[골닷컴] Correspondent Kang Dong-hun = Thibaut Courtois (31, Real Madrid) drew attention as he started training immediately after returning from surgery. Unable to train while standing due to a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament injury, he revealed a picture of him practicing ball catching while sitting.
On the 1st (Korean time), Courtois trained to catch the ball after touching the sensor in a sitting position with the help of a personal trainer. The video quickly spread through YouTube, social network service (SNS), and various communities.
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Earlier, on the 10th of last month, Courtois suffered a serious injury that left the training ground on a stretcher while shedding tears during training. As a result of a detailed examination, he was diagnosed with a ruptured left anterior cruciate ligament, and eventually went straight to the operating table.
Since cruciate ligament injuries usually require at least eight months for treatment and rehabilitation, Courtois received the opinion that he could return after April next year at the earliest. Considering that the season usually ends at the end of May, it is virtually no different from a ‘season out’.
Courtois, however, was not frustrated by the ‘season out’. After undergoing surgery last month and undergoing treatment and rehabilitation at the same time, he recently conducted goalkeeper training. Due to the nature of goalkeepers, he started training for ball catching while sitting down as much as he could only train with his hands without using his legs.
In fact, Courtois sat with a brace on her left knee, touched the sensor, and practiced catching the ball. As expected, he drew the attention of fans by showing a stable appearance without missing the ball even once, as expected of the world’s best goalkeeper.
Since wearing the Real Madrid uniform in the summer of 2018, Courtois has achieved a clean sheet (no goal) in 91 matches while guarding the goal in 230 matches (219 goals) in his career. During this period, he won the Spanish Primera Liga twice, the European Football Federation (UEFA) Champions League (UCL) once, and the International Football Federation (FIFA) Club World Cup twice.
2023-09-02 02:56:35
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