Antonio shattered his femur in 4 totally different locations after his Ferrari spun off the street and crashed right into a tree in Epping Forest throughout Storm Darragh.
Antonio, who was supported by West Ham all through his rehabilitation, reiterates that he doesn’t keep in mind the crash and says his “household lived it extra”.
He particulars how he needed to be taught to stroll, then run and soar once more, including: “The toughest half wasn’t the restoration. It was the knockbacks for me.”
The ahead held talks with Brentford and Leicester Metropolis over proposed transfers however these offers didn’t materialise.
He stated: “After I discovered I would torn my calf the day earlier than signing for Brentford, I laid in mattress for 2 days.
“First day, I used to be simply crying. The second day, I simply did not wish to get off the bed. I assumed ‘I am again the place I wish to be, I am again within the Premier League’. After which it occurred once more with Leicester.
“I used to be meant to return to Leicester however they did not need me again in as a result of they did not need a relapse on their books. So I educated alone for per week after which went into Charlton.”
Antonio held exploratory talks with the Championship membership over a pay-as-you-play deal, earlier than selecting to maneuver to Qatar as an alternative.
Psychological resilience has all the time been a theme of Antonio’s profession, having been rejected by the likes of Brentford and Queens Park Rangers as an adolescent, needing to go from non-league Tooting and Mitcham in south London, aged 12 to 18, to the Premier League by climbing the English soccer pyramid.
“It wasn’t till I used to be going by way of a divorce that I began remedy,” he stated. “Remedy made me realise there are loads of belongings you expertise in life, however you by no means actually reside the moments. Like with Leicester – I used to be numb to it, however numbing is not coping with it.
“Not till you converse to somebody – not somebody who offers their opinion, however somebody who helps you perceive what is going on on – that is once you realise these moments are key.”
