Article by Daniel Scorpie – published Wednesday, 06 August 2025, 15:37 / Updated Wednesday, 06 August 2025 15:39
After Tottenham announced that Radu Drăgușin will carry the number 3 of next season, the central defender of 23 years has spoken in a interview For two minutes and ten seconds through what it went through in the past period from the serious injury to the knees, the break of the cross ligaments, for which it was operated.
“It was my first injury, so it was a major change. I had to learn to live with her, to train with her, but I think she changed me for the better. He gave me another perspective on how I look at everything in football. I had to learn to go again.
I used crutches, the knee was very rigid after the operation. It was a long process, but once I returned to normal, it has become a positive experience. I can say that I liked it, because you need a positive mentality, to accept the injury, although it is the worst part of the game.
Radu Drăgușin, partnership with BRD
Radu Drăgușin: “People stopped me on the street and said” We can hardly wait to return “. He helped me a lot!”
You have to learn to find a way to be happy and enjoy the process, and I think I found it ”, He started his “tricolor” disclosures, which has five seasons of contract.
Just two weeks after the surgery, Drăgușin started recovering with strength exercises in the room and, after 12 weeks, returned to the lawn, performing individual physical exercises at Hotspur Way.
“With a different program from the rest of the team, Radu worked outside the normal workouts, but he always felt close to the team, receiving power from the people around him, from the club's staff, from the teammates. He benefited from the unconditional support of Spurs' fans,” the one who conducted the interview for Tottenham's website.
“All the staff, all the players were of great help to me. They have always tried to hold me close, not to make me feel alone. Even though I had a different program, they made the effort. Supplies were incredible, both online and physically. People stopped me on the street and told me “We can hardly wait to go back.” He helped me a lot. “
Radu Drăgușin has 83 matches, with 6 goals and an assist in four clubs in Italy, Juventus, Salernitana, Sampdoria and Genoa / Photo: Imago Images
Radu Drăgușin: “I lacked that feeling very much, to be part of the team and to feel the emotions in the locker room again.”
Transferred from Genoa in January 2024, the central defender at the age of 21 was passed on the list of reservations at the match with Manchester United, two days after his arrival and evolved in nine Premier League matches in the second half of the season.
“In his first whole season in Spurs, 2024/25, Radu played a series of 14 holders in the championship and played an important role in the first stages of our success in the Europa League, with seven games in which he entered the field in the group stage. He was missing at the traveling match with Ferencvaros, due to the suspension, and then suffering from the end of January.
Following as a supporter the evolution of his colleagues on the way to the final against Manchester United, the defender traveled to the team at Bilbao and was present in the locker room of the San Mames stadium, although he could not play that glorious May 21, when the team won the Europa League trophy, ”the reporter intervened in the discussion with Radu.
Radu Drăgușin returns to the field over a month and a half. Photo: Instagram @radudragusin5
It was the first time I returned to the group for a match. It was something special to travel with the boys, to be with them again … I lacked that feeling, to be part of the team and to feel the emotions in the locker room again
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“It was very useful to me to understand his ideas, principles and tactics”
“It was an important match, I didn't even set a second! I was standing non-stop, living every moment of the game. Yes, I had to get used to it. The fact that I wasn't even on the bench, but only in the stands, it is a different way to live the match.
But he reminded me that all the hard work I do will deserve. Because, during recovery after an injury, you start to have negative thoughts, but the fact that I was there reminded me that, in the end, everything will be worth it. “
After Thomas Frank's arrival as a manager, Drăgușin participated in the team meetings and found that this aspect was very useful to understand the new tactical ideas and the defensive principles of the Danish, which allowed him a problems without problems.
Radu Drăgușin takes Thomas Frank's hand. To the right, Frank hugs James Maddison
“I was present at all the team meetings, the tactical ones, everything he and his staff are working to build, I think it was very useful to understand the ideas, principles and tactical approach he wants to implement in the team. As a footballer, you adapt to the coach's requirements.
But, honestly, I just want to go back to the field and train with the boys again. I can't wait to come back. I worked hard, on the ground and outside. Once I am completely restored, I can hardly wait to go back to the boys and return to the matches. ”Concluded the Romanian international.
