Albion star Robert Koren is keen to make up for lost time as he prepares for a belated Premier League debut.
The Slovenian international is available to face Everton at the Hawthorns, after a knee injury ruled him out of last weekend’s opener at Arsenal.
The 27-year-old insists he is back to full fitness and ready to put his injury frustration behind him.
He said: “The injury happened in the first game of pre-season. I was frustrated because the same thing happened to me last year.
“I was injured in pre-season then too, so it was difficult. I have come through it and hopefully I can have a good season like last year.
“I rested for three days but for the last three weeks I have worked hard on my fitness levels again. I was back in full training on Monday with the team and everything is fine.
“In the end I was out for a month, which was quite long, but it wasn’t a big problem because there were only three days when I couldn’t train.
“After that I started to run a lot and work hard in the gym. It’s better to have this sort of injury than the one I had last year, because last year the problem was my eye and I couldn’t do anything.
“I was just sitting at home watching TV. This year, although it’s not good when you’re injured, was better because I could work all the time.
“Of course last week was frustrating and tough but I have started to train now and hopefully it’s all behind me.
“Hopefully I can go through the whole season now and stay away from injuries.”
Share this article:
What are these?