Will we cope without Modric?

What a blow for Modric. He has been very good for us so far this season and the player must be gutted. But we have a game against Manchester United ,that we must be ready for and with King also doubtful, there are a few worries ahead for Harry Redknapp. Playing Corluka alongside Bassong does not fill me with confidence, but what are the choices. The question over he left side of midfield is also a concern. I would expect that Keane will be given a run there which would allow Defoe to play alongside either Crouch or Pavyluchenko. The other option is to give Bentley or Giovani their chance. I would doubt this would be risked against Chelse or Man Utd but maybe against Burnley.

Outside of these options, can we recall O'Hara? Danny Rose played a few games for us pre season, but he doesn't look quited ready. Jake Livermore may also be an option but he is also on loan. We have some youngsters around but I don't think Townsend, Bostock or Parrett are ready for the step up.

The only other option is to dip into the transfer markey, but panic buys have never worked for us in the past and I don't expect they would now. One thing we can't afford is more injuries. We now have: Jenas,
Modric, Bale, King, Woodgate, Dawson, Gomes all out, not even Chelsea could afford this amount of players injured.

So lets keep our fingers crossed that this is the end of our injury jinx.