Injured Arsenal defender Laurent Koscielny opened up ever since picking up an injury in Europa League semi finals against Atletico Madrid.
He said: “I knew right away that my tendon had let go. The pain was not usual, I felt a terrible break. My first reaction was to say to myself, “It’s dead, my tendon has burst’. I screamed on the pitch… excruciating pain.”
In terms of his rehabilitation programme, Koscielny acknowledged it is early days and his routine at the moment includes plenty of taking it easy.
“My programme? Television, crosswords and Nintendo,” he said. I am now wearing a boot, which allows me to walk on crutches. In three months I hope to resume light jogging. In five months I could certainly retouch the ball.”