I Doubted Myself For 11 Months After My ACL Injury – Gabriel Jesus

Arsenal forward Gabriel Jesus has admitted that he suffered nearly a year of self-doubt after his latest ACL injury. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.

According to him, being out for 11 long months was extremely challenging for him mentally and physically, but he believes he can return from his injury nightmare better than ever.

Jesus added that he feels he can make a big difference to Arteta‘s title-chasing side this season.

His words, “It was 11 months, 11 months of doubting yourself. My first thoughts were like, why? You always keep questioning why and the reason why.

It wasn’t an easy season for me last season and then, at the moment I stepped in and started to play, started to score goals and play good, this happened.

So every single day for the first two or three weeks, I asked why it happened to me. And then I understood that I needed to be closer to Jesus, to God, to read the Bible. It helped me so much, you know, because it kept me believing that I’m a son of God and then I could do everything if I felt God’s plans.

If I didn’t hear the Bible every single day, I am 100 percent sure I would not have believed I could come back stronger than ever. Now I believe even more, because I’m a son of God.

The clubs I have played for, I had my role there and I always help in a good way. Obviously when you are not playing it’s more difficult, I’m not going to lie.

I’m not a kid anymore, I’m 28, it sounds young, but Max [Dowman] is 15, Ethan [Nwaneri] is 18, Myles [Lewis-Skelly] is 19. More than experience, I can bring some difference to the players we have.

In my career I had amazing moments, I have won amazing titles. I have been in amazing positions with the clubs before, and even with Arsenal.

Unfortunately we did not win anything yet, but just to come to Arsenal and then help, like everyone else, to make Arsenal fight for the titles again, this makes me feel happy.”

WOW.