Rodri Hernández, midfielder for Manchester City and the Spanish team and current Ballon d’Or winner, continues his recovery from his anterior cruciate ligament and meniscus injury to his right knee suffered in the match against Arsenal on September 22.
“My main objective is to recover well physically, return, or give myself the option of being able to return to the level I was at,” the Madrid midfielder told the media of the Spanish Federation (RFEF) about his desire for next year.
The injury stopped short a course that was being full for Rodri, a former Villarreal and Atlético de Madrid player, with the Premier League titles with his club or the Euro Cup with the Spanish team, and individual awards such as the Ballon d’Or or being elected MVP of the continental tournament for national teams.
It is a hard process, it is a long and boring process. Above all, the first months in which I have not been able to support
Rodri
A hard and slow road
The Manchester City player confesses how “long and boring” the recovery process is: “It is a hard process, it is a long and boring process. Above all, the first months in which I have not been able to support and the exercises are more boring, you can’t do that many, you can’t put weight on your leg…”
“Once you start walking, it becomes more enjoyable, more fun, you introduce activities like riding a bike, walking, swimming… It becomes more enjoyable, but, yes, at first it is a little more difficult…”, he added.
I have always been grateful for what God has given me.
Rodri
Despite this, the brand new Ballon d’Or winner shows himself as someone who is grateful and positive in the face of the difficulties that arise along the way: “I am a person who faces things as they come. I have always been grateful for what God has given me.” , of what I’m doing in my career and I know that injuries are part of the process,” he noted.
After several years maintaining regularity at his level, 2024 has been the definitive year in which Rodri has become one of the best players in the world, adding individual and collective trophies, for which he claims to be in the best moment of his career.
I am in the best moment of my career and I have been working very hard for this type of achievements
Rodri
“On a sporting level it has been another fantastic year, another year full of successes both at the club level and with my national team. The truth is that I am in the best moment of my career and I have been working very hard for this type of achievements,” he stated. the Manchester City player.
I am euphoric and happy for the Ballon d’Or, but I am not 100% aware of what it means
Rodri
One of them, the Ballon d’Or won in Paris, for which the midfielder claims to be unaware of what it means to win it: “I am euphoric and happy, but I am not 100% aware of what it means, I think I will be when I retired. It’s something I never dreamed of, but when you set short-term goals and work and are consistent, combined with talent and more, you can reach the top,” he says.
