Bournemouth star opens up on ‘very scary’ second Tom Lockyer collapsed on pitch
Football breathed a sigh of aid when Luton‘s Tom Lockyer was cleared to go away hospital this week.
The Hatters captain was discharged from hospital on Thursday, barely 24 hours after he was fitted with an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) following his cardiac arrest at Bournemouth on Saturday (December 16). It was the second time in slightly greater than six months that Lockyer was hospitalised following a heart-related problem on the pitch, however the defibrillator is designed to keep away from related occurrences in future.
But these related to Luton weren’t the one ones affected by the unhappy scenes on the Vitality Stadium. And Bournemouth skipper Neto has opened up on his difficulties processing the incident, admitting he is struggled with flashbacks to the second catastrophe struck throughout their Premier League conflict.
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“Thank God he is okay and with his family,” the Brazilian informed Sky Sports. “We have to keep moving, but after you close your eyes, that image can come back.
“It was a really scary, very heavy second and all people on the pitch can put themselves in that state of affairs. You assume, ‘Oh my God, this may occur to anyone right here’. Of course, we attempt to do checks, however it will probably occur. It was a really dangerous feeling however thank God he’s okay and he’s alive, that’s a very powerful factor.”
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The former Barcelona and Juventus stopper shook fingers with Lockyer previous to the coin toss that day, an hour or so earlier than the Luton star’s collapse led to the sport being deserted. High-performance athletes can usually seem proof against sure struggles like illness or sickness, however Lockyer’s was the newest instance on the contrary.
That being stated, Neto was wanting to look on the brilliant aspect following Lockyer’s progress this previous week. The Premier League has confirmed the fixture between Luton and Bournemouth will probably be replayed in its entirety at a date but to be decided, although it is doubtful as as to if Lockyer will play any half.
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“It was a very bad feeling but thank God he is okay and he is alive, that is the most important thing,” Neto continued. “It’s difficult. I’ve had loss in my life and we can understand the world does not stop for it.”
Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola echoed his participant’s sentiment and commented soccer grow to be secondary when a participant’s well being is on the road. The Spaniard stated: “When something like this happens, you forget about the game, about football, about everything.”