When many in Honduras believed that they were facing the return of the best version of Andy Najar, in the last hours his situation has turned upside down and his absence in the final list of the gold Cup and in doubt for the Tokyo Olympics.
Prior to the final decision in the call, the soccer player of the DC United He spoke with coach Fabián Coito and explained the reasons why he preferred not to integrate the H at this moment: the ghosts of injuries haunt him again.
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Prior to DC United’s commitment in MLS the weekend before against New York City, Andy did not feel well, a pain in the knee that had been operated on the cruciate ligament alerted him and this made him change his plans in relation to the future call to play the Gold Cup.
TEN learned that Andy had to be infiltrated to play the game against City where he was on the bench and jumped onto the field in the complement, but after the game his knee swelled, a situation that had to lead him to have MRIs where he could not they found serious problems, but as a precaution he has spoken with the coach not to be included.
HE IS AFRAID OF RETURNING
The footballer is not that he can not play after the results of the last exams, however in his head the ghosts of the past haunt since in the last four years he has lived through an ordeal with injuries and is afraid of relapsing again.
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The Uruguayan Fabián Coito understood it and the footballer has visited a psychology specialist to try to lose his fear, as these types of injuries are complex.
For now, the footballer lives this problem as a mental and not a physical issue, in addition, Fabián Coito wants to have players who can respond healthily and hopes that Najar arrives at his best for the qualifying matches heading to the Qatar World Cup.
Faced with this situation, the DC United right-back is receiving therapy to be able to strengthen his knee muscles and thus be able to play with a clear mind and not be thinking that he could be injured.
In DC he had three consecutive high-level games. The media were already talking about the best version of the player born in Marcovia, Choluteca, seeing him dribble without fear and now he is in the last stage. “Andy wants to be in the Bicolor but he needs to have a clear head and good knees, it is better to take good care of him,” said the source to DIEZ about the medical plan that the catracho will have.
IN DOUBT FOR THE OLYMPICS
As he is left out of the Gold Cup, Andy Najar is also an option as a reinforcement for the Tokyo 2021 Olympic Games. The footballer wants to play his second Olympic competition, as he was one of the figures in London 2012 where Honduras reached the quarterfinals.
This Thursday a response from the Honduran to the Bicolor coaching staff is expected, because together with Jonathan Rubio who will not go, Jorge Benguché and Bryan Moya, they are reinforcement options for this competition.
TEN learned that Najar wants to go to Tokyo and has already made it known to coach Miguel Falero with whom he has been in conversation because he wants to see him in the competition.
At the end of this Thursday, Najar will have to answer to see if he is included in the final list, as they are waiting for him until the last moment. The player is talking with his family and agent to determine, because in the Olympics he would be a player who would give the Bicolor a boost.