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DareDevil
Apr 16, 2017
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Damn shame another talent fucked up by injury. I'm afraid he won't be the same player anymore
Im not worried at all. He is a warrior he will come back even stronger. We’re lucky to have him.

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Demiral season over with torn ACL

by Football Italia
1 hour ago
Juventus defender Merih Demiral has been ruled out for the rest of the season after rupturing the anterior cruciate ligament with additional meniscus damage.
The Turkey international had scored the opening goal in last night’s 2-1 Serie A victory over Roma at the Stadio Olimpico.

He then landed heavily after jumping for a header and limped off the field.
Taken in for tests at the J-Medical Centre this morning, doctors confirmed Demiral has ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee, with additional meniscus damage.
This will require surgery and usually rules players out for at least six months, which effectively ends not only Demiral’s season, but also his chances of playing at Euro 2020 for Turkey, in the same group as Italy.
Those two teams are due to meet at the Stadio Olimpico in June.
It’s an identical injury to the one sustained by Roma midfielder Nicolò Zaniolo during the same match and he too is out for six months, pending today’s operation.

Demiral had recently pushed Matthijs de Ligt out of the starting line-up at Juventus, with reports of offers up to €50m rejected from Arsenal, Manchester City and Leicester City.
 

james95

Senior Member
Sep 2, 2018
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Id say it's 30% chance hes done, 40% he wont be as good, and 30% he will be back to 'normal' but really got make sure that muscle atrophy is aggressively treated from the get go and obviously luck
But so many great players have suffered ACLs and come back the same or better. Surely, the chances of him coming back to what he was before is higher than 30% especially with today’s technological and scientific advancements.

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The one who comes to mind is Van Nistelrooy who tore his ACL the season before coming to United.
He was still great (because his quality shone through) but he wasn’t the same. He wasn’t as mobile as he was pre-injury.

A better example would be Philip Lahm or Xavi who tore their ACLs earlier in their career and reached new heights when they returned.
 

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