Chelsea prospect used psychologist to help him cope with injury
Chelsea youngster Jordan Houghton said working with a psychologist helped him overcome the mental anguish of a six-and-a-half month injury lay-off.
The 21-year-old suffered a serious knee injury while playing for loan club Doncaster Rovers against Luton in February.
He returned to Doncaster for a second loan stint on transfer deadline day and made his playing comeback in the final 20 minutes of their game with Peterborough on Saturday.[phone]
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“It’s great to be back,” Houghton told Doncaster’s website.
“I’ve come back earlier than expected, so the physios have said to the manager to keep the reins on me a bit but hopefully I can work my way back to full fitness and then into the side.
“When you get back into it you have to be physically and mentally ready. A major thing in football is how you come back from setbacks.
“I’ve done some work with a psychologist which has put me in a good mindframe and hopefully I can build on that and get back to the levels of last season.
“My loan was until the last game of the season so felt like I was still part of the squad [and] the manager and players kept in touch. That helped me get through the early stages and influenced my decision to come back.”
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