Unlucky Nedved considers retirement
Friday 2 July, 2004 | Football Italia
Pavel Nedved will undergo tests on his knee injury next week and admits this Euro 2004 experience has left him considering retirement.
“I sprained my knee and therefore wouldn’t have been able to play the Final anyway,” sighed the midfielder after the Czech Republic crashed out in the semi’s.
A Silver Goal from Roma defender Traianos Dellas proved decisive as Greece go through to the Final, but the Czechs were clearly missing their captain after he limped off following an accidental clash.
“Perhaps it is a sign that I should stop playing,” mused Nedved. “From what I saw in this tournament, the correct Final would have been between Portugal and the Czech Republic.”
The Eastern Europeans became favourites for the trophy after winning all four of their matches leading up to that ill-fated semi-final.
It is another bitter blow for the Balon d’Or winner, who missed last year’s Champions’ League Final through suspension.
“This was my chance to win something and now I don’t know what I’ll do with my career. I only hope that in the next two seasons I’ll be able to play the Champions’ League Final with Juventus.”
32-year-old Nedved has suggested several times that he will retire when his contract expires in 2006.
The extent of his right knee injury is still not clear, but early indications suggest that it is merely a sprain. He will fly in to Turin for tests with the Juventus medical staff to ascertain if there is any ligament damage.
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i feel very sorry about him. he hoped that he could win at least euro2004 but his team failed to make it to the finals. anyway, if czech rep. would have qualified for the final, he wouldn't have been able to play. what a bad luck :down:
Friday 2 July, 2004 | Football Italia
Pavel Nedved will undergo tests on his knee injury next week and admits this Euro 2004 experience has left him considering retirement.
“I sprained my knee and therefore wouldn’t have been able to play the Final anyway,” sighed the midfielder after the Czech Republic crashed out in the semi’s.
A Silver Goal from Roma defender Traianos Dellas proved decisive as Greece go through to the Final, but the Czechs were clearly missing their captain after he limped off following an accidental clash.
“Perhaps it is a sign that I should stop playing,” mused Nedved. “From what I saw in this tournament, the correct Final would have been between Portugal and the Czech Republic.”
The Eastern Europeans became favourites for the trophy after winning all four of their matches leading up to that ill-fated semi-final.
It is another bitter blow for the Balon d’Or winner, who missed last year’s Champions’ League Final through suspension.
“This was my chance to win something and now I don’t know what I’ll do with my career. I only hope that in the next two seasons I’ll be able to play the Champions’ League Final with Juventus.”
32-year-old Nedved has suggested several times that he will retire when his contract expires in 2006.
The extent of his right knee injury is still not clear, but early indications suggest that it is merely a sprain. He will fly in to Turin for tests with the Juventus medical staff to ascertain if there is any ligament damage.
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i feel very sorry about him. he hoped that he could win at least euro2004 but his team failed to make it to the finals. anyway, if czech rep. would have qualified for the final, he wouldn't have been able to play. what a bad luck :down:
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