The Press and Journal (Inverness, Highlands, and Islands)

We need Devine interventi­on to turn injury tide

Midfielder hopes for change of fortunes

- BY PAUL THIRD HAVE YOUR SAY: pj.sport@ajl.co.uk

Caley Thistle defender Danny Devine is hoping for a change of luck when his side returns to action following the internatio­nal break.

The injury- plagued Highlander­s snapped a four-game run without a win when they won 3-1 at Motherwell on November 7 and Devine hopes the win can mark a turning point in his club’s season as preparatio­ns begin for Saturday’s trip to Partick Thistle.

The 23-year-old Northern Irishman said: “Every time we go to Mother well it is a difficult match so to get three points from that game going into the break was great for us.

“We’ve been working on being hard to break down as we know if we get the ball we can attack with pace and it was good to see it come together at Fir Park and get us the win.

“We’ve had no luck going our way but all we can do is work hard and hope things will turn around for us.”

The break has given John Hughes’ squad muchneeded recovery time with several first-team players nursing injuries.

Ross Draper (ankle), Andrea Mbuyi- Mutombo (Achilles), Tobi Sho-Silva (hamstring), Dani Lopez (groin), Jordan Roberts (groin) and long-term absentees Aaron Doran, Dean Brill and Richie Foran are all on the sidelines while Miles Storey and Ryan Christie both suffered injuries in the win at Fir Park.

A crowded treatment room has become a common occurrence at Caledonian Stadium this season and with Inverness running one of the smallest squads in the Premiershi­p former Preston, Fleetwood and Wrexham player Devine believes those left have coped well in adversity.

He said: “Everyone knows about the injuries we have had, but the players just had to get on with it.

“It’s been the same players every week and they have put in a brilliant shift in difficult circumstan­ces. It’s been tough, but we know a couple of wins will put us right up the table again.

“All credit to the players, given the number of injury setbacks we have had, we are still right in among it and starting on Saturday hopefully we can get on a run of good results.”

“We have had no luck going our way but all we can do is work hard”

 ??  ?? GIVE US A BREAK: Caley Thistle midfielder Danny Devine is hoping for better injury news for his club
GIVE US A BREAK: Caley Thistle midfielder Danny Devine is hoping for better injury news for his club

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