http://www.goal.com/en/news/12/spain/2011/10/24/2725755/sergio-canales-injury-blow-for-valencia

The attacking midfielder featured from the start of the match, but was forced to leave the pitch after 37 minutes of play after sustaining the knock.

Canales immediately visited the hospital to undergo further examination, and a scan has revealed that the Real Madrid loanee has damaged the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee.

Marca reports that the 20-year-old will shortly undergo surgery and could be out of action for up to six months as a result.

Valencia have scheduled a press conference for Monday afternoon to clarify the extent of Canales' injury and to explain the youngster's recovery program.

Canales joined Valencia from Real Madrid on a two-year loan deal and has since made eight La Liga appearances for the Mestalla club.



What a shame, he was playing some good stuff aswell.
Wish him a speedy recovery.

His "I'd reject Madrid" comment could come back to haunt him

Any chance he had of coming back and succeeding at football died with that comment. He can stay at Valencia and fight for CL spots with Levante.

Zealous wrote:His "I'd reject Madrid" comment could come back to haunt him

Any chance he had of coming back and succeeding at football died with that comment. He can stay at Valencia and fight for CL spots with Levante.

Lol, just a kid being a kid no?

Other "kids" have shown that they are smarter when in his situation

Messi eat his ligament

Unfortunate news

No need to be harsh on sergio..poor guy..career is done...

You can't help but think he made a mistake in joining Madrid too young when they had Ozil and Kaka in his position...

What a great talent...damn

His career is over

Basicly before joining Madrid he was the biggest talent in Spain and now he is in the treatment table for 6 months... He hasn't even looked like the wonderkid he was before joining Madrid.

His career is over? canales is barely 20, let's calm down, he will recover in less than a year and will still have more than 10+ years ahead of him.

You guys are a way to hard on this kid. He did display his talent with U20 WC team in August. He as the team leader. He had slowly made his way into Valencia's starting line-up after joining them at the end of their pre-season (from U20 team). That's not an easy task to go to a new team with no pre-season and expect to get playing time. He had been one of their better palyers in recent weeks, so he was on his way to developing his talent.

You are right however a torn ACL is one of the worst possible injuries to recover from. It can take well over a year. The 6 month recovery is at best a very positive thought. Not only does this put his career on hold and a possible return to Madrid (at least next year), it also likely means he won't make the Olympic team, on which he was forecasted to be one of the stars.

10 years ago, ACL tear would be career-threatening. The way medicine has evolved in this area, you have an overwhelming chance at a complete recovery.

He'll be fine... but will lose a year. Physical therapy is the toughest thing in the world to me.

His career is over at the age of 20? Not even Diesler's career was over at 20 and he was cursed with just so much injuries. Young Channels would actually be fine, would indeed take him a year of recovery...

Rediculous career over at 20?
I'd forgive him for what he said anyways. He probably just thought time to start over and just completely focus on Valencia.
The kid still has plenty of time to become WC, as someone said already he is fantastic for the U20 a leader.

And it's not like it was all his fault. Madrid should've loaned him out straight away instead of having a pretty boy bench warmer.

He's young and determined if anything Canales is gona come back stronger from the injury and become golden.

besides R9....any other football stars recover after an ACL?
there probably are, i would just like some examples to feel better

His career is not over, but this will seriously affect his Real Madrid career. His chances of returning was just cut down.

I think his chances to go to a top club and being a starter is gone though. A knee injury and he hasn't even looked the same. (this was what I meant when I said his career is over)

dunno if he will even start for Valencia if he gets worse than before, he has looked average most of the times imo

omarish wrote:I think his chances to go to a top club and being a starter is gone though. A knee injury and he hasn't even looked the same. (this was what I meant when I said his career is over)

dunno if he will even start for Valencia if he gets worse than before, he has looked average most of the times imo

He has not looked the same? same as what?

I feel like you always jump the shark when rating players.

So far, Canales has started 6 games for Valencia, twice as much as he did with us. He has made 11 total appearances for them, as much as he did with us, and that was just two months of competition. Some of his most notable performaces included a very good game against Chelsea, and that winner he scored against Granada.

He is 20, and by no means he is a a finished player. Moving to a new club, playing into a new role in a new system, requires time. He has no experience to even back him up, and spent most of his time last season of the bench.

There is an expected adaptation process for him to go through, and he was doing well. Starting for them regularly, with the confidence of his coach.

You cant expect him to look the way he did in Racing simply because, Valencia is a much bigger club, with much bigger expectations and pressure. the lee way he was given in Santander is gone, and it takes time for young players to define themselves in new roles sometimes.

And it's not as if he was ripping the league apart 2 years ago, he was good, but still very inconsistent and wasteful. His greatest asset was always his age, and it's no different today. He is the kind of kid that needs time to grow, just like Iker Muniain for example.

So i find it a bit odd when, after a simple injury, you are already claiming that his career is over because he has a long term injury, and he wont be able to start with Valencia anymore? really? the same Canales Emery seemed to be trusting? that Canales? He is already at a top club, and you earn starting positions by working hard, and playing consistently well, which he was doing.

Not a simple injury for the record..

Aw crap. Poor guy. He had been dong so well at Valencia, and I know he said that stuff about us, but I had hopes for him. Im sure he will recover, but thats a really bad injury. Hell miss most of the season, most likely the Olympics too, and miss a year of development. TBH I cant see Valencia paying out his clause if he's injured, so he would probably revert back to us and that cant well.

Very bad news, but his career is not over guys. GWS Canales.

he talks too much crap

ijomer wrote:he talks too much crap

Ha talks too much crap?

Don't like to speak for others, I think he's referencing the comments from last week about not wanting to return to Madrid.

Kid should have been loaned right back to Racing last year...

Karma is a b!tch

Lol some of you have become butthurt over a simple comment he made - a comment that's reasonable if you consider the lack of trust he was given with us.

Senor Penguin wrote:Lol some of you have become butthurt over a simple comment he made - a comment that's reasonable if you consider the lack of trust he was given with us.

Exactly, I mean that comment hurt, but we all know that hes 100% justified in what he said. Hope he didnt mean it though.

Ive seen figures quoted of 3-6 months out. Is it possible that he can recover before the whole 6 months? Knee injuries are a bitch, but I dont know enough about medicine to judge.