Emotional moment in the London Olympic Stadium: Michail Antonio is back in the stadium after his serious car accident in December-and is received accordingly by the West Ham fans.
In the 0-1 home defeat against Newcastle United, the footballing for West Ham United moved into the background immediately before kick-off for a short time. Michail Antonio returned to the stadium for the first time after his serious car accident in December and was cheered by fans. It was a very special moment for the striker of the hammers.
“Mikhail Antonio, our number 9”, was on a banner of West Ham fans. Antonio was on it with a Jamaica flag and a crown. The fan favorite could be seen how special these moments before the kick -off were for him. After all, shortly after the car accident, it was not clear how to go on for Antonio – and whether he can ever stand on the pitch for West Ham.
Michail Antonio was celebrated by their own fans
Antonio was only on the field for a few minutes, he gave Kieran Trippier a high-five and hugged his coach Graham Potter before disappearing into the tunnel again.
In December, Antonio was involved in a serious car accident with his Ferrari, in which he could broke his leg and was happy to be alive. After ramming a tree with his Ferrari, he was caught in the car for 45 minutes until he could be saved and operated on.
Return to the place this season?
Now experts around Jamie Carragher in England have already speculated whether Antonio could give his comeback on the pitch this season. The center forward had just returned from a 12-day training stay in Dubai. “Mich’s recovery is in the right direction,” said Hammers coach Graham Potter recently.
“What impressed me was the fact that he recognized the situation, the path of suffering and the severity of the situation and thought about it in a human way, not in the way of a footballer,” added Potter recently.
The Hammers do not want to rush anything at Antonio and gently bring him back to the team, said Potter. For the moment, it counts that Niclas Füllkrug’s 34 -year -old teammate from Niclas Füllkrug can think of football again.