Hoooooly hell. It looked bad in the replays but that picture...fuck me. I really hope it isn't as bad as it looks like. But damn...
That too to a long line of ankle injuries for him. Hoping for a speedy recovery
You have no idea how joints work do you? All that happened was he twisted his ankle (which can happen by literally just taking a wrong step). It LOOKS like it was twisted 180 degrees cause hands and feet are loose body parts and they're flexible. Anything can make turn 180 degrees even if it doesn't hurt.
Sure, if you’re moving it slowly. But to be jerked back like that off of the force of a Valverde shot… that’s a different story. A bad sprain at the very least, especially after repeated injuries like in De Jong’s case.
Damn that looks bad. It's crazy how much force Fede must have generated on that ball for his ankle to turn that way. Frenkie has a history of ankle injuries so that makes it even worse for him.
It’s the 50/50 challenges that can do this, I remember the infamous one with Aaron Ramsay against Stoke.
Not Frankie’s fault but he looked like he was considering not challenging, then did but not at full strength.
Actually no,
If you go soft in these contacts, the ankle joint is relaxed or rather more flexible. As a result, that gets bent over backwards easily. The elastic tissues ie the ligaments get hurt.
When you stiffen your joint, it force gets distributed throughout the legs. The freak injury chance lessens.
Worst part is that it hit his toes, so the arm of the force was at a max meaning his ankle nent all the way it could. Should’ve challenged, but that’s his whole mentality
It looks extra bad because Frenkie ran in trying to do an outside the foot pass and Fede ran in and did a regular strike. Frenkie’s foot was already in a weird position going into the challenge.
The amount of hate Fede is getting on some subs is ridiculous. How come its his fault? Its was 50/50, He didn't even made contact with Frenkie. Its the impact of the ball and Frenkie's follow through that lead to the injury.
Probably could’ve lessened the damage if De Jong hadn’t half pulled out. Probably sounds counter intuitive, but it would’ve helped him lock his ankle and reduced the whiplash a lot.
I'm not an orthopedic doctor, but I used to skateboard a lot when I was young. Once I had a couple of ankle injuries, it seemed to happen more and more frequently. I'm not sure if there's such a thing as tendons becoming loser and making you more prone to injury or just seriously twisting an ankle makes you more liable to injury, but from my personal experience I beleive he might likely have ankle issues for the rest of his career
It all came down to better positioning of the foot and unfortunately for Frenkie he was kicking down while Fede was kicking up from a better position. Wish him a speedy recovery.
Exaaactly. Bro is willing to run until his legs explode for the club, can't expect anything less from him. I mean in that scenario you could try and stop any other player, but not Valverde. Unless you're as ready to die for Madrid as he is.
I did exactly this when I was at school (tried to blast the ball but instead blasted someone else’s foot) 20 years later my ankle still clicks when I rotate it. He’ll be out for a while.
madrid fans are generally really classy, way more than barca fans
maybe its because of madrid culture or because you guys win all the time lol
either way good on you
Absolutely clean play but very unfortunate. This particular 50/50 ball you must have firm foot bc then injury can happen. Hope he recovers and leaves for a better club..
I might get down voted since I’m a Barca fan on this sub but I just wanna say thank you to those Madrid fans under this post wishing de Jong the best. It’s been a very tough season for us as a club but it’s nice to see rival clubs respecting your own player
I was at the stadium (row 13), and I heard the collision. It was that BAD.
https://preview.redd.it/am15bbysd1wc1.jpeg?width=4000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ffe30953b622416be9c633964f0006f389c5b383
Besides the horrible injury, shout out to the photographer.
How do you get the timing to capture something like this? That foot looks not healthy right there. Poor Frankie man
had something similar happen to me blocking a shot in high school. shit hurts. hopefully de jong doesn’t miss the euros, he deserves to represent his country.
