Charlie Davies, the 24-year-old American, was out for fourteen months due to a nearly fatal car accident. Now he feels he is up to 90 percent and ready to get back into it at his Club Sochaux in the French Soccer League this weekend. In the accident the forward broke bones in his leg, elbow, nose, forehead, and eye socket in addition to suffering from a ruptured bladder and bleeding on the brain, but was still luckier than another passenger who lost his life.
Since July, Davies has played on the reserve team as well as getting time in several exhibition games for Sochaux. He feels ready to pick up where he left off before the accident. “I’m feeling good. Physically I haven’t felt this good in a year or so, so I’m feeling like my old self which is great because that’s the most important thing because we all know the football will come by itself,” Davies said. “I’m sure, if I could just get a few minutes out on the pitch, then I could make the most of that chance.”
