The world stopped when Alexia Putellas tore the anterior cruciate ligament in her knee on July 5 last year. for all. But above all for him. It was the second worst day of his life. “For as long as I can remember, I haven’t spent more than five days without touching a ball, training or competing,” he admitted in his first statement after learning of the severity of his injury. And then a long and difficult path to recovery began, which was not finished yet.
“Remember when I told you I’d be at peace with myself if I didn’t come back? No way.” With this statement from the midfielder adrian martinezhis trusted physiotherapist was finishing up his documentary ‘Alexia: Labor Omnia Vincit’. He’s gone back. Abolish the League, the Champions League and go to the World Cup. But it takes time.
a long process
Because he came back a few months or three months before his teammates. Bruna Vilamala, Jana Fernández and Cata Coll, experiencing the same injury a few months before him. He was fine, he was ready to play. However, he had to slowly get back up to regain his emotions and feel like a football player again.
No one returns from such an injury with dominance and complete confidence. They know Ada Hegerberg, Megan Rapinoe and many football players who have had to go through the same thing. everything stopped for Alexia when he’s at his best, at the peak of his career, and only when he looks like he can rise. He had to relearn how to walk, run, and shoot. Like the rest of his team, he spent seven months without touching the ball and eight months without training. And all the while, though he never liked being in the limelight, he continued to be the center of attention of the media, sponsors, club and competitions as a double Ballon d’Or winner.
out of the spotlight
This World Cup is an example of that. It’s one of the footage from the tournament, and yet he hasn’t made a statement, interviewed, or received media attention at press conferences or post-match. Because? Alexia he is aware of the fact that it has been thirteen months since his injury and seems to adopt a lower, more humble and understandable profile with this ‘new’ situation he is currently experiencing. He decided to respect the roles that exist today in the election and to help when needed.
For the locker room, he’s still the leader, albeit outwardly quiet. “They all adore and admire him,” they say about him, “always giving nice words and advice when you need it.” “He came out of a very costly injury, which is the worst thing a football player can have. Talent is not lost, let alone one of the best players in the world,” he said. Jenni Beautiful A few days ago. and solved Irene Paredes: “We got used to the Ballon d’Or level but now it’s back, you have to be patient and let it do it.”
GRADUALLY
Time. It’s just a matter of time. Going to adjust and heal automatisms with friends. Understanding how he can contribute to the team without shifting into sixth gear he doesn’t have yet. To gain weight in the field.
And all this as she learns to play a more complementary role to a role she’s developed over the years and up to the day she was injured, without being too transcendent in everything that surrounds her. He’s lucky to have great teammates who make a great team both at the club and in the national team, and he doesn’t feel the pressure to come back and do everything alone.
AND I WANT MORE
Little by little but wanting more. Willing to come back to take weights on the team and on the field. Going back to playing key moments in decisive rounds was something I was used to until recently. And it looks like this moment is coming. She feels well, healed and prepared.
He showed it against the Netherlands. With his mere presence on the pitch, the team regained order and control after suffering a few more minutes after the goal. Van Der Gragt. He gave instructions, handed out a few filter pass cards only he knew, and looked for different and reasonable solutions. He dared. That was all that was missing.