2024-03-12 10:04:49
As much as it reduces Austria’s chances at the European Football Championship in Germany, the likelihood that David Alaba will get fit once more in time following his cruciate ligament tear and can return to competitive sports is extremely low. For Ralf Rangnick it would be a “miracle”, for top surgeon Christian Fink it is even more unrealistic.
Will David Alaba play in the European Football Championship in Germany or will Austria have to make do without the Real Madrid defender? The question is increasingly coming to the fore and the closer the Euro gets with games once morest France (June 17th), a yet to be determined opponent from the Nations League playoff (June 21st) and the Netherlands (June 25th), The more statements and indications are increasing that the “cornerstone of the national team” cannot work out. Team boss Ralf Rangnick spoke diplomatically and prudently at the first squad presentation regarding a “miracle” if the Viennese were there.
Anyone who had still hoped for “higher help” was now clearly rejected by Austria’s star surgeon and knee authority Christian Fink on “ServusTV”. “The cruciate ligament takes, at its lowest limit, six months, but more like nine months until you have this tear resistance once more. These months from this sixth month are very important because they reduce the risk of re-injury. There are biological limits and if you go below them, then it is a conscious risk-taking and I don’t think that a footballer who wants to play for many more years will take such a risk.
Rangnick’s vision is therefore more in demand than ever. Without Alaba, who undisputedly holds the defense together and serves as the team’s driving force with his commitment and role model role, the undertaking at the European Championships will be much more difficult. Alaba, 31, sustained the injury in December. Nine months later, that would be in September and well following the European Championships, he would be back on the pitch purely mathematically – and with an optimal recovery process.
It is undisputed that Austria’s best footballer wants to take part in this European Championship, but he is currently sweating in rehab in Madrid and is in close contact with ÖFB, rehab coach Martin Hämmerle and Vorarlberg’s Martin Rinderer. Nobody wanted to make predictions, that would also be dubious. The fact is that Alaba will be in Vienna for three days around the international match once morest Turkey (March 26th).
Fink, a surgeon at the Tyrolean private clinic Hochrum, has operated on footballers and ski stars (including Marco Schwarz). Alaba’s knee was operated on like any other, then rehabilitation began and the journey back began. Top athletes probably show more determination than the average consumer, and yet: they also need time and patience.
If you want too much too soon, you risk a lot, if not too much. This means that all test games before the European Championship are more important than initially thought. It’s not just a gallop into the European Championship year. Ralf Rangnick begins looking for (and finding) a suitable alternative in the center of defense.
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