Rolfö gjorde comeback mot Serbien: ”Har längtat”
Fridolina Rolfö har inte spelat fotboll på en månad.
Men mot Serbien fick hon 14 efterlängtade minuter.
– Skönt att vara tillbaka i hetluften, jag har längtat, säger hon.
Rolfö gjorde comeback: ”Längtat”
Det är en lårskada som har ställt till det för Fridolina Rolfö under i princip hela november månad. Stjärnan har missat samtliga matcher med sitt Barcelona sedan förra landslagsupphållet.
Men nu är hon enligt egen utsago helt av med sin skada.
– Ja, nu känner jag inte av låret alls utan känner mig helt återställd men det är träningsmängden och hitta en bra balans, säger hon.
”Frustrerande”
Rolfö säger att det var ”skönt att vara tillbaka i hetluften” då hon fick sina första minuter efter skadan. Och det hör ju ihop med att det är tråkigt att stå på sidan.
– Frustrerande såklart, man vill alltid vara på fotbollsplan, men jag behövde ta det i min takt och nu känns det jätteskönt att vara tillbaka. Vi ska försöka hitta en bra stegring, säger hon.
14 minuter blev det på plan för stjärnan mot Serbien. Förhoppningen är att det kan bli fler när lagen möts igen på tisdag.
– Jag har börjat träna fullt den här veckan
Barca medical statement on Fridolina Rolfo's injury
FC Barcelona confirmed that Fridolina Rolfö has an injury to the meniscus of her right knee. The Swedish player will have to undergo surgery, and on Friday, September 8, she will undergo an arthroscopy.
Rolfö had been dealing with these knee problems for some time, and after the World Cup, where she finished third with the Swedish national team, surgery was one of the possibilities. And finally, that's what happened.
The length of her absence will depend on the arthroscopy. After the operation, the Barcelona team will provide updates on her condition and the estimated time she will be out of action.
Except for Rolfö, Barcelona's head coach Jonatan Giráldez will be able to train with the complete squad on Wednesday.
Barcelona will have four training sessions before the start of the league, which will be next Sunday at 9 PM against Valencia at the Johan Cruyff Stadium -- if the match is not called off because of a strike.
Rolfö opens up: "Injury shows my mental toughness"
After a long ordeal of several months due to a meniscus injury, Fridolina Rolfö (Kungsbacka, Sweden, 11/24/) is back at %, ready to give everything to achieve success with her team, FC Barcelona. She shared with us how she got here and her feelings in a deep and rewarding chat with MD before facing Chelsea in Montjuïc.
First of all, how do you feel after your return?
I'm very happy. I've been waiting for this moment for a long time. I'm really excited because now is the best part of the season. I dreamed of coming back and getting in the best shape possible and now I'm here and I feel great.
What has been the hardest of all?
I think it was being out of the team. When you are in the gym you feel more like an individual athlete. It was difficult for me to be alone. You are always with the team and there you have the fun part in training, the jokes, the people who motivate you, but now it was just me and my goal was not to win games but to lift more weights or become stronger and faster. It was another type of work that was new to me. This was the hardest part, doing things that I normally don't think are so fun.
What
Fridolina Rolfö scored a goal for Barça on Sunday, in the victory against Tenerife in the F League. This comes nine months after her last goal as a Barça player, which was the final goal in the Champions League final against Wolfsburg in Eindhoven on June 3, In between, she played in the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand with Sweden and underwent a meniscus operation on her right knee that she delayed despite playing through pain to participate in both events. Speaking to Aftonbladet, a media outlet in her country, she expressed no regrets about her decision. "It feels amazing to be back on the field. I really missed playing football. I'm enjoying it a lot, especially starting here at the Estadi Johan Cruyff, our home ground, which is such a fantastic environment that gives me a lot of energy," she said after her first start since returning. She played minutes in both games of the Copa de la Reina semi-final against Athletic. Reflecting on the choice to play through pain for Barça and Sweden to be in the final and the World Cup, she said: "Looking back, I'm really glad I did what I did. My performance cou
.Fridolina Rolfö opens up about decision to delay surgery