Madrid Hesitant About Sneijder Return
Thursday, 02 October 08, 08:19 AM
Real Madrid are reportedly having second thoughts about allowing Wesley Sneijder to make his much anticipated comeback this Sunday.
Sneijder has remained on track to make a return for Los Merengues following his cruciate knee ligament injury two months ago.
The Oranje playmaker had earmarked Sunday’s clash against Espanyol as the date for his comeback and after successfully keeping his promise of cutting his time off from three months down to just two, his re-appearance now looks imminent.
Madrid’s medical team have confirmed that the player is in perfect condition to return to football and the only real concern is a relapse if the club do rush his comeback.
But Real Madrid are thinking twice about declaring him fit to play against the Blanc-i-Blau, as they fear the possibility of the dreaded call up to the Dutch national team for the international break after this weekend.
Netherlands coach Bert van Maarwijk is believed to be eager to have Sneijder in the squad for his side’s World Cup qualifying games on October 11 and 15 and Los Merengues are understandably reluctant to release the 24 year old as he runs the risk of getting injured again.
At this stage, Madrid are somewhat confident van Maarwijk will overlook the midfielder for this round of international games but the blancos will not hesitate to reignite the club versus country row if they are forced to hand over the player.
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Sneijder thrilled to be back for Real Madrid
Friday, 26 September 08, 03:18 AM
Wesley Sneijder expects to be fit for Real Madrid's October 5 clash with Espanyol.
The Dutch midfielder is fully recovered from a preseason knee injury and revealed: "I feel very good. I have trained very hard in double sessions to reduce the time I'd be out and this has helped me to build up very strong muscles in my legs.
"When I was told about the injury, they said I would be three months out and I said, 'it will be two months'.
"I am very keen to get back into the shirt of Madrid."
Sneijder added: "The team looks very good to me and we are strong. We have not changed much, we are the same as last year plus Rafael Van der Vaart. This year we want to play better in the Champions League.
"We have the quality to do so and to win many titles with this team."
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Sneijder Earmarks October Return
Saturday, 06 September 08, 10:36 AM
Real Madrid’s Dutch midfielder Wesley Sneijder could make his comeback from injury as early as October as his recovery appears to be well ahead of schedule.
Sneijder damaged his interior cruciate knee ligament against Arsenal in the Emirates Cup almost exactly five weeks ago in preseason and the initial assessment was that he will be ruled out for the remainder of 2008.
But according to Real Madrid’s astonished medical team, they are now predicting that the Oranje playmaker could return in three to four weeks’ time, if he can maintain his current rehabilitation rate.
The midfielder has spent the last ten days in the gym but his injured left knee is already almost as strong as his right and by next week, he should be able to resume normal training on the
field.
His remarkable persistence and work ethic has been key to the speedy recovery. Working double sessions almost everyday, Sneijder has said during
rehabilitation that “there is no way I will be out for three months”.
If all goes to plan, Schuster should be able to recall the 24 year old for the game against Espanyol on the 5th of October, although the club doctors will be cautious not to rush him back too soon.
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