Eduardo forgave me in hospital visit - Martin Taylor

Feb 29 2008 By Colin Tattum, Birmingham Mail

MARTIN Taylor twice went to Selly Oak Hospital to see Eduardo, so concerned was he about his welfare.

And when he did get to speak to him, on the Sunday after Blues' match against Arsenal, Eduardo exonerated him from blame.

Eduardo was operated on in the hours immediately following his injury and was moved to a London hospital before being discharged on Wednesday.

"I went on Saturday but unfortunately he was still in an operation recovering so first thing on Sunday morning I went to the hospital and he was really good to see me," recalled Taylor. "He didn’t need to.

"I heard a bit on the radio [on the way in]. Tony McCoy, talking injuries in horseracing, said the worst feeling is when you wake up in the morning after an operation because that is when the reality hits and the drugs start to wear off.

"So I was mindful of this and I thought maybe he wouldn’t want to see me which would have been fair enough because of the trauma. But he was really kind to see me.

"Although there was a language barrier I just said that I didn’t mean him any harm at all. And I hope he made a quick recovery. He took it on board and nodded. I was just really glad we could communicate.

"He is obviously a really strong man.

"Since then I have read in the papers that he would be happy for me to visit him. That’s something I’d like to do."