Steven Davis: I still don’t know if I’ll ever play again due to serious injury
Steven Davis has admitted his playing career might be over
Northern Ireland captain Steven Davis has admitted his playing career remains under serious threat as he recovers from a horrendous knee injury.
The 38-year-old has stepped away from his coaching role at Rangers to focus on his rehabilitation.
Northern Ireland’s most capped player says he’s not thinking about resuming his career – his primary focus is on rebuilding the strength in his knee.
"I think I am certainly realistic in terms of the factors that will go against me in terms of that (return to playing), the length of time I have been out, the degree of the injury,” said the former Aston Villa and Southampton ace.
“I think I have been very lucky throughout my career, this is my first experience of a long-term injury so it has been a learning curve for me.
“What I have learned is it is certainly not straightforward and difficult to put a time frame on it. I think first and foremost I need to get my knee in a good place that gets me in a position to make a decision on what the future looks like – whether I've got a real good opportunity to get back to play, if that's realistic or not, and also then if it's good what's next if that is not going to be the case.”
Davis’ career was shattered by a cruciate knee ligament injury last December and his Rangers contract expired at the end of last season.
He has missed his country's Euro 2024 qualifying campaign which concludes with the double header against Finland on Friday and Denmark on Monday.
Davis, who boasts a UK-record 140 caps for Northern Ireland, underwent surgery in early January and during his rehabilitation he stepped in as interim Rangers boss following the departure of Michael Beale.
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