Former Manchester United goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel was tough, but his son might be tougher.
Leicester City shot-stopper Kasper Schmeichel had hernia surgery earlier Monday, and while that seems like it would sideline him for some time, apparently not.
The 29-year-old tweeted from the hospital bed that he is aiming for a return on Sunday - just six days removed from surgery - when his native Denmark takes on Armenia in World Cup qualification.
Operation went well. Recovery starts now! I'll do everything in my power to be fit for our game vs Armenia on Sunday pic.twitter.com/0OKgmw7nAK
— Kasper Schmeichel (@kschmeichel1) August 29, 2016
That’s...ambitious. Not surprising though, given the ambition Leicester City showed last season stunning everyone to win the title.
Schmeichel was injured against Swansea on Saturday in Premier League play when he made a clearance and came up notably uncomfortable. He was replaced in the 57th minute by new Foxes signing Ron-Robert Zieler. According to manager Claudio Ranieri, the club had already planned surgery for this problem even before Saturday’s flare-up due to the recurring nature of the problem.
Sadly, the Wednesday’s friendly against Liechtenstein comes a little too soon for Schmeichel. It will be the first international match he will miss since March of 2015. We’ll give him a pass, considering most of us would still be in post-op then.