Bournemouth striker Callum Wilson slams 'disrespectful' Stoke fans for booing him after ACL injury left him feeling like his knee 'had been blown up with a shotgun'
- Callum Wilson ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament against Stoke in 2015-16
- Bournemouth striker was booed by some home fans after suffering the injury
- Wilson says it was 'poor' and 'disrespectful' for Stoke supporters to boo him
- He suffered same injury in February last year but is now fit and firing once again
Callum Wilson has blasted the 'disrespectful' Stoke supporters who booed him after he suffered a serious knee injury at the bet365 Stadium.
The Bournemouth striker was enjoying a flying start to the 2015-16 season - his first in the Premier League - when he ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee following a tackle from Philipp Wollscheid in late September.
Wilson was booed by some Potters fans as he laid on the turf receiving treatment, wondering if his leg had been broken in the challenge.
Callum Wilson ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament in this tackle from Philipp Wollscheid
The Bournemouth striker screams in pain as he clutches his right knee at the bet365 Stadium
After being told there was no bone damage, the 25-year-old attempted to play on but was booed again when he went down moments later.
Wilson, who was then carried off on a stretcher, missed six-and-half months due to the injury and only played in six more top-flight games that season.
Speaking about the tackle from Wollscheid, Wilson told The Guardian: 'It was nasty. As I got up I asked if my leg was broken. They said it wasn't so I thought: "No worries, get me up."
'The fans were booing me. I ran on the second time, went down again and the fans were booing me again. It was poor, booing somebody who was injured. I found that disrespectful.'
Stoke fans have been previously criticised for booing Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey when he has visited the Potteries following an incident in 2010.
The Welshman suffered a horrific broken leg in a tackle by Ryan Shawcross, but has been abused by a section of supporters ever since.
Wilson was booed by a section of Stoke supporters after suffering a serious knee injury
He missed six-and-a-half months and only played in six more Premier League games in 2016
Wilson, meanwhile, explained just how his knee felt after he tried to return to the pitch in search of his sixth goal of the season.
'It felt like I was winded,' he added. 'I jogged back on and I think the damage was already done because the knee was unstable.
'It felt like someone had blown my kneecap up with a shotgun.'
Wilson suffered the same injury in his left knee in February last year, but is now fit and firing again after making his return for Eddie Howe's side in late October.
Wilson, pictured in action against Wigan last weekend, is now fit after a second ACL injury
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