Monday 16th April 2007
I'm feeling pretty tired after Sunday's match at Old Trafford, but that doesn't matter too much as it feels tremendous to have reached the FA Cup final against Manchester United at Wembley. It's something we are all very much looking forward to now.
It was a bonus to play for 97 minutes against Blackburn as I didn't expect to be involved on the pitch for that long. My fitness stood up to the test pretty well and the fact that I played for that length of time shows that I am back properly now. With my first 90 minutes in the bank I should get stronger and stronger.
It's been nice to play OK on my return to the side. I've felt quite sharp but I still know that there is plenty of room for improvement too. Being out there involved with the lads and helping us to get two important wins this week has been brilliant and I feel that all the hard work I put in in the gym has been well worth it.
I'm feeling pretty tired after Sunday's match at Old Trafford, but that doesn't matter too much as it feels tremendous to have reached the FA Cup final against Manchester United at Wembley. It's something we are all very much looking forward to now.
It was a bonus to play for 97 minutes against Blackburn as I didn't expect to be involved on the pitch for that long. My fitness stood up to the test pretty well and the fact that I played for that length of time shows that I am back properly now. With my first 90 minutes in the bank I should get stronger and stronger.
It's been nice to play OK on my return to the side. I've felt quite sharp but I still know that there is plenty of room for improvement too. Being out there involved with the lads and helping us to get two important wins this week has been brilliant and I feel that all the hard work I put in in the gym has been well worth it.