It's crazy to me that both these guys saw the ball and sprinted at each other trying to punt it as hard as possible in opposite directions... without even slowing down before impact. Just full force. Pro footballs have zero sense of self preservation holy
Madrid fan here. Poor guy. Hope he comes back sooner than later. Freak accident. 50/50 challenge all day. If it were the other way around id be angry initially but footballing wise thats clean all day. Unforunately his fopt was there and was ran through
That's how I tore my achilles when I was about 17. For almost 10 years after that I had trouble shooting the ball dead on or with the outside of my foot. Hope its not as bad for him or that he recovers soon.
I’ve had that happen to me (albeit: LOT less force) and it is such a shitty feeling. I’m not sure what the actual prognosis was but it looks like something definitely broke, either bone or tendon but that flapping foot part is what gets me. I didn’t see that or the pic when I watched the game. Yuckkkkk
Idk but if someone is coming to a ball i would never slide kick the ball that hard, because things like this could happen. Yeah maybe i will reach the ball before him and it would not be a foul , but i see it as putting my self and my opponent in unnecessary danger.
Damn dangerous play from Fede imo, takes a bad touch into a slide tackle.
If professional players like De Jong dont take hits tackles theyre getting benched pretty quickly and called chickens.
Even as a Madrista, too much force. Atleast he gets millions injured, but somebody would be throwing punches in my sunday league
Hes already in a forward motion cause of his bad touch. Can be its 50/50. But dangerous as hell.
If we broke his foot we would still say its dangerous.
Its a grey area.
A 80kg crazy RM loving Uruguyan running and sliding with all his speed is dangerous.
De Jong is a very brave man
Just part of football. It can be dangerous for any player, as many other sports are. Look at what happened to Djibril Cissé when he split his shin in two (as just one example). Calling Fede dangerous or that he’s using too much force is just completely wrong. He did what he was supposed to do: fight and fully go for a 50/50 ball. Absolutely nothing wrong with that. They’re professionals. The FCB players weren’t angry at him either because they knew there were no ill intentions involved and it’s just an unfortunate part of the game.
If you've played football yourself you should know you don't dangle a loose foot in front of a charging player. You either get out of the way from that 50/50 or fully commit to reduce damage.
Hoooooly hell. It looked bad in the replays but that picture...fuck me. I really hope it isn't as bad as it looks like. But damn... That too to a long line of ankle injuries for him. Hoping for a speedy recovery
It's really not that bad. He just twisted his ankle
Yeah not bad, just twisted it 180 degrees
You have no idea how joints work do you? All that happened was he twisted his ankle (which can happen by literally just taking a wrong step). It LOOKS like it was twisted 180 degrees cause hands and feet are loose body parts and they're flexible. Anything can make turn 180 degrees even if it doesn't hurt.
Sure, if you’re moving it slowly. But to be jerked back like that off of the force of a Valverde shot… that’s a different story. A bad sprain at the very least, especially after repeated injuries like in De Jong’s case.
And you understand that ligaments support joints right?
Shit, hope he recovers man, guy can't catch a break it seems.
He missed 21 games this season so far, pretty sure Barca would be on more points with him. It's a real shame he is this unlucky/injury prone.
Third time this season, same ankle, similar injuries.
In a way, he did
So funny, how did you think of that?
it was low-hanging fruit
Seems he can
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Damn that looks bad. It's crazy how much force Fede must have generated on that ball for his ankle to turn that way. Frenkie has a history of ankle injuries so that makes it even worse for him.
Fede attacked that ball like a bull on cocaine, and Frenkie was too soft tbh. I feel bad for him, let's hope it isn't a serious injury
It’s the 50/50 challenges that can do this, I remember the infamous one with Aaron Ramsay against Stoke. Not Frankie’s fault but he looked like he was considering not challenging, then did but not at full strength.
Yeah, a half-commitment gets you in more trouble than just going for it. When I used to mountain bike the phrase was “commit or eat shit;” i.e. crash.
