Stefan Bajcetic has revealed his work behind the scenes as he tries to recover from a ‘tough’ injury and reclaim his place in Liverpool’s starting XI.
Bajcetic was one of the standout stars of last season after impressing on the Thailand and Singapore tour. He went on to make 19 appearances – 11 of them as a starter – and scored a first goal for Aston Villa on Boxing Day. However, his season was cut short in March due to an adductor problem which also ruled him out of this summer’s entire pre-season programme, before returning to the bench as an unused substitute in the last three Premier League matches.
And the defensive midfielder explained how he used the time on the touchline to further improve his chances of playing regularly in the first team under Jurgen Klopp. “Of course every injury is hard,” Bajcetic said. “The moment doesn’t matter whether you play or not – it’s difficult to suffer any injury – but this took a long time to recover from. It was tough, but it was also an opportunity to do things in the gym, get stronger and be physically better. So I have I took this opportunity and now I have to work hard to be able to play again.
When I look at the photos from last season I think “wow, I did a good job!”.Since I went to I went to the pre-season for the first time with the first team, I became more and more part of the team. It didn’t feel natural to me at first because I was playing with really big players, but it was good and now I’m trying to get back to it.
Bajectic was temporarily chosen ahead of Fabinho and Jordan Henderson earlier in the year, with both men leaving for Saudi Arabia during the transfer window and fellow midfielders James Milner, Naby Keita and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain also leaving the club. ‘team.
Liverpool last week overhauled their midfield with Ryan Gravenberch making over £150m from new signings with Alexis Mac Allister, Dominic Szoboszlai and Wataru Endo.
