Socceroo Matt Spiranovic is back in Australia for Christmas but he's working hard after suffering a bad ankle injury at training in November with his German club FC Nürnberg.Spiranovic sustained the injury just days prior to Australia's recent Bahrain match, thus ruling out the young defender from Socceroos duty on that occasion. The injury was diagnosed as a ruptured ankle tendon and it is estimated he'll be out until mid-February.
But despite the setback, Spiranovic is determined to fight his way back into the Australia frame having made his debut for the Socceroos against Ghana in May this year.
And even though the 20-year-old has returned to home town Geelong to enjoy the festive season with family and friends, he's still working hard to get back onto the park and having rehabilitation at the local clinic in Corio Bay.
Speaking to the Geelong Advertiser recently, Spiranovic said, "I'm doing everything from massage to electro-therapy and a bit of aqua jogging in the pool."
Spiranovic's injury came at a bad time for the youngster, as he confirmed when he said, "I was actually selected for the team (Socceroos team against Bahrain) and pretty much had my bags packed when this happened. I had played the last nine games (with Nürnberg), everything was falling into place."
But Spiranovic has remained professional and is on track for a February recovery.
The injury meant Spiranovic had to have screws inserted in his ankle to hold the tendon together and he is scheduled to have surgery to remove the screws on January 5 back in Germany. From there, hopefully Spiranovic will be back at training two weeks after the surgery.
Nonetheless, Spiranovic admitted it was nice to be back in Australia adding, "I'm just enjoying being back home, it takes my mind off things a bit.
"When I'm over in Germany you feel pressure on yourself and it can be frustrating ... it's good to get away from it here."
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