When Dong Fangzhuo participated in the program "Dissatisfied with the Ball" today, he talked about his experience of being closed to participate in the 2008 Olympic Games.
Dong Fangzhuo said: The club (Manchester United) actually wanted me to have surgery at that time. Then I didn’t know that my injury was so serious. It was a game and I immediately made a single shot. After halftime, I made a single shot. Then the defender was behind me and he couldn’t catch up with me. I happened to have my left leg in the air and kicked me on the knee. Then I kicked the ground and went soft. This ball didn't give me a foul, and it didn't give the opponent a card.
I drove home at that time, and went to the club to train the next day. I didn’t know the injury was so serious, it just hurt. They (teammates) went to resume training as normal. I was riding a bicycle, and my leg immediately swelled up within 5 minutes. After the swelling started, I went to the doctor, and he arranged for an MRI.
Then it turned out that the meniscus and posterior cross were completely destroyed. He said that surgery was necessary, especially on the meniscus, and I said no. I said it would be an Olympic competition soon, and I said I still wanted to play in this competition.
Is there any option B? He said that if it is option B, I can only give it a try to rest first and then recover. You cannot move for half a year after the operation. Just don’t play football, just move and don’t move. Then if you rest, you can rest for one month and then recover for two months and see how it goes. Later, I chose option B and did not undergo surgery.
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So at that time, I thought, oh, hurry up, I can play in the Olympic Games. The game at home is not another game, so I said, don’t do it, then choose this (playing a closed game), and then I came back to play in the Olympic Games.