Bayern Munich star Alphonso Davies will be out for the rest of the season after suffering a torn ACL during Sunday’s Concacaf Nations League third-place match vs. the United States. The Canadian’s personal team has pointed the blame at national team coach Jesse Marsch.
Nedal Huoseh, Davies’ agent, put out a scathing statement directed at Marsch claiming the American coach pressured Davies into playing the third-place game despite not being fully fit.
Alphonso Davies agent calls out Marsch
This is a damning statement on Jesse Marsch and his staff.
Davies' camp claims he wasn’t 100% after the Mexico game and was mismanaged for the USMNT match.You have to save the player from himself! It's a terrible look for Marsch and #CANMNT. https://t.co/XBywXuf8oo
— herculez gomez (@herculezg) March 26, 2025
Alphonso Davies has come off and heads straight to the locker room. Coming is Niko Sigur. pic.twitter.com/gIKck922Sf
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) March 23, 2025
“I am very disappointed. Alphonso was not 100% after the Mexico game and it was planned that he was not going to start against the USA,” Huoseh said.
“On Saturday night the expectation was he would not be in the XI. As a captain I feel he was pressured to start the game by the coach. Alphonso is not the kind of guy to say no in those moments. He ended up playing and look what happened.
“Canada Soccer needs to do a better job managing these players, in my opinion. Alphonso is down and obviously really disappointed about this injury. Thankfully he is in wonderful hands with a world class group at Bayern who will take great care of him. He is expected to have the surgery within the next 24 hours.”
Bayern will greatly miss Davies who has started and played the full 90 minutes for nearly every game he’s been available for this season. The Bundesliga giants are vying to complete the double this season with a league title and a potential Champions League triumph.
Losing Davies is a killer blow for the Bavarian club.
The 24-year-old will also miss the Club World Cup this summer.
