Sydney FC coach Ufuk Talay has slammed online trolls for the “disgraceful” messages they have sent Sky Blues striker Patrick Wood after a horror goal miss last weekend, revealing he played with an injured ankle which will now sideline him for 12 weeks.
Wood, 21, has been targeted by cyberbullies after missing a sitter in Sydney’s 3-1 win over the Central Coast Mariners last Saturday in Gosford as he avoided using his injured left foot to shoot when he was just metres out with an empty net in front of him.
After a tough few days dealing with the online abuse, Wood has succumbed to the injury and won’t play again until May.
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Talay was quick to defend his young marksman on Thursday.
“Some comments and some messages that have been sent to him have been quite…
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