Owen rips into Liverpool. Absolutely unbelievable that one of the top clubs in the country (at that time) couldn't organise and manage the rehab of one of the biggest talents of his generation and one of the top players in the world at that time.
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When the time came to make my debut for Liverpool. I was mentally ready. I knew I had what it took to make it to the top and it was just a case of when Roy Evans saw fit to release the hand brake. I hit the ground running and won the Premier League Golden Boot in my first two seasons of first team football. Then, on a cold night in March ‘99 at Elland Road my body made me pay for pushing it to the limit too often. My hamstring snapped in two and it was at that point that my ability to perform unimpeded was finished. It didn't have to be that way. My rehabilitation was compromised due to our physio leaving the Club that summer and not being replaced until the following season and with no regular medical care during such a critical time, a routine injury was destined to restrict me for the rest of my career.
It is due to this factor (confirmed by many medical experts), that I have suffered multiple injuries since. People laugh when I say that I am not naturally injury prone. It is my genuine opinion that I have become injury prone due to overplaying at a young age, suffering an injury as a result and then having a dreadful rehabilitation at such a critical time.
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Shame, because the one thing that Owen had .... and lost was his explosive pace.