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Villa boss Lambert furious with Swiss FA over Senderos injury

Aston Villa boss Paul Lambert is furious with the Swiss FA over an injury to Philippe Senderos.

The 29-year-old broke down on international duty with his country with a calf problem only a week after returning from a thigh injury.

Lambert said: "That's the one I'm not happy about at all, Philippe. He is the one which has annoyed me the most.

"He went away with his national team and if you look at his record he has only played six minute, against West Ham, for a month.

"He goes away with Switzerland and ends up pulling his calf in a training exercise.

"It's mismanagement from the FA in Switzerland. They should have been in dialogue and seen his record in the first place and that he didn't play for a month.

"It's OK for them to go away and think 'we have only lost a centre half' but we have lost a centre half for a month again, who has been a vital part of the team."

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