Daley Blind showed himself on Saturday at the training field at Ajax, according to images that the club shares. The 31-year-old center-back, who is recovering from a serious ankle injury, trained separately from the selection. The group prepared with trainer Erik ten Hag for the last game of the season at Vitesse on Sunday.
“‘Daley Blind is taking the next steps in his recovery and is training individually on the field”, writes Ajax itself on Twitter. The images show that the defender is already able to give some long passes, but he seems to be taking it easy. These are hopeful images for national coach Frank de Boer, who ‘just’ included Blind in the pre-selection for the upcoming European Championship.
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“We assume that he will make it,” said De Boer on Friday. “We do that on the basis of the forecasts of the doctors and he is in good position himself. Daley will do everything he can to make it, but it could also be that Daley is a little delayed and only becomes available during the tournament. Let’s hope he will be ready sooner. That is expected, but you never know if there will be a backlash. “
Things went wrong for Blind on March 30, when he suffered a serious ankle injury in the World Cup qualifying match against Gibraltar (0-8 victory). The front ankle ligament of his left ankle tore and Blind had to undergo surgery. As a result, the Ajax player had to miss the end of the season and focused on the European Championship, which he seems to be able to achieve.
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