The FC Twente midfielder had to wear a protective mask to shield his broken nose during his side’s 3-0 defeat against PSV Eindhoven, but the Swedish international opted to take it off in the second-half.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Rasmus-Bengtsson-c30627, has explained his decision of taking off the protective mask in the second-half of the game against PSV Eindhoven that it was hindering his vision.
The 26-year-old, who arrived at De Grolsch Veste in the summer of 2010, had to wear a protective mask during his side’s Eredivisie clash against PSV Eindhoven at Philips Stadion on Sunday in order to safeguard his nose that broke during his side’s 2-0 win
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The Swedish midfielder played the entire opening 45 minutes of the game with the mask, but opted to take it off after the half-time break, and explained that he was not completely focusing on the pitch with the mask on.
“I had a lot of trouble with it. It hindered my vision and concentration. The doctor felt I needed the mask but I decided to play the second half without it, I said I was prepared to take responsibility for the risks. If I had been hit by the ball or an
arm, the nose may not heal well and I would look like a boxer”, Bengtsson was quoted as saying to the media.
The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Hertha-BSC-c39521 midfielder went on to reveal that he was not worried a bit about his broken nose after the half-time break, but admitted that it was not a good evening for his side, as they still went on to lose 3-0 at Philips Stadion on December 9.
“In the second half I was not worrying about my nose and was fully focused on the game. Unfortunately it was a bad day, the worst match against PSV since I came here. I want to hang up the mask, but it does have a role”, Bengtsson concluded.
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