St Johnstone forced to pull out of Burnley friendly due to injury list as Drey Wright update is latest blow

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St Johnstone have been forced to pull out of a planned friendly with English Premier League side Burnley due to a growing injury list.Steven MacLean’s men were to travel south this week for the game to plug the fixture gap left by being knocked out of the League Cup.But, with the treatment room becoming even busier, the Perth boss was left with little option but to call it off.The latest blow is that last season’s player of the year, Drey Wright, faces weeks on the sidelines.“I was going to take a game against Burnley but we’re not going any more because of the injury list,” MacLean revealed yesterday. “We have too many players out to risk it.“It made sense a couple of weeks ago when it was first arranged but given what’s happened since, we’ve decided we just can’t do it.“It’s unfortunate because we wanted to get a game and a few weeks ago it looked like it would have been a good one for us.

We’re just going to work everyone hard here instead.”On Wright’s injury, MacLean said: “Drey’s scan has shown a problem with the tendon at the bottom of his calf so he’ll be out for a few weeks.“It’s a bit more complicated than just a calf injury.

He actually feels okay but it’s not in a great position so we have to be careful with it.“It was an innocuous one, we have watched the footage of him doing it back and he just turned when it happened.“Obviously losing him for a few weeks is another blow, he was our Player of the Year last season, but hopefully he’ll get back sooner rather than later.”Having the break this week might help Saints get a few absentees back training.MacLean said: “James Brown and Chris Kane are getting closer, Nicky Clark and Cammy MacPherson are starting to run this week too.