A lot has been said by many different people within football this week about Eduardo, and I thought rather than only give my own opinion, I would gather the thoughts of many people connected to football, past or present, who have commented on his injury this week. Below are just a selection of comments that have been made this week:
“Unfortunately, strikers are fouled too much. You take knocks in football, but it was an ugly challenge on that poor Arsenal player [Eduardo]“ Roberto Mancini, Inter Milan coach
“I have also written to Eduardo and it is a tragedy for him, his club and his country and he is going to miss out on playing in the Euro 2008 finals. The signs seem to be good that he will make a full recovery and you hope that is the case and and he returns to full fitness.” Gordon Taylor, PFA Chief Executive
“My Eduardo won`t surrender. The operation went well and now the most important thing is to focus on his rehabilitation now“. Eduardo’s wife, Andrea
“At this moment, the most important thing for him is his family`s support and he can always count on his friends in the team.” Ivan Rakitic, Croatian International team mate
“We wanted to win the title before but now we want to win it also for him. He is not going to be with us for a long time, so of course we want to win it for him. He is a friend before he is a partner in the team” Mathieu Flamini, Arsenal team mate
“We have a solid choice of strikers, but he is irreplaceable. I just want him to be well and fully recover. He’s not only a great player but one of the best guys I’ve met in my life so, of course, I’m totally sad. It’s terrible news. He should be back big-time after a year, which is still sad, but the main thing is he’s going to come back. We have a good team but he’s our best player. You can’t find another player like Eduardo.” Slaven Bilic, Croatia manager
“Eduardo is a world class player and he is definitely in the right hands and I am sure he will come back.” Alex McLeish, Birmingham City manager
