Friedrich Nietzsche coined the phrase “what does not kill me, makes me stronger” way back in 1888. While the German philosopher’s much-quoted musing has been hijacked by social media influencers of the current day, it might be better served as the mantra of Craig Gordon’s career.
There aren’t many occasions where Nietzsche can be so closely aligned to the issue of the day in Scottish football without evoking a reaction of “who does he play for?”, but in this case the philosopher’s ideological cogitation fits perfectly with Gordon’s injury-plagued career.
The Scotland internationalist already defeated the odds once before in his trophy-laden career when he returned from a long-running knee injury to make a sensational comeback on the pitch in 2014. A tendon injury in 2011 was followed by knee surgery to repair the tendon and an anterior cruciate ligament injury during his time at Sunderland.
