Strootman: ‘The fear is gone’

By Football Italia staff

Roma midfielder Kevin Strootman assures “my knee is fine, the fear is gone”.

The Dutch international has missed most of the past two seasons with persistent knee problems, but after a third operation in September last year, he’s ready to return to his best.

“Of course I had hard times, especially before my surgery last year,” Strootman admitted to Voetbal International.

“I’d done everything possible to get back to fitness again, everything, but I could only get to 20 per cent. That was last year. At times like that I doubted I’d get back to my level.

“Then I started playing for the Roma Primavera and everything went in a different direction. My knee is fine, the fear is gone.

“I’m doing all the exercises to make my knee as strong as possible. It’s good to get back to being a footballer.

“I wanted to get back to the level I was at before my injury.”

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