Injury-prone attacking midfielder Rafael van der Vaart isn't too confident that he'll feature again for Hamburg until after the New Year.
------------------------------------------------------------
Predict result and win big with Soccer6
------------------------------------------------------------
Van der Vaart was an early substitution in Friday's 2-0 defeat at Fortuna Dusseldorf after he pulled up with a hamstring problem.
The 29-year-old, who has battled with similar injuries for much of his career, is now set to miss the Rothosen's upcoming clashes with Schalke, Wolfsburg, Hoffenheim and Bayer Leverkusen.
Having returned to the Imtech Arena during the off-season from Tottenham for a second spell with the club, Van der Vaart reckons he could be sidelined for quite some time.
"It feels like a tear," the Dutchman told Kicker.
"It's not an injury with which you can play again after a few weeks. It will be difficult to play again this year. The injury hurts more than the defeat."
Post A Comment!
Be the first to post a comment on this story