Santi Cazorla: My Friend, Is Adios, No?

[Malky]

From what I gather all those complications are in the past and he expects/hopes to be back in january.

Honestly as much as I'd love to see him play again, if there is any risk in coming back he should do what's best for his health. He still has a life to live after football.. Really feel so bad for him, such a great guy, always so positive.. Would love to see him end his career on a good note, so I hope he can come back, but his health is the most important..

Absolutely.
Can't believe how severe the injury was and there's no doubt that if he steps on a pitch again he won't be the same player that we remember seeing anyway.
I'm in two minds about this, on one hand I'd love to see him return as there's no player at the club like the little magician. It would also be a huge boost for everyone at the club to see him return. But on the other hand, his long term health is more important, he could be one tackle away from spending the rest of his life walking with a limp.

 

[Tosker]

I have a script in my mind that we make the FA Cup final again and Santi comes on with 10 minutes to go, and scores the winner with one of his magical free kicks

he deserves a special moment after all his trials and tribulations

 

[junglist57]

How the hell in today's modern age of medical care did poor Santi contract gangrene?! The man should be suing someone over this surely.

Shocking to read how severe and serious his injury actually was. Poor guy.

 

[Ceballinhos]

How the hell in today's modern age of medical care did poor Santi contract gangrene?! The man should be suing someone over this surely.

Shocking to read how severe and serious his injury actually was. Poor guy.

It's just down to bad luck.
I'm a med student and sometimes **** happens even if everything is done correctly.

He had multiple surgeries.
Noawadays we give antibiotics before, during, and after the surgery to prevent any infection.
But the more we use antibiotics, the more bacterias get resistant to it.

Especially when you get the bacteria during the surgery at the hospital. They are more resistant than if he got it elsewhere.

He's very lucky because it could have been a lot worse.
He could have gotten a necrotizing fasciitis (don't google it it's really ugly) if he hadn't been treated soon enough.

 

[BobP]

Should just retire.

This goes beyond football.

 

[celestis]

How the hell in today's modern age of medical care did poor Santi contract gangrene?! The man should be suing someone over this surely.

Shocking to read how severe and serious his injury actually was. Poor guy.

Hospital are notorious for infections , can't be helped .

 

[junglist57]

He could have gotten a necrotizing fasciitis (don't google it it's really ugly) if he hadn't been treated soon enough.

I already made the mistake of googling gangrene.... no way i'm googling that **** you mention!

 

[junglist57]

 

[hydrofluoric acid]

Just thankful for our club giving him that one year extension. Good money will help him be settled through rest of his life!

Hope he will be able to do 100% ball training after his career is over, you never know. But Cazorla seems perfect manager for youth. Such important for the kids to know its not the size that makes top footballers and Cazorla is great example of that. Kids also need to learn technique and there are few better in that area than Cazorla!

 

[Makingtrax]

Watching Wilshere and Walcott last night I don't think it's just Santi that had a career ruined by bad injury.

Michael Owen said, looking back, after recovering from his ACL injury, he was just kidding himself that he was the same footballer as before.

 

[Tosker]

Just thankful for our club giving him that one year extension. Good money will help him be settled through rest of his life!

Hope he will be able to do 100% ball training after his career is over, you never know. But Cazorla seems perfect manager for youth. Such important for the kids to know its not the size that makes top footballers and Cazorla is great example of that. Kids also need to learn technique and there are few better in that area than Cazorla!

as I feel Wenger is at least partially responsible for his initial injury, through over playing him, it would be a nice gesture to give him a testimonial if his career is indeed over

he seems to be popular beyond Arsenal too, so it would be easy to put together a good team to play against us

 

[Lookin' for a new Baby]

Poor Santi. I always liked him, one of my favourite players. I hate to see good players get so injured it stops them playing properly for years.

 

[Saikung]

Regardless of what opposition, whenever Santi steps on the pitch, it should be a standing ovation from everyone.

The pain and trauma he's been through, no wage and honours can cover what he had been through.....no one can ever imagine or relate.

Hats off to him.

 

[Tir Na Nog]

 

[Garrincha]

Regardless of what opposition, whenever Santi steps on the pitch, it should be a standing ovation from everyone.

Hats off to him.

For all the **** sides to our fan bases we are great welcoming back an injured player.

 

[DanDare]

This guy is kaput. I’m glad he’s got top level care on the clubs dime to make up for career sustained injury and complication.

He’s done playing football at any level though. We should have replaced him this summer

 

[Mrs Bergkamp]

From his interview with Marca, an infection "ate" his achilles tendon. They've taken skin from his left arm (destroying his tattoo in the process) to graft on his ankle. The surgeon said he should be satisfied that he can walk! He's a real trooper tbh. I hope he comes back in the new year and has the best time of his career before retiring with some trophies with us. He's such a likeable guy too and a real warrior despite being diminutive. Get fully well too Santi.

 

[Taylor Gang Gunners]

Why did they have to massacre his tattoo? Couldn't they have taken skin from his thigh or something? Poor guy will need a tatt touch up when his skin has healed enough. I know from personal experience they hurt like a ************.

Just wanna see him back playing. I know he won't give up, I just hope he can get healthy enough to ball in January. Still the most two footed player I've ever seen.

 

[Tir Na Nog]

Would be nice if the away fans sang his name vs City on Sunday.

 

[carlito'sway]