Quote from: john e on January 03, 2023, 08:37:04 PMQuote from: Toronto Villa on January 03, 2023, 04:06:46 PMQuote from: john e on January 03, 2023, 03:50:42 PMWhat was his injury again ?ruptured left achillesOk thanks bad one then, is it one of them where you don’t really know if he will be the same player again like WesleyNot really, most people that do their achilles com back without problems after 6-9months and if there are any problems they tend to give pretty clear warning signs so, at that level, the player will be told exactly what to expect for and to stop if they feel anything off (from what I remember the biggest risks are a tightening where it feels difficult to put your foot down flat and a sharp pain where it feels like needles in the back of your heel, never done it myself but I did a fair bit of physio with a guy who had it).The sort of injury Wesley got can take years to fully recover and if you push it too soon you can get long setbacks. The biggest problem is the mental strain that it adds where you just can't trust it. I stopped playing rugby for a decade after mine because for over 2 years every time I tried to train it just felt wrong and I couldn't trust myself to break into a full sprint or sidestep. It's different for a professional who's trying to rebuild their career (rather than an amateur who's stopping to protect their career) but it's still really tough.
Quote from: Toronto Villa on January 03, 2023, 04:06:46 PMQuote from: john e on January 03, 2023, 03:50:42 PMWhat was his injury again ?ruptured left achillesOk thanks bad one then, is it one of them where you don’t really know if he will be the same player again like Wesley
Quote from: john e on January 03, 2023, 03:50:42 PMWhat was his injury again ?ruptured left achilles
What was his injury again ?
Quote from: paul_e on January 03, 2023, 10:01:54 PMQuote from: john e on January 03, 2023, 08:37:04 PMQuote from: Toronto Villa on January 03, 2023, 04:06:46 PMQuote from: john e on January 03, 2023, 03:50:42 PMWhat was his injury again ?ruptured left achillesOk thanks bad one then, is it one of them where you don’t really know if he will be the same player again like WesleyNot really, most people that do their achilles com back without problems after 6-9months and if there are any problems they tend to give pretty clear warning signs so, at that level, the player will be told exactly what to expect for and to stop if they feel anything off (from what I remember the biggest risks are a tightening where it feels difficult to put your foot down flat and a sharp pain where it feels like needles in the back of your heel, never done it myself but I did a fair bit of physio with a guy who had it).The sort of injury Wesley got can take years to fully recover and if you push it too soon you can get long setbacks. The biggest problem is the mental strain that it adds where you just can't trust it. I stopped playing rugby for a decade after mine because for over 2 years every time I tried to train it just felt wrong and I couldn't trust myself to break into a full sprint or sidestep. It's different for a professional who's trying to rebuild their career (rather than an amateur who's stopping to protect their career) but it's still really tough.Sounds hopeful he will be back just as strong then
Re Davies, he's still going, isn't he? Good to see it didn't effect him long-term.
Does he play left side more though?
Didn't Curtis Davies have a similar injury? He came back ridiculously early. Was injured early March 2008 and started the first game of the next season (might have managed a few pre season games aswell). Must be one of the quickest recoveries for that particularly injury.Whether he came back the same player or not depends on how much you rated him pre injury of course.
Quote from: SoccerHQ on January 04, 2023, 12:42:55 AMDidn't Curtis Davies have a similar injury? He came back ridiculously early. Was injured early March 2008 and started the first game of the next season (might have managed a few pre season games aswell). Must be one of the quickest recoveries for that particularly injury.Whether he came back the same player or not depends on how much you rated him pre injury of course.Yeah, same injury. I remember because I called it at the time and people wanted to burn me at the stake for knowing what it was just from live TV coverage.