ToffeeLinks 10/10/2012: Fellaini is Injured... Nooooooooo

Fellaini sustained a knee injury and it looks like he will be out for about three weeks. THe news is vague and we don't know if he picked up the knock on international duty or during the match against Wigan or some practice. Every news outlet is reporting something different.

This is awful news and depletes our already razor thin midfield. We don't really have anyone to control the midfield now without Fellaini and Gibson.

The only good thing, is that the injury happened before the international break so we got some free time for Fellaini to heal. It still leaves us undermanned for the QPR match and possibly for the the Merseyside Derby (Nooo!).

On to the links:

Everton suffer Fellaini knee injury setback - Yahoo! Eurosport UK
"Everton midfielder Marouane Fellaini has been sidelined for three weeks with a knee injury and will miss Belgium's World Cup qualifiers."

Everton FC: Marouane Fellaini doubtful for Derby with injured knee - Liverpool Echo
"Everton are sweating over Marouane Fellaini's availability for the forthcoming Merseyside derby after he was sidelined with a knee injury on international duty with Belgium." -- It looks like it will be a race against the clock to see if Fellaini will be fit for the derby. It will be huge if we don't have him.

Everton FC’s Sylvain Distin urges Leon Osman not to give up on England call-up | Liverpool Echo
"Sylvain Distin has urged Leon Osman not to give up on England ; even if in his own experience international football can be a fickle business."

Everton boss David Moyes aiming for Champions League berth | ESPN.co.uk
"David Moyes is targeting Champions League qualification for Everton after a flying start to the season has seen them establish themselves in the top four."

Everton's Somewhat Alarming Lack Of Youth. | ToffeeWeb
-- A fan article on how we all of a sudden don't really have much promising youth at our club anymore. A little bit alarming, although some of the points on here are erroneous.