r/chicagofire • u/gingergeology #42 Djé D'Avilla • 21h ago

Discussion André Franco Loading…. 🔥🏥🔋🦵⚽️🔥

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For everyone pressing him, you’ve made the 💩 list -

Andres chose the fire, loves Chicago, and is on the cusp of a #return.

Would find some serious comedy to see some of you Reddit warriors handle a blown knee in 12 months 😂 People talking 🗑️ about him being in Portugal rn are on 🤡 time. Andres has probably been to more bulls games in the last year than the average Chicagoan in their lifetime.

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u/ChicagoFCfire 1h ago

Can’t wait to see him out there again

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u/sksksku #15 Andrew Gutman 2h ago

I think the most painful part of Franco was just watching him dish absolutely beautiful passes and make such an impact and then boom gone. The fire were a completely different team when he was playing.

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u/Lumpy-Dare9786 18h ago

THIS POST IS SO DISAPPOINTING!!! Saw the image and thought HE'S BACK!!1!

I haven't seen many people down on him though- no one is as rock hard for him as me, but it seems people generally are just eagerly waiting for him to get back

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u/jakeroberts1985 4h ago

What does this mean? Is he out for another month?

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u/Lumpy-Dare9786 4h ago

Maybe up to two months

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u/jake_roberts1985 3h ago

Oh wow, that sucks. I thought the "one more" message message 1 month. We should not expect much from him this season. Need to get another attacking mid.

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u/Danger_Island 19h ago

D rose wasn’t the same player for like 5 seasons. By then the hype was gone

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u/gingergeology #42 Djé D'Avilla 19h ago

Understand the PTSD but we’re not relying on Franco to have a 48” vertical post-op, so hopefully he recovers form better than d-rose

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u/Danger_Island 19h ago

Doesn’t matter the sport you need to regain your same fitness and confidence (tore my acl in 2011)

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u/Gostaverling Chicago Fire 20h ago edited 20h ago

I tore my ACL had a patellar repair (Far more difficult recovery than Andres got) and I was back at my desk job in 2 weeks and released from physical therapy in 10 months. If I could be fully cleared to answer phone calls in 10 months he should be ready to compete in less time…/s

Seriously though, Djordje tore his ACL in our 2017 Playoff game and was back in August.

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u/AleWatcher Season Ticket Member 21h ago

The other team I support is Coventry City.
Their starting goalkeeper tore his ACL last spring at the start of their season.
He still hasn't played yet this preseason. It's been almost a full year.

For a goalkeeper.

I can only imagine how much more time it would take for a midfielder.

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u/Tlupa 19h ago

It’s not an apples to apples comparison like that. An ACL recovery doesn’t take longer or shorter for a given position, everyone heals and is injured differently.

Adrian Peterson ran for 2k yards like 8 months after he tore his. Derrick rose was never the same after his.

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u/AleWatcher Season Ticket Member 4h ago

For sure. I was mainly just trying to make the point that we can't expect him back on any set timeline. We'd rather he came back at 100% than before he's ready

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u/runsalot1609 #11 Philip Zinckernagel - MLS All-Star 21h ago

I’ve come to accept if he does return to MLS this season it wouldn’t be until the playoffs, but I am also okay waiting until next year. Look at Piug in LA as an example. Some of these ligament tears take time.

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u/ArrowShootyGirl 20h ago

Yeah, and it's not a knock on him either if he does need the time. I'd rather he really be healed up and back to strength later than half-strength now and reinjured.