The Welsh international could sit out today's visit of his former club ,which will definitely go ahead, after a poor run of form which has not brought him the goals that many City supporters expected him to produce.
"Freddie has worked hard but it just hasn't been happening for him that's all,"said Chris Coleman to the CT.
"He can't work any harder because he has been and sometimes as a manager you have to protect your players.
"I took Freddie off last week but I could have taken anyone off at half-time at Derby other than my goalkeeper."