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Forster reflects on injury hell
- Updated: December 28, 2016
Fraser Forster has opened up to Sky Sports about his injury hell, but insists he is now feeling better than ever.
The Southampton goalkeeper suffered a potentially career-ending injury when he broke his kneecap during a game against Burnley in March 2015, but returned sooner than expected in January 2016 when Ronald Koeman threw him back into the team.
After being called up to England’s Euro 2016 squad last summer, he has been ever-present for Southampton under Claude Puel in the Premier League and Europa League this season.
But in an exclusive interview with Sky Sports, he explained how his recovery was a long and difficult road.
“It’s just frustrating,” Forster said.
“When you first get injured I think the big thing is you just want to do stuff and work as hard as you can. The key thing was just to let your body heal.
“The hardest time is the first few months when you’re just sitting around not able to do a lot. It’s boring and frustrating but if you do …
