Post by radinho on Sept 14, 2007 16:01:29 GMT 10
Queensland Roar midfielder Danny Tiatto will not use a shoulder brace against the Perth Glory this weekend despite suffering a dislocation in the clash with the Central Coast Mariners last weekend.
Tiatto managed to pop his shoulder back into place on his own and will only use a brace in training.
"Well I’m not going to use it in the game; it’s more a precautionary thing for training really, just so I don’t pop my shoulder out again. It’s restrictive and that’s why I won’t wear it in the games. I’d rather just go out there and have nothing taped or strapped up so it’s not on my mind," said Tiatto.
Tiatto has a history of shoulder problems and he told reporters he has taught himself to deal with the pain.
"I’m not one to think about things like that really. I’m more one to go in and if it happens again, then it happens again. But I’ve been doing a bit of rehab to try and get the muscles around it a little bit stronger so I just keep on working on that and hopefully it doesn’t come out in the next week or two," he said.
"That’s the second time it’s come out since I had the operation five years ago, but prior to the operation it popped out probably about 15 times so I’m pretty used to getting it to go in and out. At the moment I’m just a little bit wary of it because I don’t want to go down the same road again and end up having to have an operation at the end of the season," he added.
Roar coach Frank Farina has rewarded Tattoo combative nature with a move to midfield and the former Socceroo could not be happier.
"I started off at left-back and now I’ve been thrown into the midfield. Wherever I play I quite enjoy being in the middle, being able to get stuck in and get the ball a little bit more," said Tiatto.
"I’ve realised that the game’s a little bit different here to how it is in Europe. You can get stuck in a little bit more in the English league but I know I have to tone it down a little bit here."
"It won’t take the competitive edge out of my game, but I have to wary, and as the coach said, he wants me to be there week in week out to make sure that I’m playing for the club."
Tiatto's ability to make the move into midfield is a relief for Farina who relishes flexibility in his squad with the added bonus of the player being a role model for the younger Roar players.
"I always said when Danny first came to us that he can play in a number of roles, whether it’s left back, left midfield or the holding role in midfield he’s played before," said Farina.
I had him with the national team on occasions playing in different roles and he’s very versatile, which is the beauty of getting a player of Danny’s quality. I thought last week he was one of the best on the park."
"When people saw that [shoulder dislocation] happen, I think a lot of them expected him to come off, so for him to stay on and finish the game says loads about him but also shows the other guys that if you want to be successful you’ve got to not only be a good footballer, you’ve got to be strong in a lot of areas," he added.
Tiatto will be joined in midfield by Brazilian Marcinho and Matt McKay and with Massimo Murdocca out injured with a thigh strain Reinaldo may move into a more withdrawn role meaning Simon Lynch and Ante Milicic will play up front.
Tiatto managed to pop his shoulder back into place on his own and will only use a brace in training.
"Well I’m not going to use it in the game; it’s more a precautionary thing for training really, just so I don’t pop my shoulder out again. It’s restrictive and that’s why I won’t wear it in the games. I’d rather just go out there and have nothing taped or strapped up so it’s not on my mind," said Tiatto.
Tiatto has a history of shoulder problems and he told reporters he has taught himself to deal with the pain.
"I’m not one to think about things like that really. I’m more one to go in and if it happens again, then it happens again. But I’ve been doing a bit of rehab to try and get the muscles around it a little bit stronger so I just keep on working on that and hopefully it doesn’t come out in the next week or two," he said.
"That’s the second time it’s come out since I had the operation five years ago, but prior to the operation it popped out probably about 15 times so I’m pretty used to getting it to go in and out. At the moment I’m just a little bit wary of it because I don’t want to go down the same road again and end up having to have an operation at the end of the season," he added.
Roar coach Frank Farina has rewarded Tattoo combative nature with a move to midfield and the former Socceroo could not be happier.
"I started off at left-back and now I’ve been thrown into the midfield. Wherever I play I quite enjoy being in the middle, being able to get stuck in and get the ball a little bit more," said Tiatto.
"I’ve realised that the game’s a little bit different here to how it is in Europe. You can get stuck in a little bit more in the English league but I know I have to tone it down a little bit here."
"It won’t take the competitive edge out of my game, but I have to wary, and as the coach said, he wants me to be there week in week out to make sure that I’m playing for the club."
Tiatto's ability to make the move into midfield is a relief for Farina who relishes flexibility in his squad with the added bonus of the player being a role model for the younger Roar players.
"I always said when Danny first came to us that he can play in a number of roles, whether it’s left back, left midfield or the holding role in midfield he’s played before," said Farina.
I had him with the national team on occasions playing in different roles and he’s very versatile, which is the beauty of getting a player of Danny’s quality. I thought last week he was one of the best on the park."
"When people saw that [shoulder dislocation] happen, I think a lot of them expected him to come off, so for him to stay on and finish the game says loads about him but also shows the other guys that if you want to be successful you’ve got to not only be a good footballer, you’ve got to be strong in a lot of areas," he added.
Tiatto will be joined in midfield by Brazilian Marcinho and Matt McKay and with Massimo Murdocca out injured with a thigh strain Reinaldo may move into a more withdrawn role meaning Simon Lynch and Ante Milicic will play up front.
