Former Barcelona player Gerard Deulofeu, a Udinese player, said on Tuesday that he is beginning to have “better feelings” with his body after the serious crusader injury suffered in February 2020 when he played at Watford.
“It has not been easy, it suffers a lot. I wanted to do some things that my body did not allow me to do. Now I am beginning to have better feelings, but for me it was difficult, I suffered a lot, but with work and patience in the end everything comes “, recognized Deulofeu, 26, in an interview published by Udinese himself.
“My recovery process is going well, my goal was to reach maximum form for the second part of the season. Now my body is responding,” continued the former player from Barcelona, Sevilla, Everton or Milan, among others.
Deulofeu, 26, was injured on February 29 during a Watford-Liverpool in the Premier League and left the pitch on a stretcher and with oxygen. The cruciate ligament in his right knee was torn and he is gradually recovering his competition rhythm.
This season he has played eleven games with Udinese, which occupies the thirteenth position in the league. Deulofeu lives this moment with optimism, without looking at the past and concentrating as much as possible on recovering his best level.
Udinese, his only thought
“In the past I was in great teams, but I do not think that because of my injuries I am now in a place where I should not be. I am here and my only thought is the present. In football you cannot think about the past, if you do it means that you are losing concentration on the present and the future, “said the ex-azulgrana.
“I thank all the teams I have been in in the past, but now I am at Udinese and I am very happy to be here,” added Deulofeu. The Friuli club signed him permanently, from Watford, and in this market session he also reinforced the lead with Fernando Llorente.
“I am happy for the signing of Llorente, I already knew him and he is a good boy. Now that we are together, we will do very well up front. In the past I played in a similar way with (the Englishman, Troy) Deeney and Fernando is very tall and good on high balls. I can take advantage of the spaces, “said Deulofeu.