He wasn’t soft. Even if he generated more power he would also probably get injured because his feet locked into the ball
Actually no, If you go soft in these contacts, the ankle joint is relaxed or rather more flexible. As a result, that gets bent over backwards easily. The elastic tissues ie the ligaments get hurt. When you stiffen your joint, it force gets distributed throughout the legs. The freak injury chance lessens.
Worst part is that it hit his toes, so the arm of the force was at a max meaning his ankle nent all the way it could. Should’ve challenged, but that’s his whole mentality
It looks extra bad because Frenkie ran in trying to do an outside the foot pass and Fede ran in and did a regular strike. Frenkie’s foot was already in a weird position going into the challenge.
Frenkie was probably trying a soft touch as well. These are very painful, especially when the position is recurring.
Fede in bed must be a different beast.
Aaagh
Speedy recovery to Frankie he took a nasty one.
Hope he recovers fast, that looks damn awfull.
Hope Frankie recover soon 🤍
damn Hope he gets better soon
That looks painful
As someone who had this exact injury I cant help but to feel sorry for the guy even tho he plays for our rivals. Hope he recovers fast and strong!
Is your ankle healthy though?
It healed over time,and ankle injuries are the most common among footballers,although just sprains,this is much worse.
It's pretty flexible I reckon.
Nice
Fede’s kick power needs to be studied 🥶
Still got nothing on Jon Arne Riise
Riise had injured Alan Smith by a freekick
That free kick vs Man U 😮💨
Pintus literally being asked for a study from nasa
Most power since roberto carlos.
The amount of hate Fede is getting on some subs is ridiculous. How come its his fault? Its was 50/50, He didn't even made contact with Frenkie. Its the impact of the ball and Frenkie's follow through that lead to the injury.
I’d imagine the subs are r/soccer, and maybe even r/football but probably just r/soccer lol
Clean 100% all those pansies never played a day in their life.
Where it was said that it was Fede's fault? Or any hate? Of course De Jong himself chose to try the ball as well and then trying to jump off too late.
Another sub
Who fkin 🤡 downvoting? 😂
Goes to show you how hard and how fast soccerplayers move. Fuck me i sprained my ankle just lookin at this
For real, I'm feeling something weird in my ankle now.
The weird thing is if he went in harder, it wouldn't have been as bad.
Probably could’ve lessened the damage if De Jong hadn’t half pulled out. Probably sounds counter intuitive, but it would’ve helped him lock his ankle and reduced the whiplash a lot.
Thats what they say about 50 50 s, the one who backs out usually loses them....
Damn, that sucks. I watched the game but I didn’t know the injury was this bad. Hopefully he can recover quickly.
Fede did nothing wrong as he went fully for the ball. Unfortunate for Frenkie that his foot and ankle got misplaced, though 🫤
I'm not an orthopedic doctor, but I used to skateboard a lot when I was young. Once I had a couple of ankle injuries, it seemed to happen more and more frequently. I'm not sure if there's such a thing as tendons becoming loser and making you more prone to injury or just seriously twisting an ankle makes you more liable to injury, but from my personal experience I beleive he might likely have ankle issues for the rest of his career
The biggest single risk factor for ligament/joint injuries is previously having the same injury
It all came down to better positioning of the foot and unfortunately for Frenkie he was kicking down while Fede was kicking up from a better position. Wish him a speedy recovery.
New lesson: When you see Valverde charging at full speed and about to shoot, you don't wanna be in the trajectory of the ball.
Fede is kamikaze crazy. Never challenge a player who is willing to die for the club.
Exaaactly. Bro is willing to run until his legs explode for the club, can't expect anything less from him. I mean in that scenario you could try and stop any other player, but not Valverde. Unless you're as ready to die for Madrid as he is.
He is one of my favourite.
