Kevin Strootman

Breaking: Kevin Strootman's knee operation has failed. Club doctor quoted that his career is most likely over. More surgery may happen but chances of success are low.

that's just sad. feel very sorry for him, he is a great player

Source?

The Guardian.

Very sad news.

That is terrible.This guy could have been something.

None of the sources I see are saying his career is over.

If it is that article I saw yesterday, then it's just a 'former' team doctor (i.e. not actually his doctor but some guy) speculating that an operation might have gone wrong because of some problems Strootman seems to be having or having had.

Sounds like BS, at any rate though I don't see him having much of a career from here on in. He'll most likely be a bit part playa for Roma until his contract runs down then he'll find himself at some obscure club like Feyenoord, Southampton, Cesena or AC Milan.

Hapless_Hans wrote:If it is that article I saw yesterday, then it's just a 'former' team doctor (i.e. not actually his doctor but some guy) speculating that an operation might have gone wrong because of some problems Strootman seems to be having or having had.

yes , in Italy there are news only about it

Roman sources I've read are skeptical about this. I personally think it's BS myself, but I think we need to hear from the club itself on this matter.

So much for he'll never play again

“Contrary to reports in the media I am back in training and working hard on my comeback,” he tweeted.

“Please don't believe people who have never seen me in their lives, but just follow the social pages of me and AS Roma where we will keep you updated on my progress.

“Just for the record, I'm right on schedule to be back when preseason starts.”

It was all Strootman's tactic to get more followers for Roma and himself on Twitter

Thats great news.

He's expected to be match fit by mid-October.

He's gotta beat this. Our midfield is significantly better with him in it, simply put. We manage without him, but there's a distinct feeling that we won't get near Juve without a midfielder of his calibre on the field. Nainggolan's a great player, but he's no Er Lavartrice unfortunately.

He's likely out again for the season. He's met with doctors with the Dutch NT, Roma, in Germany and the United States and it looks like no one can come to a definitive decision on how to help him with this injury. Roma have decided to leave the decision on how to proceed up to Kevin himself, a noble choice.

Either way, it looks like he's out for this season too. Poor guy. What he brings to this team is simply indescribable and there's an unmistakable feeling that with him go any lingering hopes of Roma truly challenging Juve.

Terrible news. I hope he recovers.

really really sad !
I hope he makes the right decision about it and take ca careful approach on how wants to come out of it !

Kevin Strootman confirms he needs further knee surgery, will miss next few months (Instagram)

man that sucks, had nice 6 months in italy but been crooked since

Horrendous news

I hope he can recover and comes back stronger

Luciano Spalletti today announced that Kevin Strootman will be included in his matchday squad for Sunday's Serie A meeting with Palermo.

“Strootman will be back in the squad with us as of tomorrow,” the Giallorossi boss declared at a media conference ahead of the game.

“Kevin is training well and making good progress with his recovery.”

The Dutch midfielder, who has been recovering from cruciate ligament surgery, last turned out for Roma in a league match against Fiorentina at the Stadio Franchi in January 2015.

Daniele De Rossi is set to miss tomorrow's Week 26 fixture, however, after picking up a calf injury in midweek against Real Madrid.

“It's a shame we won't have Daniele and it's my fault for putting him on against Real. I have to take responsibility for that because I'm the one who makes the decisions in these cases.

“However, in [William] Vainquer we have another player who's proved we can count on him. We also have [Seydou] Keita and everyone knows how good he is. So at least we're covered in that area.”

http://www.asroma.com/en/news/2016/2/spalletti-confirms-strootman-s-return-to-matchday-squad-for-palermo

He even played. Let's hope he can make up for some really important lost developmental time (in terms of getting into his prime) and can shake off the knee injury worries!

Really hope he can get back to the top of his game and continue improving -- Oranje need him.

I'm really pulling for him this time. Many of us are. There's still many things he can do that our current midfield simply can't.

That said, my hopes aren't quite as high as they have been before as it's extremely rare for a player to come back from an ACL injury and return to prior form. Giuseppe Rossi and Stu Holden are cautionary tales. It's all about mentality though and Er Lavatrice has a strong one.