The scar on Luke Shaw’s leg makes him even more loved for his extraordinary efforts after nearly retiring eight years ago.
Luke Shaw almost had to say goodbye to his career in 2015.
Luke Shaw almost had to say goodbye to his career in 2015.
Fans have hailed the ‘phenomenal’ return of the Manchester United left-back after the horror injury he suffered in a match in 2015. An injury that left few thinking that Luke Shaw had Can come back as strong as now.
Luke Shaw then had to receive a fierce tackle from PSV Eindhoven’s Hector Moreno in a Champions League match. The injury forced Luke Shaw to miss nearly a year and no one dared to believe that England’s most potential left-back at that time could return to playing top football like he is now.
The medical staff on duty to take Shaw to the hospital after the injury once shared that Shaw kept holding their hands and just asking if he could play football again. That shows how much love the defender born in 1995 has for the king sport.
However, no success is too easy to achieve. When he first returned from injury, Luke Shaw struggled with many issues from regaining the feeling of playing football to controlling his weight. There was a time when fans gave him an intimate name like ‘Fat Shaw’ because of his unbalanced body.
Luke Shaw also had to endure the life of being a substitute for Ashley Young when Man United was still led by Jose Mourinho. Until Ole Gunnar Solskjaer took charge, he could not compete for a position with young player Brandon Williams.
The 2020 season witnessed Luke Shaw’s spectacular breakthrough when he rediscovered his inspiration to play football and thereby took charge of the left wing of the Old Trafford team.
Shaw had a magical journey and became England’s number 1 left-back.
From being a player with an unclear future after suffering a terrible injury, Luke Shaw has proven himself to be a true warrior by patiently practicing and gradually regaining his position.
In 2015, Shaw was one of Manchester United’s sick soldiers and his future was a big question mark. But just 6 years later, the tomorrow star has become one of the best left backs in the world.
