Source: Bournemouth_Echo
Cherries: Bartley vows to be ready after operation
Cherries star Marvin Bartley is vowing to be fighting fit for the start of pre-season training after recovering from surgery.[LNB] The combative midfielder recently went under the knife to cure a nagging groin problem which had troubled him towards the end of last season.[LNB] Despite his discomfort, Bartley managed to play through the pain barrier and was one of Cherries' star performers during the closing stages of their epic promotion campaign.[LNB] The 23-year-old told the Daily Echo: I started having a few problems about six or seven weeks before the end of the season. I was getting pains in my groin on the left-hand side and my running and kicking were restricted.[LNB] I played through it for a while before Steve Hard (Cherries' physio) sent me to the doctor. He tested me and confirmed it was a hernia.[LNB] I then went to see a specialist in Manchester and he said he would operate a few days after the season had ended.[LNB] I had it done a couple of weeks ago and it feels fine.[LNB] I was okay in games but just had to manage it in training. When I felt it, I just had to stop. Sometimes, I would feel it in matches but the adrenaline got me through.[LNB] I'm on the way back now and will be ready for the start of pre-season.[LNB] I will be able to do pretty much everything in the next 10 days so I'll be fine in six weeks.[LNB]
