What could upset Wesley Fofana, loving and happy husband and father, more than the litany of injuries that have chopped up his rugby career in recent years? Well, let him dwell on these chain glitches which must inevitably, even if he denies it, eat his brain somewhat.
ASM Clermont: Wesley Fofana back in Toulon
Just this season, since September 19, the three-quarter center Clermont has chained the Covid and a muscle injury which forced him to turn on the flashing the day before the trip to Castres (November 27). “It’s kind of everything that has held me back this season. The start which was not all good, the Covid, even if I had no symptoms and following the small injury. But I don’t take my head too much with that ”.
All the time, in the press, people talk about my injuries, they talk about them for nothing. It bothers me more than being hurt.
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No fuss ? A little but not too much … no doubt. “What grabs my head the most is that we talk about it every time, whereas in my daily life as an athlete, injuries go with it. All the time, in the press, people talk about my injuries, they talk about them for nothing. It bothers me more than being hurt ”.
We would swear we were dealing with a wounded man. Maybe more in his head than physically. But whatever, the player says he is ready to get up. And be up to the end of his career (he is on contract until June 2023) which is looming.
“I want to finish on top, he says. But I’m not looking at the end. When I talk about my age (almost 33 years old), it is in relation to my experience. The experience when I am injured. I know there is no point in getting carried away or getting excited. I took a step back from that and I’m still a competitor ”.Sunday, in Toulon, Wesley Fofana will find a place in the Clermont line of attack.
Competitor at heart, certainly. But will the body follow? “I feel capable of performing until the end. But what is certain, I will not do the two years which would bring me to the age at which Roro (Aurélien Rougerie) has finished, ”assures the Clermontois, smiling in reference to his elder and club legend.
Back to the field … 100 days later!
Sunday, in Toulon, Wesley Fofana will find a place in the Clermont line of attack, which will be altered for the occasion. For him, after 100 days without a match (!), It’s an opportunity to get out of the waiting room, to also launch a new challenge. To come out of this frustrated period, perhaps, was so spoiled for him when he was a rising star a few years ago.
I have always known these situations, in a club as in the French team
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“I had a great career, with a lot of competition and I’ve always done well. There, it’s a new challenge, it’s still up to me to do well, to become a holder again, to break the coach’s head a bit. I have always known these situations, in a club as in the French team ”.
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If his body leaves him in peace, Wesley Fofana can indeed return to the loop of competition to a position where the Moala, Naqalevu, Barraque and even the young Vili can be the first choices.
For this challenge, after three months without a match, Fofana still ends up releasing “I’m in a great club, I’m happy even if I would like to continue. I love what I do, yes I hurt myself, but it’s part of the job. In any case, I have more excitement than apprehension ”, assures the one who hopes again to capture a little light on the ground. From Sunday in Toulon?
Christophe buron
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