Vicente Blames Medical Staff For His Injuries

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Valencia midfielder Vicente told reporters that he can’t explain the number of small injuries he is constantly suffering, and he blames the team’s medical staff.

Vicente Rodriguez told reporters that he no longer has faith in the methods used by the Valencia medical staff, after constantly being out of action for the last few months because of these injury setbacks.

“I’m very low animically. I’ve lost all confidence in the medical staff, that is it. I’ve been defending them for the last two years, but I don’t see any way of the situation improving, when I’m still not recovered from one injury I get worse, or suffer from another one. They give me an injection and then I can’t move myself for a week because of the pain.

“Ontop of this, then they tell me maybe my injury doesn’t exist, and it is psychological. It’s very hard, I can’t stand it any longer. I’ve lost all confidence in the doctor, but I don’t want to be bad to anyone, but here the person who loses is me, because I can’t play football nor can help my teammates. I only ask to play twenty minutes in one go,” he said.

Vicente has only played one official match this season. In that match, against Elfsborg, he scored Valencia’s first goal, and was a constant threat to their defense.

Last season the player also suffered a number of injuries, and was only able to score four goals for Valencia during that season.

“That is the worst part about it all, to know that when I have the opportunity to play with good health, things turn out well for me, and I play well, I can help the team,” he concluded.

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Don't blame him. But he is being punished for this outburst, which is stupid, after all baraja just last year talked badly about the former doctor llombart.

He has been on the sidelines for most of the past 3 years, just when we all thought he was going to become the best winger in the world in 03/04 season.

They should invade milanlab

[lionel]

with the money he getss, he should at least advise a private doctor he choses, or even 10 doctors and then get the best treatment and not necessarily the treatment that the valencia doctors offer.

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I just read that Vicente now risks of getting fined from the club for those declarations.

[barracuda]

Sounds like he and Ronaldo should form a "blame the doctors" club

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Valencia midfielder Vicente has been fined a token amount by his club after declaring that he had lost all confidence in the club's medical staff...

Vicente has been fined 1,200 euros by Valencia CF following controversial remarks made regarding the medical staff at the Mestalla.

The former Levante man, clearly upset with his continued absence from first team affairs, blasted the club doctors for perceived failings in dealing with his many ailments.

Back in early September, he said, "I’ve lost all confidence in the medical staff, that is it.

"I’ve been defending them for the last two years, but I don’t see any way of the situation improving. When I’m still not recovered from one injury I get worse, or suffer from another one.

"They give me an injection and then I can’t move for a week because of the pain.

“Ont op of this, then they tell me maybe my injury doesn’t exist, and it is psychological.

"It’s very hard, I can’t stand it any longer. I’ve lost all confidence in the doctor, but I don’t want to be bad to anyone, but here the person who loses is me, because I can’t play football nor can help my teammates."

Following a disciplinary hearing, the club has decided that a 1,200 euro punishment is fair after bringing the medical staff into disrepute.

Vicente himself remains sidelined with a knock as Los Che welcome Getafe this evening.

The 38-times capped Spain international, aged 26, has not played a Liga match since the end of March, when he was substituted off during his side's 3-2 win over Espanyol, in which he scored his side's second goal.

He had not played a full 90 minutes in La Liga since January 31st's 2-1 defeat to Betis.

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