Uche had started a cycle that started last year and half

The Nigerian Ikechukwu Uche reappeared nearly two weeks ago in Zaragoza Atletico Madrid after overcoming two tough injuries that have kept him away from the pitch almost a year and a half, since joining Real Zaragoza. Uche, one of the most talented strikers in our league, a point was already marking their return and salvage a point for his team, but the crossbar of the goal defended by De Gea then prevented. On Wednesday, against Athletic Bilbao, Lagos striker got the goal of victory before the rojiblancos skill, a vital win for Zaragoza in the fight against relegation, especially valuable while taking into account that the set of Javier Aguirre started missing. The Nigerian hugged Sinama-Pongolle, his great partner in the Recreativo, who was warming up, and then received the congratulations of all his companions, in the ground where he could no longer hold back the tears.

No wonder. Since his arrival in the capital of Aragon Uche could not have worse luck with injuries. The club led by Agapito Iglesias signed him in the summer of 2009 from Getafe, who paid just over 5 million euros for the striker, as an offensive reference to the return of Zaragoza to the First Division. But the story did not last two days, the September 12, 2009, in Zaragoza to visit Sánchez-Pizjuán, Uche was injured on the last leg of the first part. He broke the anterior cruciate ligament of the upper third of his left knee and was more than six months without playing despite nearly a month shortened recovery and returned to training with the team in late March 2010. Reappeared, no less than against Real Madrid on April 24, substituting in the second part Ander Herrera.

Just three months later, Uche began the second cycle of his particular ordeal as Zaragoza player. In a preseason game against Alaves in Mendizorroza, Nigeria broke the medial meniscus of the same knee and had to be again involved in Gijón by Dr. Antonio Maestro, which also operated in Seville after his injury. Initial reports spoke of two months out, and then pointed to the possibility that the African was back in November. But eventually the recovery was prolonged and it was not until February 1, 2011 he received a medical discharge. A means of Aragon played with the idea that the club waited for the end of the winter market, just a day before, to retell the player about the lack of reinforcements in the front. The truth is that if Uche comes close to their true level, there had been more successful signing for the Mexican Aguirre.

Uche I must admit that I find a great striker, fast, with good shot and ability to overflow, unbalancing a player capable of games with individual stocks. If you recall the way the lagosense may be one of the pillars of Zaragoza in their fight against relegation. Wednesday made a quick maneuver to deceive the defense Bilbao and convert the winning goal, an exercise in speed and accuracy in the shot that, surely, would have repeated in recent months have not gone through this particular ordeal. In Huelva his name is still cause for celebration, not only for the nearly 6 million left in the coffers of Dean but, especially, because Uche Recreativo achieved promotion to the First Division (the Nigerian was the second top scorer with 20 goals season 2005-2006) and completed his best season in the top category (Marcelino hand, was eighth in the course 2006-2007).

If the lesions observed on Ikechukwu, Zaragoza striker can return to offer their best version and collaborate with their offensive contribution. The participation of African striker had been a great help to all tilefish in his attempt to save more, both last year like this, but Uche is still time to make your stay in Zaragoza fruitful cycle. With 27 years starts now more eager than ever a period that had startedone and a half ago. It is the sad reality of Uche in Zaragoza, a story with more lines of sorrow than of joy whose end is just the beginning of a new life for the Lagos-born player. I hope your left knee does not return to truncate his career in hand and set the striker will enchant fans of La Romareda in his day was with the Columbian.

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