Middlesbrough defender Darragh Lenihan spoke about his recovery from injury after he scored the winning goal on his comeback. Lenihan then reflected honestly about his time on the sidelines with an ankle injury. Daniel Wales reports.
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00:00Middlesbrough defender Darrell Lenehan made his long-awaited return from injury in a pre-season friendly against Gateshead.
00:07I still think I still need to get, I'm not there yet, let's say that, but I'm getting there. I've been training for the last number of weeks.
00:16I just need to hit that sharpness, but I'm sure that will come the more I train, the more I play, but it's just a stepping stone.
00:23I've only played 45 minutes, it's kind of yet to build up naturally.
00:27Lenehan then reflected about his time on the sidelines.
00:33It's a mental, it's a physical challenge. I remember the first six weeks after I got my operation, I was lying on the couch for 55 minutes of every hour for the first two weeks of that.
00:43So, no, it's difficult, but I look at it as a positive. It's challenged me in different ways, but I'm sure that I'll be able to take that onto the pitch over the next couple of months.
00:55The Irishman scored the only goal as Middlesbrough beat Gateshead 1-0.