Sam Kerr “on street to restoration” as Chelsea hit Cup path – FTBL | The house of soccer in Australia – The Ladies’s Recreation

Sam Kerr has supplied a smiling, upbeat message as she begins her lengthy restoration after present process surgical procedure to restore her anterior cruciate ligament.

The Matildas captain had her operation on Thursday following her season-ending, and nearly definitely Olympics-ending, damage that she suffered whereas on a warm-weather coaching break in Morocco with English champions Chelsea.

Posting a social media message from her hospital mattress, accompanied by an image displaying her proper leg strapped up, a beaming Kerr supplied a thumbs as much as followers with the message: “On the street to restoration.”

She additionally wished to know if anybody had any suggestions of issues to observe on Netflix throughout her recuperation.

Likely, one of many first issues she’ll be tuning into is the beginning of Chelsea’s FA Cup title defence on Sunday (Monday AEDT) because the Blues play West Ham within the fourth spherical at their Kingsmeadow dwelling.

It is certain to be a very exhausting look ahead to the 30-year-old Kerr, who has made the Cup her personal area lately, having scored 5 terrific objectives within the final three Wembley finals, all gained by Chelsea.

Within the 2021 last, Kerr’s sensible double helped sink Arsenal 3-0, she once more notched a brace within the 3-2 win over Manchester Metropolis in 2022 and, final season, she notched the winner within the 1-0 triumph towards Manchester United.

However Chelsea boss Emma Hayes, whereas saying everybody on the membership is pondering of Kerr, is aware of her star participant would solely be involved about her teammates persevering with the Cup-winning streak.

“I do know Sam would count on me to say nothing much less,” stated Hayes, whose personal trophy cupboard already contains 5 FA Cups.

“Our focus has received to be on the gamers which can be match and a superb problem for me is to search out these options.

“I belief within the squad that we have now.”

West Ham might give a debut to Kerr’s Matildas midfield colleague Katrina Gorry.

One other Matilda who can already have fun a spot within the last-16 is the ever-improving Clare Wheeler, who featured within the first tie of the weekend, Everton’s 3-0 fourth-round win at Aston Villa on Saturday (Sunday AEDT).