Rodrigo Gomes is determined to make up for lost time after returning to full training this week after missing the last four matches through injury.
The wing-back has spent the last few weeks on the sidelines following an injury to his pelvis which had inflamed over time, but now he is back fighting fit for the visit of Everton to Molineux on Saturday and Gomes insists he will do everything possible to help the team and offer Vitor Pereira another option ahead of a run of crucial Premier League fixtures.
On returning from injury
“It’s very good to be back, to help the team. I’ve worked very hard during these two or three weeks to come back and I feel fit, I feel good, and I will do everything to help a team, to come back fitter and for this thing to not happen again.
“I feel very happy because I love to practice. I love to practice with the guys and I enjoy it, because I love football. I love my job, so I love to practice every day and I’ve stayed two weeks on the gym, doing the things I needed to do to recover fast and to keep fit.
“When I would look out of the window and could see the guys practicing, it’s been a little sad, but now I'm back, I'm very happy, and I want to do everything to help the team.”
On his injury being non-impact
“It was just a gradual thing. Maybe that makes it a little bit more frustrating, because in the Blackburn game, I didn't feel anything at all, it was just a little thing.
“In the first moment [after the injury], I thought that maybe it would just be the Liverpool game [that he missed], but the days passed and I still felt it a little bit.
“But it was better to be more conscious and stop, because maybe, if I came back earlier, I would have done a big injury and stayed out for all of the season. I didn’t want that to happen, and the physios and everyone didn’t want that to happen, so we’ve had to be very careful, and tried to do everything step by step.”
On his recovery in the gym
“During these two weeks, I’ve done a lot of things. I did a lot of gym, I did a lot of treatment, I did a lot of swimming, I did a lot of cycling on the bike to keep my myself fit, and that's the most important thing.
“But I was always careful to not do things that are going to hurt myself and maybe make the injury worse, but the people here helped me a lot, every day they were with me, treating me, doing things to help recover myself fast, and I think I'm fit.
“Of course, two weeks is not a long time, in two weeks I lost a little bit of fitness, but I’ve work a lot in these two weeks, and I think I'm ready to help the team.”
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On the frustrations of missing games
“It's frustrating because I want to play every game. I want to be there every game to help the team and I missed four games, and three of those games were away, so they were worse, because I always like to watch the games and I want to be there, to feel the environment, to be in the changing room, to feel the lads, and it was frustrating, but we did very good games.
“Against Bournemouth, they were very tough games that we did, but I think the team is good, and we are ready for Everton and go and win the game.
“I wanted to go to Liverpool but the physios said no because it's too much driving and I shouldn’t be sitting in the car for that long, so it was better to stay at home and rest, lying on the sofa, so I had to do that and it was a little frustrating. Bournemouth was even further, so they definitely didn’t want me to go there, so it was frustrating, but it's life.”
On being back among the group
“I love to be included in the game, with the lads, and I was with them at the Fulham game. Although I was injured, I was there with them and I could feel the environment. I feel more of the game than when I watch at home. It's different being in the stadium and I like it more.
“Since I got injured, my mentality was always to come back faster, faster, and be fit as quick as I could, so I’m very hungry to be there for the Everton game, and if I play, I will do everything to help the team.”