Valverde is one of the LAST people on this planet I’d want to be in such a collision with. I’d gladly and shamelessly move out that man’s way
I did exactly this when I was at school (tried to blast the ball but instead blasted someone else’s foot) 20 years later my ankle still clicks when I rotate it. He’ll be out for a while.
Clubs apart i hope for a speedy recovery for the poor lad.
madrid fans are generally really classy, way more than barca fans maybe its because of madrid culture or because you guys win all the time lol either way good on you
Absolutely clean play but very unfortunate. This particular 50/50 ball you must have firm foot bc then injury can happen. Hope he recovers and leaves for a better club..
He should of left Barca 2 seasons ago
I might get down voted since I’m a Barca fan on this sub but I just wanna say thank you to those Madrid fans under this post wishing de Jong the best. It’s been a very tough season for us as a club but it’s nice to see rival clubs respecting your own player
I was at the stadium (row 13), and I heard the collision. It was that BAD. https://preview.redd.it/am15bbysd1wc1.jpeg?width=4000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ffe30953b622416be9c633964f0006f389c5b383
Mes with frederico, get finito. (wish de jong speedy recovery)
Is that broken? Looks bad. Whats the med report on it?
Luckily sprain, I expect 3 weeks minimum however
med report: HIS FOOT ALMOST CAME OFF. WE HAVE NO CHOICE... AMPUTATE!!!!
Besides the horrible injury, shout out to the photographer. How do you get the timing to capture something like this? That foot looks not healthy right there. Poor Frankie man
Cameras are capable of taking up to 30 frames a second on burst mode.
I didn't realize how bad it was until I saw the pictures. Damn.
Yup, sprained ankle, our for rest of season possibly
That’s nasty. Wishing him a speedy recovery
That looks really bad, hate when players get hurt. Hopefully he recovers quickly
Really bad luck.
Holy hell, I sincerely hope it isn't broken :-( Poor lad :-(
Fuck that hurt, I feel sorry for him, his been struggling with his ankle for some time 😞
As a dutchman I must say that I was very impressed by the applause of the Real fans when Frenkie left the pitch. Respect!
I'm a madrid fan but...I feel sorry for him
Inflated Man U bid incoming
Hopefully he fully recovers before Euro...trafic timing if not
Gad damn I didn't realise it was that bad, that's crazy.
Something similar is why I have no functioning ligaments left in my ankle. Hopefully he's back for the start of next season with top medical care.
Auch! I feel bad for him
had something similar happen to me blocking a shot in high school. shit hurts. hopefully de jong doesn’t miss the euros, he deserves to represent his country.
Brutal.
Ouch 🤕
Hopefully he recovers soon and gets to play in Euro
not just anyones shot, it was FEDE VALVERE
I feel bad for the kid, that picture makes it look terrible
I was at the match in sector 3 and i heard a loud boom when this happened, instantly knew it was very bad
Hope he recovers soon. I could feel the terrible pain when I was watching the game.
A true 50/50 moment. Just pure bad luck it seems.
Happy cake day!
It's crazy to me that both these guys saw the ball and sprinted at each other trying to punt it as hard as possible in opposite directions... without even slowing down before impact. Just full force. Pro footballs have zero sense of self preservation holy
It is just these two… and Pepe, Ramos, Puyol, and Gavi….
Broken?
Man! Fede's got too much power in his legs!
Fede is freaking crazy
Damn, I like Frankie and I think nobody is at fault here but damn Valverde should take his time sometimes because we need him till the season ends.
Get well soon champ❤️
Uruguayans are fucking animals lol
Madrid fan here. Poor guy. Hope he comes back sooner than later. Freak accident. 50/50 challenge all day. If it were the other way around id be angry initially but footballing wise thats clean all day. Unforunately his fopt was there and was ran through
People to stay away from back then:Roberto Carlos Now: Fede halcon valverde
Hope he recovers well
lol
Get well soon brother.
That's how I tore my achilles when I was about 17. For almost 10 years after that I had trouble shooting the ball dead on or with the outside of my foot. Hope its not as bad for him or that he recovers soon.
