U.S. Soccer’s Charlie Davies Makes Emotional Return

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Published: March 23, 2011

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Charlie Davies’ injury and road to recovery have been well documented by nearly every United States National Team-covering writer around, myself included.  Put simply, the striker should (and admittedly does) count himself lucky to even be alive right now.  The speed with which he has recovered physically has been nothing short of incredible.  Of course, as in any situation involving injuries of such magnitude, physical recovery is only half, or even perhaps less than half, of the battle.

Davies had to go through excruciating physical therapy to learn to even walk again.  Buoyed by the support of the American soccer faithful and his fiancé Nina, the striker finally began to return to reserve matches for his French club, Sochaux.  However, he was not at a sufficient level to get minutes with the full Sochaux squad, a source of frustration for Davies, so he sought the opportunity to come on loan to MLS for a variety of reasons, a conversation with Stars and Stripes manager Bob Bradley among them.

Davies arrival in the nation’s capital was yet another “you couldn’t write this even if you tried” turn to the saga that is this enormous phoenix metaphor.  The DC beltway was the site of the accident that sent the striker’s career on this long and arduous detour.  His return to play in the same city in which his career was so nearly taken away entirely provided a backdrop that many novelists would struggle to dream up.

Then, on March 19th 2011, Davies finally returned.

Really returned. 

The Charlie Davies of old took the pitch against the Columbus Crew, demonstrating a psychological toughness that the entire Yank fan base hoped would return eventually.  The fact that Davies appears outwardly to be so strong both mentally and physically so soon after his return to real, regular first team action is again an entry in the “you...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - International Football

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