St. Pauli: Jones fails for a long time - Metcalfe accepts his legacy!

St. Pauli: Jones fails for a long time - Metcalfe accepts his legacy!

St Pauli, Deutschland - On July 16, 2025, FC St. Pauli took another step into its season preparation by winning a friendly against Silkeborg IF with 4: 1. Fortunately, all players remained without major injuries.

The joy of victory is clouded by the serious injury to newcomer Ricky-Jade Jones, who seriously injured his shoulder in the previous game against Drochtersen (0: 1). The talented striker will be operated on on Monday and is expected to fail for the next three months. How the Mopo, coach Alexander Blessin made it clear that it made no sense in the training camp to have it followed, since it is not operational anyway.

understanding of the failure

Jones, who had previously achieved a hat trick in the first test game, broke his shoulder in a fall in the second test game against SV Drochtersen/Assel. He was immediately taken to the hospital, where the distinction was diagnosed. "I am disappointed with the injury," said Blessin and admitted that the failure for the team is a challenge.

further challenges in the squad

In addition to Jones, another newcomer, Andréas Hountondji, also makes a name for himself. He suffered from an ankle injury that led to him replaced in the last test game after 33 minutes to avoid overload. According to Yahoo Sports , St. Pauli has hired a total of eight new players to strengthen the squad. Last Louis Oppie was confirmed by Arminia Bielefeld as a full -back.

In this transition phase, the association remains open to further reinforcements in the attack if there is the possibility. In addition to the worries of injury, the association endeavors to promote its talents in the best possible way and to remain competitive in the intensive competition of the coming season.

The situation around injuries is not new in football. On fussballhonlungen.com we learn that muscle injuries are the most common failures in the Bundesliga. Statistics show that the causes of injury are often close together, which could be due to similar training methods. For St. Pauli, it is now important to master this challenge and find optimal solutions to successfully design the season.