It seems like it happened a lifetime ago, but the day Steven Gerrard brought Diego Carlos to Aston Villa to make him his star defender, the Birmingham club looked like a potential dark horse, a team that could exceed all expectations in the Premier League. But the reality has been much different for the former Liverpool captain and the $30 million signing.The Brazilian defender featured heavily throughout all five pre-season friendlies, and the start of the 2022/23 campaign before disaster struck against Everton as Carlos went down clutching his lower leg. The club later confirmed that their new signing had torn his Achilles tendon in the incident and would miss a large portion of the season following the injury. Прикажи ову објаву у апликацији Instagram Објава коју дели Diego Carlos (@d.carlos03) In the meantime, the former Sevilla defender has been doing everything in his power to speed up the rehabilitation process – and Gerrard was sacked to be replaced by Unai Emery.##NAJAVA_MECA_6886572##The Villans used the World Cup break to travel to a warm-weather training camp to Dubai. Carlos has regularly posted updates as he works on regaining his fitness.”I’m happy, everyday I have work, my body is very good, it’s better. I needed to train on the bike and the work, the physio. It’s very good for me because I needed to improve the work and the mobility. Before I didn’t need a long time, but now it is necessary the time. I try hard work every day with the physio, Oli Stevenson and everybody.”The 29-year-old has been sharing videos of his training sessions on the anti-gravity treadmill, the contraption designed to reduce the strain on the athlete’s knees while allowing them to improve their lower body mobility and strength. Прикажи ову објаву у апликацији Instagram Објава коју дели Diego Carlos (@d.carlos03) In another video, Carlos was filmed working with a ball, hitting passes to himself against a wall, and jumping over mini hurdles. He is clearly keen to get back on the pitch and win a place in Emery’s side. There hasn’t been a date set for his return, but Villa fans can at least rest assured that their expensive defender is taking his rehabilitation seriously.
