Mallorca manager Javier Aguirre criticizes his own player for 'going too fast' in injury recovery

Javier Aguirre is undoubtedly one of the biggest characters in Spanish football at the moment. The Majorca coach is known for being outspoken on topics, and it seems that includes his players as well.

Aguirre revealed in his pre-match press conference ahead of Sunday's match with Real Sociedad that right-back Pablo Maffeo is recovering very well from his knee injury – but almost too well. I believe that the Spanish-Argentine player is pushing himself too much to be available again as soon as possible, as per Sports stadium.

“Maffeo is going too fast, it's not on schedule and we're reprimanding him because he shouldn't be running. He's starting to run now, but against our will.

“It is true that the one who knows his body is himself. I always say that there is no way to measure the pain. It is true that the knee is better, he has good muscles… So he says what prevents him from running out of the doctors' experience. We are slowing him down, but his recovery is going very well.”

Aguirre certainly has a point in his words. While Majorca I would like to have Maffeo back as soon as possible, there is a big risk with him coming back ahead of schedule which could make things much worse. It is probably wise to slow down his recovery for the time being.