PAPE: PALACE FANS GOT ME BACK ON FEET
PAPE SOUARE has thanked Crystal Palace fans for helping him complete an amazing comeback.
The Senegal defender played 45 minutes of the Eagles’ Carabao Cup win over Huddersfield on Tuesday night, 12 months after a car crash left him with a broken leg and jaw and fears that his career was over.
Palace fans made a banner – Keep Strong Paps – which they displayed after the accident and the 27-year-old said the support kept him going even after doctors told him he might not play again.
Souare (right) said: “It was a good feeling to be on the pitch. I want to say thanks to the Palace fans and everyone at the club.
“I am trying to do everything for them. That touched me a lot and I give everything for them.
“This was my first big injury as a footballer. It is a fantastic feeling to be back. But the most important thing is that I am back playing.
“It is all about the work the club did with me. The physios, the doctors, and I want to thank the hospital and ambulance staff, everyone. Playing again is for them as well.”