Johhny Evans owes this poor fella big time.
Stuart Holden (That lad that has blond hair and plays for Bolton)
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Owes him what?
A leg, for starters.
I think he recovered well after that injury from Evans, but he kept injurying his other body parts.
Nope. Evans smashed his knee cap to pieces and all the injuries are connected from what I know.
jeez. shitty luck alright.
Yes, it really was a terrible lunge from Johnny.
It wasn't great but at the same time it's far from the worst I've seen. Holden was just very very unlucky. Massive shame too. He was a good player.
What's with the daft thread title???
In fairness, Holden went in just as badly on Evans. He just got their earlier, two horrific tackles and evidence for anyone that says that 'tackling has gone soft' why these sort of tackles aren't allowed.
Different knees I think. He's just torn his right ACL and it was his left knee that Jonny fecked up.
Edit: That might be wrong actually, I'm seeing conflicting things about the Evans one.
definitely his right knee this time. he went in to an innocous looking challenge and next thing he's on the ground in pain.
That's not true. Holden went in very fairly.
Nah you're right, it was his left that Evans hit. Wonder how they're suppose to be connected then because that's what I've heard.
Most reports don't mention which leg it was. Wiki says this (the source is Bolton News):
But this picture shows that the gash at least was on the left leg:
Maybe they're like twins, each knee can feel the other's pain.
The first image on google shows they clearly went in roughly the same, a second either way and this could be a hate thread for Stuart Holden for ruining Evans' career.
Hoping Stu can get back to the fold this season and carry on. Sadly, I doubt he'll ever reach the pinnacle many Nats had anticipated. Would be a miracle if he's fit and Klinsmann gives him a shot in pre-WC friendlies.
http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/spor...en_eyes_February_return_for_Bolton_Wanderers/
http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/spor...en_eyes_February_return_for_Bolton_Wanderers/
Shit, poor lad. Starting to think he'll never get back now.
Shit luck, mad how one move can ruin such a promising carear, who knows what could of happened had he just pulled out of the 50 50 with evans
His injury problems started with a horrific De Jong tackle
Heading down the Hargreaves route. Terrible shame for the lad.
Coming back from an ACL reconstruction it would be common enough to get muscular injuries. He was holding the back of his knee/leg, so maybe he just tweaked his hamstring? One of the surgical techniques involves taking a tendon from the hamstring and using it as a new ligament. This leaves the hamstring weakened and prone to strains or tears. I had my own ACL repaired a year ago and I still have a problem with my left hammie occasionally cramping up during a game. Obviously, he'll have worked like crazy in the gym to regain strength in the affected leg but these things happen. Wouldn't write him off just yet. Not until we hear an update on exactly what sort of injury he picked up.
Same here - i had the hamstring graft which aparently weekens the hamstring strength by 10-15%. I find over stretching before a game can lead to niggles.
I feel sorry for any player that endures any knee problems having been their myself.
Holden looked to have a decent premier league career ahead of him at one point, he may not have ever played for a top club but he was certainly above Bolton's level.
Do you get the cramps too? Went through a couple of months where I'd be awake once or twice a night with it. Fecking annoying.
Much better now but still cramp up if I'm really stretching for a ball. Watching Robben bring down the high ball to win the pen against Arsenal gave me the heebie jeebies!
Much better now but still cramp up if I'm really stretching for a ball. Watching Robben bring down the high ball to win the pen against Arsenal gave me the heebie jeebies!