00:00I was just going to check on Alexander as well,
00:02but just in terms of him being able to get a training kit on again
00:06and come in and do a bit of work, how much is that a boost for him mentally,
00:10just to be around football again?
00:14Yeah, I'm not sure if I educate you now,
00:16but it's not before they go on the pitch that they are just laying in bed 24 hours a day.
00:22They also come to the training ground and do their gym work and do their rehab already.
00:27But I think it's nice for him to go on the pitch, it's nice for us to see him there,
00:32because there is still enough work to be done,
00:34but you do know as a player that you arrive in the final stages of your rehab,
00:38where as long as you're in the gym and you're not on the pitch yet,
00:42that's not the nicest part.
00:44But the next step is of course doing ball with the work, which every player likes most,
00:49and then the next step is going into the group,
00:52and then it takes a while before you're ready to play.
00:54But it's nice that rehab goes well, that's a compliment for him but also to our medical staff.
01:01And you must feel that if he is able to get back and play it,
01:05but crucially have a good pre-season as well, which is what he missed last year,
01:11that that's going to give you a fresh start for you and for him next season?
01:16No, that's going to give us a different player than we've had till now.
01:20But we're also expecting a different player in the end of the season
01:23than the one we had in the first part,
01:26which makes complete sense because I've said it a hundred times, I think,
01:30that we have to give him time.
01:32If a player has been out for four or five months only with individual training,
01:36you cannot expect at the level we are playing here that he is up to speed straight away.
01:44So unfortunately for him and for us we haven't used the best Alex yet,
01:49but this club and our fans will see the best Alex hopefully this season,
01:53but for sure in the upcoming years.
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