Man Utd Winger Luis Valencia Out For The Season After ‘Horror Break’
By Chris Wright
The curse continues. Manchester United winger Luis Antonio Valencia will almost undoubtedly miss the rest of the season after suffering a grotesque dislocation of his ankle during United’s Champions League tie with Rangers last night.
After falling under a fairly innocuous touchline challenge with Rangers defender Kirk Broadfoot, Valencia’s ankle twisted awkwardly under his own weight leaving the 25-year-old’s foot pointing in what can only be described as ‘the wrong direction’.
United manager Sir Alex Ferguson said of the incident;
“It is a dislocation or a fracture and he gets operated on [Wednesday] morning. It was an innocuous challenge but when you saw the Rangers player waving, you knew it was a bad one.
It is a bad blow for the boy. It is similar to the injury Alan Smith [Smith splintered his leg after sitting down on his own foot during an FA Cup tie with Liverpool in 2006] got and you are talking about the rest of the season.”
Here’s a video of the incident, but consider this your warning – it’s grim.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhShie2OR-0
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Ouch. Get well soon fella.
That really isn’t anywhere near as grim as the Ramsey and Eduardo breaks.
@ Kaje.
Is it a competition? Are you gooners just that desperate to win something?
Difference is when it happens to our players we accept it’s an accident, you lot cry ‘anti-football’ and ‘ban him for life’. Yawn.
a break is a break, but agree with the gooner that its nowhere near as graphic as Edus or Ramseys. Get well soon Valencia, and I am a gooner saying that. Wouldnt wish that on anyone, perhaps Rooney cos hes a hooker loving, heart breaking so and so. Keep him off the streets for a while, and Coleen could give his plaster a good kicking if he steps out of line!! LOL
Come on chaps, it’s not a contest over whose injury was the most horrible.
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im a liverpool fan but i hope valencia gets well soon
Antonio Valencia is a very strong and tenacious fella, he will be playing even better than before in no time.
Makes me cringe watching it. Terrible shame, he was in line for a great season in my opinion. Hope he gets well soon
@ kaje
you dickhead! you gooners just wanna win something
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