Coventry striker Freddy Eastwood has been sent to the National Sports Centre at Lilleshall, which specialises in fitness and rehabilitation. Sky Blues boss Andy Thorn feels the 27-year-old is not fit enough to make the first team after suffering a hamstring strain in the final pre-season friendly against Norwich.
Thorn told the Coventry Telegraph: "Freddy's a great kid and a good lad but his level of fitness isn't good enough. He's gone there because I need him to be available for selection and at the moment he needs to be in better condition than what he is.
"We know what he can do and we need all hands on deck. He's in the last year of his contract and I have seen people drift out of the game.
"I've had a chat with him but only Freddy can help himself now. With the numbers we have got it is disappointing that we've had to go down this route but no-one can help him apart from himself."
