Friday, April 30, 2010
TORONTO - El Presidente and Striker Romerinho announced his indefinite departure from the Pistolas FC lineup, just two days before the season (warm up game) begins.
Having unknowingly fractured his right kneecap back in late February, Romerinho played in the game at Mount Joy which only aggravated things and made it worse. Days later he went on to fracture the top of his left foot in a freak accident, a suspicion confirmed 6 weeks later due to a busy schedule.
"Had the fractures been caught earlier, there may not have been anything that could've been done differently. Ultimately the bone has to heal itself, and since they were fractures and not breaks, a cast would've seemed impractical," said Romerinho. "Luckily, the fracture on the right kneecap is about 95% healed as its been about 10 weeks. But the fractures in the left foot have taken a toll, and it'll be weeks if not a couple months until things will be safe enough to play again."
Though his absence is indefinite, July 18th is the hopeful target date for his return.
But if anything good can come out of this story it's this: Pistolas FC have a new coach.
Not wanting to be away from the action, Romerinho has decided to move from player to coach of a fabled team, ala Pep Guardiola in Barcelona, and will coach the 2010 Pistolas FC.
With a bunch of new guys and ideas about changing up the system, Romerinho will lead the squad, and tactically play around with positions and substitutions.
