http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/drilldown/N147320050103-1107.htm
XABI THANKS LAMPARD FOR APOLOGY
Mark Platt 03 January 2005
A deeply disappointed Xabi Alonso has reflected on the tackle by Frank Lampard
that will sideline him for at least six weeks and thanked him for making a
personal apology.
Alonso suffered a broken ankle following the challenge by Lampard during the
first half of Liverpool's New Years day defeat to Chelsea at Anfield.
Early indications are that the Spanish midfielder will be out of action until
mid-February at the earliest.
It is a major blow for the club and the player but a philosophical Alonso told
Spanish newspaper AS: "I know that things like this happen in football. I am
calm, but it's a shame.
"I am disappointed because things were going so well. We were getting better,
three wins in a row and after the match against Chelsea, the fixtures were good
to climb up the league table.
"It was a hard tackle by Frank Lampard on my set foot. It is known that here
the game is played very hard and this time it was my turn. He called me that
night to apologise, we talked for a good while. He told me it was not ill
intentioned. You thank the gesture."
Alonso, who will stay in Liverpool to begin his rehabilitation, also revealed
that the cast on his ankle has been removed and that's he's now wearing a
protective boot.
It is not yet known whether surgery is required to heal the break.
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ocmcocmcocmk**no surprises.
k**no surprises.
a heart thats full up like a land fill. a job that slowly kills you.
bruises that wont heal.
you look so tried_nhappy. bring down the government. they dont.
theydontspeak for us.
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