“El Kaduri’s injuries are a matter of his… construction”

THE El Kaduri received the disapproval of PAOK fans for his new injury. His… vulnerability to injuries, muscle injuries, was a topic of discussion in Thessaloniki. So the doctor, Yiannis Usantzopoulos, spoke to Metropolis about the player’s many injuries.

First, he wanted to make a distinction as to whether it was his own vulnerability or something else…

“Let’s distinguish two situations. It’s one thing to have injuries that mean he was hit, and another to show a contusion either in training or in a match. It also plays an important role in how many minutes of participation the contusion occurred, if it was at the beginning of a match, if it was at the end of it, if it was in motion. In general he is very unlucky, I think it is a problem of his organization because all these years he has competed and trained in various stadiums together with other athletes who did not have so many injuries”stated -initially- and continued:

“A top-level athlete with support at all levels, with a whole team on top of him, you can’t say he’s neglected or doesn’t take care of himself. It is purely a matter of “construction” of the same.

If he had repeated injuries in the same spot, I would say he may not have had a proper recovery. But he had many different injuries. Some happened in training. Twice he was injured in the warm-up that is done to withstand the intensity of the match. It’s a matter of the footballer himself and it’s a shame because his quality is great.

Even when he came to PAOK there were previous injuries that had been talked about. So there were thoughts that if he follows the program here and with some special management they could have him for longer but his musculoskeletal system does not support him. Medicine can intervene up to a point. Identify the root cause, put special insoles on it, strengthen some muscle groups. After a muscle injury, this particular one has returned in a longer time than expected, PAOK always gave him more time”concluded.

We remind you that El Kaduri’s contract expires at the end of the season…