National team goalkeeper Jindřich Staňek will undergo surgery and a long recovery. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a dislocation of the right shoulder joint and damaged ligaments. Prague’s Slavia announced the result of the examination on the club’s website. The 28-year-old goalkeeper was injured in the last match of the national team at the European Championship in Germany against Turkey. The native of Strakonice said that he will come back stronger.
In the match against the Turks, Stanek brilliantly blocked Kenan Yildiz’s shot and then raised his hand in vain to signal that he had a health problem. The game continued and Hakan Calhanoglu took advantage of his injury to open the scoring. Staněk could no longer continue, the Turks eventually won 2:1 and sent the Czech Republic home from the championship.
“Right after hitting the turf, I felt it was going to be bad, my right arm was almost numb. I’m sad about a lot of things. From my injury, from having to substitute, he didn’t prevent that finish. And especially from our final position,” stated Stanek.
Jindřich Staněk underwent an examination at the Central Military Hospital on Thursday, an MRI revealed a dislocation of the right shoulder joint and damaged ligaments. He is awaiting surgery.
Jindra, we wish you strength and a speedy recovery! We are thinking of you!
— SK Slavia Prague (@slaviaofficial) June 28, 2024
He had problems with his shoulder before. “I don’t regret anything, representing has always been and is a great honor for me. I want to catch, win, at any cost, always and on any stage. In Slavia, in Naroďak. I will come back stronger, I already have my own experience with this type of injury. I know how advance,” added the goalkeeper.
The number one goalkeeper in the national team now has to wait for the swelling to subside, then she will go for surgery with her dislocated shoulder. “Magnetic resonance showed a dislocation of the shoulder joint, Jindra suffered a Hill-Sachs defect. The so-called impression of the dorsolateral part of the head of the humerus (arm bone). After the swelling subsides, he will undergo surgery at the end of July, recovery will take between three and four months,” explained club doctor Petr Krejčí.
Slavia coach Jindřich Trpišovský called Staňka’s forced break a huge loss. “Because within half a year he has developed into one of the main pillars of the team. He performed brilliantly at the European Championship. We know that we have to cope with his absence. We have a number of solutions from our own resources such as Aleš Mandous or Ondrej Kolář, who have European experience, and Tonda Kinski , who returned from a loan spell. These guys will share the job of replacing Jindra during his recovery,” Trpišovský described the situation at the key post.
Since arriving from Pilsen in the winter, the national team goalkeeper has kept twelve league matches for Slavia and kept six clean sheets in them. He also defended the goal in both round of 16 matches of the Europa League against AC Milan.
2024-06-28 21:49:31
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