Samu sees the upside of recovery: “I’m mentally much stronger” | OneFootball

Samu has not played since February, when he suffered a ligament tear in one of his knees. The FC Porto forward has already acknowledged that the recovery has been particularly demanding, but with his return expected in mid-November, the Spaniard is beginning to find positive aspects in the experience.

“It was a mental test. I’m a very emotional person and I think this has made me much stronger mentally. You have to value every moment, every training session, every match, give your best… It’s a very long journey which, thank God, is closer to the end. But it made me value everything and it also made me stronger mentally,” he told ROOF, the agency that represents him.

Asked to imagine what he would have said to himself on the day he got injured, the striker revealed that today he views the situation more rationally. “At the moment I left the stadium, what I would tell myself was to stay calm. I’d say not to look for an answer to ‘why me’, but instead to see it as a challenge,” he predicted. The forward also left a message for the Samu of the future, two years from now: “If this happened, it was for a reason… If God decided it this way, it’s because He has something better for me in the future. And I’d say that all this effort and suffering was worth it. On the mental side, talk to a psychologist and surround yourself with people who help you overcome it. And in the end, nothing can stop you.”

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