Great encouragement for Alaba after the shock of his diagnosis of a torn cruciate ligament

Peter Schotel spoke of “a very serious injury.” “First of all, I feel very sorry for him personally because it is absolutely certain that the injury will mean a long break,” the Austrian Football Association’s sporting director confirmed. “It will be a very painful loss for Real Madrid and for us in the next few months. But first and foremost you have to think about him. We wish him all the best and that he can return to the field as soon as possible.”

Real Madrid has also been affected. “I love you bro, and I’m always with you. Get well soon!”, fellow Englishman Jude Bellingham at Portal X, said earlier on Twitter. His partner in central defense, Antonio Rudiger, wrote: “We are with you, brother,” and midfielder Toni Kroos made a similar statement: “I love you, David Alaba,” he wrote, accompanied by three red hearts.

Fullback Lucas Vazquez spoke to the media about the “big bad news today.” (…) It’s difficult because David is a wonderful man and an exemplary professional and we are all sad about this news, but we also know that he will do everything in his power to come back even better. We will be by his side to accompany him and help him with everything he needs.”

Coach Carlo Ancelotti also found it difficult to believe that Alaba got stuck on the grass in the 32nd minute during his duel with Gerard Moreno, which led to his left knee buckling and two supervisors having to remove him from the field without being able to put any weight on him. his leg. Then he spoke of “very sad news.” “I have never had three cruciate ligament tears in one season.”

For the Italian, Alaba is next on an increasingly long list. The “Royal Club” had already suffered seven injuries: Arda Guler, Dani Carvajal, Eduardo Camavinga, Vinicius Junior, Ferland Mendy, Thibaut Courtois, and Eder Militao. Eder Militao will be out for several months due to a ruptured cruciate ligament, so the Madridistas will likely have to sign a professional player in the center of defense during the winter break. “We will see what we can do in the next few days,” Ancelotti said. For now, Aurelien Chouamini could take over Alaba’s role.

Alaba is already accustomed to a lot of injuries, including a partial tear of the internal ligament including a meniscus injury (right knee, 2014, 10 weeks off) and a torn internal ligament (left knee, 2015/7 weeks off). In 2022, he threatened to miss the Champions League final with Real Madrid due to an adductor muscle injury, but managed to return in time for a 1-0 win over Liverpool.

For Austria to be able to participate in the European Championships in Germany next June, a small miracle will likely be needed given the usual recovery time of around six months. This would be a huge blow to Ralf Rangnick’s ambitious side, both in sporting and humanitarian terms, with Alaba also being an absolute key figure off the pitch.