“Now a new stage begins.” With a message of hope she broke her silence Alexia Putellas after learning of the serious injury he suffered during a training session for the Spanish team, a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee that caused him to miss the European Championship and much of the next season with Barça.
The absence of the best player in the world in the England event that started yesterday until July 31 has been a real setback not only for the selection of Jorge Vildawhich loses its leader and reference, but also for all football lovers, since the midfielder was called to be the biggest claim of the tournament and one of the stars to watch.
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The impact of Alexia’s injury was seen among her teammates and also on social networks, where elite athletes such as Andres Iniesta or Carolina Marin, as well as thousands of followers, they sent him words of encouragement.
Despite the injury, the captain will remain on English soil with her teammates and will follow the day to day of the team to give them all her support.
After the training session of the Red, the forward of the Barça Mariona Caldentey pointed out that “we are not going to hide how important it is Alexia for the team” and added that “it is very sad news for everyone, especially for her because she is the one who has to live through these hard months. She is a leader, a pillar, a sensitive low. Unfortunately these things happen, it’s football and we have a game in two days. We have to become strong, the other players have to take a step forward, take responsibility and push forward. We are ready to face the European. We want to show that this team is getting up, that it continues to believe and that we are going to go for it”.
Also at a press conference Patri Pebble He assured that “it is a stick because Alexia is essential on the field but also outside. We are going to be very close to her to encourage her, to give her strength, to push her with whatever”.
Away from the spotlight but always present in the team, Alexia She has decided to continue alongside her teammates in this Euro, which is why she has already announced that she will attend Spain’s debut against Finland.
“She’s the first to push us. The fact that she’s at our side in the first game gives us all a lot of strength, it’s going to be something that will make us want to compete and win even more”, explained the azulgrana Patri.
Alexia herself, given the tremendous expectation generated, broke her silence through her Instagram to send a few words of thanks: “Comrades, I am with you and with full confidence. I know what you are capable of doing every day and how powerful you are. Believe it now for it. Without a doubt, I will be one more fan for a while and I will live, shout and vibrate every moment from the stands, “he wrote.
And he wanted to get rid of all victimhood by pointing out that “I could blame it (soccer) for why now, why a day before the start of the European Championship that I have been looking forward to and working for so long, but I don’t. I feel that I have been privileged during a long time. I am only grateful for all that daily happiness that is so difficult for anyone to achieve. I realized it a long time ago and I can say that I enjoyed it all the way until today.”
And he concludes that “now begins a new stage… This process will be quite a challenge but I am confident that I will recover, get back on track and finish what I started”.
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