Roberts won't be rushed
17 Nov 2006 - 09:44:51
Injured Blackburn Rovers striker Jason Roberts is refusing to set himself any targets as he battles back from injury.
The former Wigan Athletic and West Brom forward sustained a broken metatarsal in his right foot as Rovers lost 2-1 to West Ham United last month and it is the second time he has suffered such an injury.
"It wasn't necessarily a bad challenge, it was just the way I landed," he told Blackburn's official website. "As soon as I fell badly, I knew something had happened.
"When I couldn't put any weight on my foot I think I knew what it was there and then, because I'd done it on the left-hand side about five or six years ago when I was playing for West Brom. I had an operation on it back then and ended up having it pinned.
"So we've done the same thing here. I've just had the operation and since I had the operation on the left-hand side, I've never had any problems with it, so hopefully it'll be the same with the right-hand side.
"January/February time has been mentioned, but we're not exactly sure just yet. Everyone heals at a different rate, some people get back quicker and some people take a bit longer.
"I don't want to really put myself under any pressure and, because it's a bone injury, there's nothing you can do about it. So we'll just take our time and see what happens."