will sorely miss Tim Krul, but is confident the
Netherlands international will come back.
Newcastle United manager Steve McClaren has admitted that
the injury-forced absence of Tim Krul for the remainder of the
2015-16 campaign comes as a major blow to the Premier
League side.
The goalkeeper picked up a knee injury in Netherlands' 2-1 win
over Kazakhstan at the weekend and consequently faces a
lengthy spell on the sidelines.
"It's a bitter blow for Tim and for us," McClaren told the
Newcastle website.
"I spoke to him on the morning of the game, he wasn't playing
and - selfishly - I thought that was good, because then he would
be fit for us. Then I got the news, the severity of the injury and
how he did it, and it's a massive blow.
"Tim is a big part of us - he's a big player, a leader in the
dressing room, and his goal was to establish himself in the
Dutch side going forward."
McClaren is confident that Krul will come back from his knee
injury, though, and has vowed that Newcastle will give him all
the attention he needs.
"We will miss him for the rest of the season, and he loses seven
or eight months of his career. It's going to be a very difficult
time for him but Tim is strong, single-minded and he will come
back from this injury.
"I've seen plenty of players go through this and come back just
as strong, so we have no worries or concerns about what Tim
will go through. The treatment and rehab he will get from us will
be first class."
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