The former Fiorentina star reveals that mishandled injuries during his career have barred him from running.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Gabriel-c14281 Batistuta has revealed that he cannot play football anymore due to the injuries he picked up as a player.
Reports in Italian media emerged last summer that the former Fiorentina forward could barely walk due to the injuries he sustained during his footballing career. However, the reports were denied by the Argentine International,
but now he has admitted that there was a lot of truth to the rumours. He stated that formerly he had trouble walking, but now he is feeling much better.
While talking to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/France-c2899 Football, the 43-year-old said:
“There was a time when I was very ill. I could hardly walk. Now I feel better. However, I cannot play football because I cannot run anymore, but now I can walk pretty well.”
The forward spent 12 years of his career playing in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Italy-c2926, and was asked if the condition was due to the injections that were used to treat his chronic knee problems.
The Argentinean admitted that he always preferred to stay in the game rather than take a rest, and loved to hear the roar of the crowd after he scored a goal. The legendary striker confessed that if he were given another chance,
he might have acted differently.
“Yes, but I also did a lot, I always played. In a 70-game season, I played 65 times. And I always gave everything. I had difficulty accepting that I had to sit still when injured. If I could go back in time, maybe I’d be more careful
about myself, but ultimately maybe not. I loved to score, to hear the crowd.”
The Argentine star believes he could have won Ballon d’Or had he played for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 or Manchester United, but revealed that he wanted to play at Fiorentina and create history by leading a modest team to glory.
“I wanted to win the championship with a small team, to make history.” He added.
The former striker is serving as a sporting director at Colon de http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Santa-Fe-c40443, and scored 168 goals in his nine-year spell at Fiorentina.
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