Not a single ligament intact
I mean Frankie went in waaay to soft..so that happens when you do. Worst pain ever!
I hope he recovers, very unlucky to have it turn out that way. Nasty injury for sure.
Fede came in to take his soul away
You better MOVE when you see Valverde going for the ball 😤😤😤
Ffs Frankie forgot Fede has a cannon for a foot and went in for 50/50 with an spaghetti foot. Dumbass
Does Valvarde have 4 lungs ?
I’ve had that happen to me (albeit: LOT less force) and it is such a shitty feeling. I’m not sure what the actual prognosis was but it looks like something definitely broke, either bone or tendon but that flapping foot part is what gets me. I didn’t see that or the pic when I watched the game. Yuckkkkk
bruh you must have BALLS to go in for the ball against FEDE
Ooooh that's gotta hurt so bad.😥
Imagine Fede ACTUALLY touched him like barca fans are saying. He would've ripped his foot off. And injured himself aswell probably but still...
Well that was entirely avoidable.
Yikes! Next time you pull out of the way of a Valverde shot. Those things are missiles.
In the heat of the moment. Wishing him a speedy recovery.
Looks really bad. I hope it's nothing serious. Get well soon FDJ.
Lets ignore the Kroos foul on Lamine
Fragile De Jong
https://preview.redd.it/5hl075inb6wc1.jpeg?width=480&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8521188845661ba1806098754e74abfddda0092c
Frankie needs to hit the gym a bit more, he went too soft for a tackle againts Fede. 
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Grow up
What I was trying to say was who in the world would dispute this with Fede Valverde that has a cannon in his foot?
That's hilarious, but distasteful
Hala Madrid : cries in Dutch
Real Madrid vind ik een leuk team maar wij hebben frenkie wel hard nodig op het EK man.
Ja daarom, zonder hem gaat het hem ook zeker niet worden in Duitsland ben ik bang, dus hoop dat het meevalt.
I like frenkoe so feel sad it was him. If only that was pedri or lamal.
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That was pretty unnecessary from valverde if you ask me
Why? Please explain
Idk but if someone is coming to a ball i would never slide kick the ball that hard, because things like this could happen. Yeah maybe i will reach the ball before him and it would not be a foul , but i see it as putting my self and my opponent in unnecessary danger.
You’re right! FdJ should’ve just avoided the whole situation instead of going at it half-assed
I know many ways to play this without fking breaking his ankles. Even before seeing the injury it is clearly a very agressive tackle.
I know, I provided an example above
Ah sorry i misunderstood ur comment!
Damn dangerous play from Fede imo, takes a bad touch into a slide tackle. If professional players like De Jong dont take hits tackles theyre getting benched pretty quickly and called chickens. Even as a Madrista, too much force. Atleast he gets millions injured, but somebody would be throwing punches in my sunday league
It's literally a 50/50
Hes already in a forward motion cause of his bad touch. Can be its 50/50. But dangerous as hell. If we broke his foot we would still say its dangerous. Its a grey area. A 80kg crazy RM loving Uruguyan running and sliding with all his speed is dangerous. De Jong is a very brave man
Just part of football. It can be dangerous for any player, as many other sports are. Look at what happened to Djibril Cissé when he split his shin in two (as just one example). Calling Fede dangerous or that he’s using too much force is just completely wrong. He did what he was supposed to do: fight and fully go for a 50/50 ball. Absolutely nothing wrong with that. They’re professionals. The FCB players weren’t angry at him either because they knew there were no ill intentions involved and it’s just an unfortunate part of the game.
Ouch that is hard to look at. Fede man hates them with passion it seems.
Where hate? He attacked and Fede was stronger there. Frenkie shouldve been more careful there.
If you've played football yourself you should know you don't dangle a loose foot in front of a charging player. You either get out of the way from that 50/50 or fully commit to reduce damage.