Football: Ballack feared end to career.CHELSEA midfielder
In association football, a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders (highlighted in blue on the diagram). Michael Ballack Michael Ballack (born September 26, 1976 in Görlitz, Saxony) is a German football player. He is the current captain of the German national team, and plays club football for Chelsea F.C. in the English FA Premier League. feared his career was over after two ankle operations left him sidelined for eight months. Ballack returned to the first team squad for the first time since April but had to be content with a place on the substitutes' bench against Liverpool in their quarter-final tie at Stamford Bridge Stamford Bridge could be
The Germany captain insisted that he always believed he would make a return but admitted that he thought his career could be over. Ballack said: "I always believed I would come back. But I have also been incredibly occupied with the injury. I had thousands of questions and none were answered. "And sometimes I thought 'Man, you are 31, you've had 14 good years as a pro. Maybe it is over'." Ballack, who found himself criticised by some sections of the home fans during his first year with the Premier League club, added: "There were moments of real despair at the beginning." |
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