Arsenal Women star Vivianne Miedema has told Algemeen Dagblad that she has started training after suffering a serious knee injury.
Last December, the 27-year-old was stretchered off during the clash against Lyon, and has been sidelined since then.
The setback saw the Arsenal Women player to miss the World Cup in the summer where the Netherlands were knocked out in the quarter-finals by eventual winners Spain.
Oranje suffered a defeat against Belgium in the Nations League earlier this month, and then bounced back with a 2-1 win over England in the same tournament.
Miedema, writing in her column for AD, says the result against England came ‘at the right time’. She has also opened up about her recovery and rehabilitation in the last few months.
“After months of rehabilitation after my serious knee injury, I am now training with the selection at Arsenal again. On Friday, I can really do everything again. That is of course very nice after all the blood, sweat and tears of the past period,” she said.
“But somehow, it’s also scary. How will my knee hold up? How will things go during the matches? That is exciting. I will first start playing for Arsenal’s second team to gain some rhythm.”
The positive update about the attacker will certainly please Arsenal Women manager Jonas Eidevall. Miedema, for her part, wants to be cautious as she tries everything to avoid another setback.
“I kept in very good contact with national coach Andries Jonker during my injury. Maybe I’ll be in the selection again, but it is too early to decide on that now. In the last weeks of such a difficult recovery, things can go either way. In any case, I don’t want to take any risks after all these months of hard work. I want to be at my best before I start again,” Miedema explained.
