Aston Villa midfielder Jacob Ramsey has spoken frankly about his injury troubles and is delighted to have returned from his latest setback.
The 23-year-old suffered a hamstring injury against Liverpool on November 9, and subsequently missed nine games across all competitions before coming on from the bench in our draw with Brighton last time out.
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Prior to that, Ramsey has struggled with setbacks over the past year or so consistently, and it has led to a disrupted and inconsistent impact from the Villa Academy product.
Having been a big influence following Unai Emery’s appointment as he showcased some of his best form at the club, he will be desperate to get back to that level and re-establish himself as a pivotal figure in the Villa starting line-up alongside the likes of Morgan Rogers and Leon Bailey in the final third.
For now tough, he’s clearly very happy to just be injury free and back working with his teammates having put another recovery process behind him.
“It’s been a tough couple of weeks being injured again, but I was so happy to be back out there with the boys,” he told VillaTV. “It’s been great being around them again. Sometimes being injured can be lonely when it’s just you and physio.