An injury has always been one of the most horrifying incidents for any player and it holds specifically true in soccer where any player can lose life changing matches just for a minor looking wound. We have seen in the past how a minor injury proved to be lethal for topnotch players and they had to forego the field for almost months. It becomes more severe if you are associated with one of the most popular clubs where many are already lined up to steal your space. This time, we are talking about Manchester United’s star forward Robin van Persie who recently suffered a foot injury during a Championship tie against Shakhtar Donetsk. Initially, his toe was looking very bad, but since he was roughly comfortable walking and running, he played in later matches after taking some painkillers. Indeed, he is a star striker for league defenders, but anyone can be worried if he is around thirty and sustained an injury which could be a lethal one. Actually, he is now one of the most successful Holland strikers with highest goal scoring feat in his name. But good news for him is his injury is not so serious to be worried about so he would not require more pain killers!
He became the all-time highest goal scorer for Holland in world cup qualifying match with Hungary where he netted three magnificent goals. He made his injury worries public just recently, where he revealed how scared he was initially, he said, “Against Shakhtar I got such a hard kick on my toe, I immediately thought it was broken. It was so sore. On the Thursday, after returning to Manchester, I had a scan. Eight years ago I broke a bone on my other foot and it felt like a similar injury.
“I was so relieved there was no fracture visible, but doctors told me it was badly bruised. I was told to rest it, but I wanted to play against Sunderland. So we did what they call a quick fix. The medics gave me an injection. But I have said I won’t do that again. If I keep having injections in my toe, it is not going to improve. It will get more sensitive and painful.
“I have to admit it was a gamble playing against Hungary. I’d not trained and you never know how that can work out when you play again.”