Roberto Di Matteo

Date

August 21st 1999

Injury

Ankle

Banksy Report

Robbie underwent surgery on his ankle on the morning of the Skonto Riga game, the ankle became very inflamed after a tackle in training and some soft tissue had to be removed.

He had a straight forward arthroscopy, his ankle was washed out and all went well and will not be able to train for 6 weeks at least

Progress Report

September 11th 1999

Robbie is recovering very well from his ankle surgery and is expected to start running for the first time next week since the injury, he should regain his fitness very quickly

September 28th 1999

Robbie has been working very hard on balance and muscle strength on his injured ankle and has also been doing agility circuits, turning, twisting, and ball work all carried out at speed.

The circuits are designed to test his ankle to the limit, he will see the surgeoan who carried out the operation on his ankle and is hoping to get the all clear to join the squad.

Date

January 19th 2000

Injury

Broken Arm

Banksy Report

Roberto broke his arm against Leicester when he was caught by a Emile Heskey knee about 20 minutes before the end of the game.

Chelsea had used all 3 substitutes and we was not aware aware of the injury until he left the field .

He went to hospital straight after the game and had his arm set in plaster, he will be out for at least 6 weeks.

It's very sad as Robbie had just got back into the team following his ankle injury.