Solomon: "I was jealous of older people who walk, because I wasn't allowed" - Voila! sport

Manor Solomon in an exclusive interview with Sport1 (Sport1)

Menor Solomon was a guest on the podcast "The Podium" this week and talked, among other things, about the injury, his approaching return to the courts, the choice for Fulham and the Israeli national team, and more.

Here are some of the things.

"I didn't have such a good preparation for the season because of a lot of things that happened in the summer, so it turned out that I and a few other players who arrived at Fulham relatively late were still not in full game shape," he said.

"On Thursday, before the first round, I was told that I could play on Saturday against Liverpool and of course there was excitement, it was fun and a kind of dream come true, and then the day after they did another 'preparation game' in the middle of the season against Chelsea at Chelsea's complex. After For seven minutes I did a movement I've done maybe 200,000 times since I was a kid, and I just felt something in my knee. At first I didn't think it was that serious, but I got out and it turned out to be a meniscus tear, and not a small tear at all.

"I didn't have any knee injury at all before, I never felt anything in my knee before, so I didn't really know what I had. If it was a muscle, then I would understand better because I already had several injuries, but here I had no idea; it's not It was so painful and it didn't swell. When they checked me they told me it could be either nothing or meniscus, because all the other ligaments are definitely fine, and in the MRI it turned out to be the worst case."

The Israeli national team player added: "There is nothing more frustrating and nothing more frustrating. This is the most difficult thing that can be, especially when you come to a new club and a new league when you want to prove yourself so much. To get this injury at the beginning is the most frustrating moment there is. It It also happened exactly when the parents flew to me and they were at the first game, and suddenly one day I call them and my partner and I tell them: 'I got injured in the training game.' You have to undergo surgery, recover and do rehabilitation. At first I wasn't allowed to step on my foot. I was jealous of older people who were walking because I wasn't allowed. It would look. You can't even bring something from the fridge."

When will he return to the field?

According to Solomon, "I'm now back training on the field. It's not with the team yet but I feel much better, feel more stable, more confident and slowly also much better. It's fun to smell the grass, wear clogs and touch the ball. This break I'm running out of time. The plan is that in four weeks I'll return to training and then we'll slowly build it up. Before I got injured, I knew exactly what the coach intended for me and what he wanted. First of all, I have to come back, be myself, and then I believe that everything will be fine."

"Getting this injury at the start is the most frustrating moment."

Solomon (Photo: GettyImages, Mike Hewitt)

In the summer quite a few teams expressed interest in Israel, who finally chose Fulham.

"I found myself every day in Zoom with many teams. Peter Boss Malyon really wanted me and we had several conversations with them, I had a conversation with Napoli who also really wanted, Frankfurt, Fulham and Real Sociedad. We had doubts because every place has its pluses and minuses, and in some The last few days I came to the decision that I want the Premier League. I always knew I wanted the Premier League, and Fulham were already close to securing promotion and I decided I was going to Fulham. Everyone wants to get to the Premier League, unless you play for Real Madrid/Barcelona/Bayern Munich or Paris Saint-Germain. Also Players in Lyon and Naples want to reach the Premier League eventually, so maybe from Naples you will reach a team that is 'Aston Villa and above', but you will want to reach the Premier League because that is where the center is.

"Shakhtar were with us in negotiations to renew a contract, and I didn't want to renew.

I know what happens to all the Brazilians who sign - they are not allowed to leave afterwards.

That winter, they realized that there were still two years left on the contract, so they really pressed for us to sign a new contract, and they also told me, 'If you don't sign, you won't play much, we'll do it to you on purpose,' but I wouldn't sign and stay there."

About the differences between his current team and his former team, Shakhtar Donetsk said: "Shakhtar is a Champions League club and the conditions are very good there, and there is a lot of money for everyone around, and although Fulham is a relatively small club in England - but the Premier League is a different world. You feel that everything is draining there and everyone is watching The English are not at all interested in what is happening abroad. They watch a bit of the Champions League, but they do not know at all what is happening in the Spanish or French league. It does not interest them. They are only interested in the Premier League. When I first arrived, I said to myself that I do not know if the quality is more From Shakhtar, because at that time Shakhtar had amazing players with the highest quality available, but the pace, the intensity, the physicality, the speed... it's a different world."

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It's not that I didn't enjoy it, I also like it and I really like being with the ball, but it's a bit different from my role.

It is clear that I will enjoy playing on the wing in 4-3-3 more than playing in the middle about 50-50, but each coach has his own requirements and you have to fulfill the requirements."

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