David: I'm back and ready to go
Martin Greig • Published 11 Sep 2010 10:00
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DAVID O’Brien is desperate to get his Morton career back on track today after injury undermined his start to the campaign.
The winger picked up an ankle injury against Stirling Albion, his former club, in the first game of the season, and only made his return as a substitute in the 1-0 defeat to Raith Rovers before the international break.
The fact he is now ready to stake his claim for a regular slot is welcome news for Ton boss Allan Moore, who has half a dozen players out injured for the visit of Cowdenbeath to Cappielow this afternoon.
O’Brien told the Tele: “I started back training with the boys before the Raith game and I have been in full training this week, so I am happy to be back.
“I hope the manager starts to think about me again. It was frustrating the injury happened in one of the first games.
“It was an accidental challenge with Martyn Corrigan and my ankle swelled up straight away.
“Even when you are just out for a short time, it feels like ages. But I managed to get a good pre-season behind me and the break has done me good.”
Ton have won one, drawn one and lost two in the league so far and O’Brien knows the importance of the side winning their home games, with a victory this afternoon very much in his sights.
He said: “We were probably looking to get three points against Stirling Albion but, at the same time, we got a good result against Partick Thistle.
“I think it’s been a solid start to the season. It gives us hope we can go on a decent run.
“It’s important to win our home games and we’ll be looking to get a positive result against Cowdenbeath.”
O’Brien has made the transition from part-time with Stirling Albion to full-time at Morton and is reaping the benefits of having more time on the training field.
He said: “At a part-time club, you are just training twice a week but when you are full-time you can work on shape and patterns of play.
“The benefits for your fitness levels are obvious and I think that will start to show as the season goes on.
“When it gets towards the middle of the season, the part-time clubs could start to struggle with injuries, so hopefully that is when our strength will show.”
This article appeared in Greenock Telegraph 11 Sep 10
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