Source: Eurosport
Bates: I'll be back
Middlesbrough defender Matthew Bates has vowed to recover from his latest knee operation which will sideline him for the rest of the season.[LNB] The 22-year-old utility player went under the knife to repair anterior cruciate ligament damage in his left knee on Wednesday.[LNB] He told the Middlesbrough Evening Gazette: "I know people might have read that it could be the end of my career but that's never entered my head, and the surgeons agree. They've said there's no reason I shouldn't get back to playing."[LNB] He added: "My orthopaedic surgeon has already carried out major ops on players like Didier Drogba and more recently Freddie (Andrew) Flintoff. [LNB] "It was reassuring to see someone like Freddie utilising this same surgeon's skills just before I was relying on him."
