Kjaer opens up about serious injury during Scudetto season: "Halted my prime"

"“I spent eight years with the national team as captain, and I also had a team leader role at Milan alongside Calabria and others. I knew I needed everyone. One of my greatest strengths was the feeling that I could help everyone become 5% better, creating an atmosphere that encouraged progress.”"

"“I knew I couldn't play alone; I needed the team to win. The team always has to come first. The important thing is to create a group and reach the top together. Without the team, we are nothing and we cannot win.”"

"“When you're in a locker room, you join a group and create a dream with that group. It's one of the best things about playing football.”"

"“An injury is a stage in a player's career, and that injury against Genoa halted my prime. I was a candidate for the Ballon d'Or, finishing eighteenth. But it's a journey: I had this injury at an age when it was both very positive and very negative.”"

Kjaer reflects on his time at Milan and his leadership role alongside Calabria and others. He explains that his strength was helping teammates become 5% better by creating an atmosphere that encouraged progress. He stresses that he could not play alone and that the team must come first for winning. He describes locker-room unity as forming a group and a shared dream. He also recounts a serious knee injury suffered in the Genoa-Milan match, which stopped his prime and ended his season. He notes that the injury came at age 30, bringing both positive and negative aspects, and that he was a Ballon d’Or candidate before it halted his momentum.

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