Bolton Players Speak of Flashbacks of Muamba’s Collapse Ahead of Return to FA Cup Tie

Mar 27, 2012 01:40 PM EDT

Bolton will return to White Hart Lane - where Fabrice Muamba so tragically collapsed with  cardiac arrest a week ago - on Tuesday, for the rescheduled FA Cup quarter-final tie between the two teams. 

Unfortunately, according to a Daily Mail report, some Bolton players are still having flashbacks of the shocking incident. The game will be a tough mental battle, as much as anything else, for Bolton manager Owen Coyle and his team.

The one bright spot in the matter is that Muamba, 23, has since made a miraculous recovery. Although the player remains in intensive care, his condition has stabilised, much to the relief of football fans across the world.

Bolton defender Sam Ricketts has said the emotional rollercoaster of the past week had even led to some players falling ill.

"There were a few lads who, when they were asleep, had flashbacks to certain things they'd seen on Saturday," said Ricketts, following the club's return to action with a win, at home, to relegation rivals Blackburn, in a Daily Mail report.

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