http://www.shieldsgazette.com/sport/Only-Ronaldo-is-better-then.3787411.jpOnly Ronaldo is better then Sunderland winger
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CHRISTIANO Ronaldo is the only winger better than Sunderland's Carlos Edwards, it was claimed today.
And that shows how big a blow it has been for the Black Cats to be without the Trinidad & Tobago international for all but five games this season.
Edwards has not played since breaking his leg in a 1-0 home win over Derby on December 1 – one of only five appearances in an injury-ravaged campaign.
Sunderland boss Roy Keane sent the former Luton and Wrexham flanker for treatment in an oxygen chamber in a bid to accelerate progress.
His agent Mike Berry says the 29-year-old's recovery is going well, but refused to put a date on Edwards's comeback.
"Carlos is desperate to get back, but he has to be fully recovered if Sunderland are to get the best out of him," said Berry.
"It's not for me to say when he might play again; that's a matter for Roy Keane.
"But Carlos is feeling very positive, and that's good new for Sunderland because, in my opinion, he's the best wide player in the Premier League other than Ronaldo."A hamstring injury hindered Edwards at the start of
the season – keeping him out of action three months.
He broke his leg only three games into his comeback, but Berry says the winger is drawing on past experiences as he looks to get back onto the pitch.
"Carlos is a military man," said the agent. "He signed up for the army back home and that made him a strong character.
"He's worked damn hard in the last 10 years to achieve his ambition of playing in the Premier League and having got there it's been a season of disappointment.
"A lesser person might not have handled it as well as he has and I'm sure that once he gets back into full training, which is hopefully imminent, we'll see the best of Carlos in the best league."
Keane said last week that Edwards, Kieran Richardson (hamstring) and Danny Higginbotham (broken toe) were all making progress, but he did not expect them to be ready for this weekend's trip to Portsmouth.
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Well there you go, not bad for a lad that has not has a chance to settle in the prem, or indeed prove he is up to it (I don't have any doubts)
But same guy was very quick to say 4 weeks out with a broken leg when it first happened, he may have been told not to comment on "club" matters now. I think Carlos could do with telling him to keep his mouth shut.
This is the same guy who was at the recent clinics.
