Burnley boss Vincent Kompany on North Macedonia winger Darko Churlinov’s recovery from suspected blood poisoning
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00:00 Has everybody come back okay?
00:01 And in particular, has Darko Childernov come back okay?
00:04 Because this is some recovery story, isn't it?
00:06 - Yeah, his story was quite scary, to be honest.
00:10 And--
00:11 - Can you explain what happened to him, please?
00:14 - I don't know if I can use the exact medical terms,
00:18 but anyway, we feared for him.
00:20 He got ill and--
00:23 - This was blood poisoning?
00:25 - Unless there's a doctor sat next to me,
00:28 I'm not venturing there.
00:29 The only thing is he was ill, he was really poorly,
00:31 and he lost a lot of weight, lost a lot of muscle.
00:34 We feared at some stage that he might have to
00:37 take a season out.
00:39 But I think he had the mindset and also probably
00:43 a little bit of help of treatments and a bit of luck
00:47 to recover really, really quickly
00:49 and to have him back on the pitches now, it's, yeah,
00:53 I think for all of us, it's a feeling of relief a little bit.
00:57 - And how desperate is he to play now in the Premier League?
01:00 'Cause he's had game time this week, hasn't he?
01:02 - I think that side of things doesn't change
01:05 and from anywhere, anyone else,
01:07 I think all the players at the club are really committed
01:10 to being good Premier League players
01:13 and to showing themselves in that league.
01:15 And he's no different.