainsbury's World Cup fate rests in the hands of the Socceroos' medical staff as he continues to battle after a freak knee injury.

And Dundee United stopper Curtis Good has suffered a setback in his return from a hip flexor strain, which has sidelined him since his Socceroos debut against Ecuador in March.

Sainsbury, 22, could return to Australia by the end of this week after Dutch-club PEC Zwolle granted him an early release as he aims for a last-ditch attempt to be fit for the World Cup, starting June 12.

The former Central Coast Mariner's deadline day sale to Dutch side PEC Zwolle got off to a dream start as he debuted within days of arriving at his new club in February.

But it soured when he landed on a sprinkler with just 15 minutes left of the 2-1 win away to Tommy Oar and Adam Sarota's FC Utrecht, fracturing his kneecap.

Uncapped by the Socceroos, Sainsbury was a shoo-in to be called up for the Ecuador friendly in March as part of Ange Postecoglou's regeneration and he still held out hope with an initial 2-3 week diagnosis.

That's stretched to three months and lingering pain has Sainsbury in doubt to be named in the 23-man squad and he admits being torn with surgery a potential option.

"It's not often a player fractures their kneecap landing on a sprinkler. They've ever seen anything like it,'' Sainsbury said.

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"It's hard to diagnose, it's playing on my mind a lot. It's difficult, I always hear about injured players struggling to get back and think it will be easy, but when you're in the situation you realise it's hard.''

Sainsbury has been told he may be able to play on, albeit with pain, but if it doesn't respond he may need surgery which would sideline him for 3-6 months, thus ruling him out of brazil.

"One morning I think, nah forget about it (the World Cup), I'll wait until next season starts,'' he said.

"Another day I get out of bed and think I can do it, I'll keep going and see what happens

"At the moment my gut feeling is that I'll go for it.

"I've got to get the final blessing from the coach here, but he's said its best to go home, get treatment and get the opinion of the Aussie docs before making up my mind up.''

Good, 21, is hoping to resume training this week after a relapse last week, with Dundee United due to play its final home game against Celtic next week before facing St Johnstone in the Scottish Cup final on May 17.

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But with Good desperate to be fit for Brazil, the Scottish club is locked is talks with his parent club Newcastle United about whether he will continue his loan deal or stay in England before joining the Socceroos for their World Cup preparations.

"It's not as bad as the original injury, it's a small setback and I'm confident of being involved in full-scale training within a week or so," Good said.

"Obviously it's not ideal, but that's what you've got to deal with.

"The plan is to be at physical peak and ready if selected. The hope is in the next few days I'll get the all-clear to begin training and get ready for games if and when selected.

"I'm hopeful, but I won't take any risks if I'm not 100 per cent.

"Cup finals don't come around all the time but neither does a national team call up. I can't comment on that (whether the Socceroos will give him the all-clear to play in the Cup final on May 18) now.''

Luke Devere (Gyeongnam), Alex Wilkinson (Jeonbuk) and Ryan McGowan (Shandong Luneng) are the other defenders who've been called up by Postecoglou in his two camps.

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