Fri Feb 25, 2022 8:27 am
Murphy: There's light at the end of the tunnel
Josh Murphy has opened up on his difficult spell on the treatment table up at Preston North End.
The Cardiff City loanee has been out for months owing to an ankle ligament injury but is finally back training fully and hopes to be in contention for selection soon.
“It’s been tough, because it’s ended up being so long,” Murphy said. “I think this is the start of my 17th week being injured, so it has definitely been tough physically and mentally, but there’s light at the end of the tunnel which is great.
“I’m out on the grass now, back with the boys, so it’s now about building that fitness and being able to be ready for the matchdays and to hopefully be in the manager’s thoughts.”
Murphy went to Deepdale largely because he knew then manager Frankie McAvoy. However, Ryan Lowe has since taken over and he hopes to impress his new manager and get straight back into action as soon as possible.
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“When a new manager comes in you want to impress him straight away and you can’t do that from the gym or the treatment room, so that has been disappointing, but it’s something I’ve been looking forward to," he added.
“You can see how the boys have been playing. He’s kind of galvanised us and we’re playing a lot more attacking football.
“Everyone’s playing with a lot more freedom and I think I can thrive off that, so I’m really looking forward to working with him and Marshy [Mike Marsh], and hopefully I can get into his thoughts sooner rather than later.
“I’ve had a couple of good chats with him about the way he wants to use me, and it’s really promising for me.
“He wants to play attacking football, which obviously I want to do, so I think it could be a really good fit. I’m just so excited to show what I can do.”