Samuel Adeniran was back on the practice field Wednesday with ºüÀêÊÓƵ City SC as the team resumed training.
Adeniran had been kept out of the past two games as coach Bradley Carnell expressed displeasure with the forward’s work rate.
“Right now, we’re focusing on the guys who bring a certain standard, intensity, work ethic in training, and those players will get rewarded,†Carnell said last week. “Sam, until further notice, will be training on his own.â€
Carnell didn’t have much to say about the situation Wednesday.
“Sam’s back on the field training,†he said.
City SC doesn’t play this weekend, so players had an extra day off after a 3-3 tie with Sporting Kansas City on Saturday.
Adeniran scored goals in each of City SC’s first two MLS games this season and even got the nod to start ahead of Klauss in the first meeting with Austin. He was left off the game-day roster for the second Austin game, even though the team had an available spot for him and played the game with eight players on the bench instead of nine. The team did that again Saturday against Sporting Kansas City.
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Adeniran took part in all of training and was on the field after practice working on shooting with teammate Aziel Jackson and members of the coaching staff.
Eduard Lowen, who has missed six games with a combination of a hamstring injury and a family illness, jogged during training, and midfielder Njabulo Blom and defender Josh Yaro have begun to step up their rehab work.
“Edu we treat totally different from the rest of the group right now,†Carnell said. “If his body’s feeling up to it, he can progress as needed. But it’s up to Edu.
“Josh is starting some on-field work and integration back into running and getting used to a little mobility on the field. Some straight-line stuff, but he’s progressing and in a good way. He’s feeling alright, but we don’t want to rush him. Jabs (Blom) has started on-field work. I think probably Jabs is the closest one at the moment.â€