This article delves into the heartbreaking story of Bournemouth midfielder Lewis Cook and his struggles with recurring ACL injuries. It recounts his promising career, high praise from coaches, and international recognition, contrasting it with the devastating setbacks that have plagued him.
Bournemouth midfielder Lewis Cook talks to i about adapting to play in a new, more deep-lying midfield position under Andoni Iraolahere
When Cook wore the armband for England’s Under-20s in 2017, he became the first England player since Bobby Moore to lift a World Cup trophy. It’s fair to say that the Football Association liked him. He has not played for England since. Plenty else has happened., Cook made an innocuous challenge and ruptured his right anterior cruciate ligament. He was 21.
“It was invasive, but it wasn’t every second of every day. Hopefully it gave some insight and support into the mental, emotional and physical side of recovery.” “I made friends with some excellent teammates and was mentored by some fine coaches. It was a great time. It also showed me that there was a pathway right through to the top and that I was capable of moving through it.
“We get our statistical data for every game, and lots get said online, but every player has to be at a point where they are physically elite. If you aren’t, you get run over and outmuscled. It’s an incredibly intense league and everybody I come against is a physical beast.”The cheers – audible on the live TV coverage – when the stadium announcer told Southampton supporters that their train home had been cancelled.
“When I came through I was a centrally defensive midfielder, but at Leeds I’d play some games as a No 6, then I’d be a No 10, sometimes on the wing. At Bournemouth, apart from in the Championship, I’ve never really played deeper like I am now.
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