Soccer Extreme : Arsenal's comeback hero Eduardo Da Silva last night revealed he still has not received an apology from the man who shattered his ankle 12 months ago with an horrific tackle.
OPENING UP ... Eduardo reveals all during hisexclusive interview with The Sun
duardo made a spectacular first-team return on Monday, scoring two goals in Arsenal’s 4-0 FA Cup triumph over Cardiff.
But he still struggles to understand why Taylor never picked up the phone to say sorry.
Eduardo said: “Some friends told me he was saying he’d spoken to me — but he never did. I’ve never met him.
"And someone at Arsenal received an email from him when I played for the reserves at Barnet a short while back and it said he was pleased I was playing again.
“I have received lots of mail from other people. I’ve had around 25,000 emails — from Croatia, Brazil and England — wishing me a speedy recovery and I’ve had letters by the sackful.
"But he’s never sent anything directly to me.”
The Croatian star’s nightmare began last February when his leg and ankle were broken by Taylor’s red-card lunge during a league clash at St Andrew’s.
Taylor, 29, has always maintained he never set out to hurt Eduardo and says he was distraught at what happened.
Eduardo added: “I did not see the tackle coming, so there was no way I could ride the challenge because I was not expecting it. When I was tackled I heard a crack.
“All I can say was that I had the ball under control for what seemed like a long time.
“But I don’t want to talk about the incident. It’s probably best left alone now.” (The Sun)
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February 23, 2008,
Birmingham City vs Arsenal FC
Birmingham City vs Arsenal FC
