'i Would Rupture My Achilles Again' - Ogbene 'wiser' After Injury

Fifa World Cup qualifier: Republic of Ireland v Hungary

Venue: Aviva Stadium, Dublin Date: Saturday, 6 September Kick-off: 19:45 BST

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Republic of Ireland winger Chedozie Ogbene said that being retired for 9 months pinch an Achilles tendon wounded helped him to "see life successful a different perspective".

The 28-year-old sustained nan wounded erstwhile playing for his nine astatine nan clip Ipswich Town successful a 4-3 Premier League conclusion against Brentford successful October past year.

He was forced to miss nan remainder of nan run arsenic nan Tractor Boys were relegated but he says nan clip retired helped him to turn arsenic a personification and subordinate and he would spell done it each again.

"Knowing what I cognize now, if I spell backmost 9 months I would rupture my Achilles again, I americium a batch wiser now, location was a batch of knowledge I acquired being injured," he said.

"I'm a different person, I don't fearfulness galore things now and I'm a batch much grateful."

Ogbene, who has since made nan move to chap Championship broadside Sheffield United, said he spent "a batch of hours getting to cognize my body" and "watching clips" to thief him return physically and tactically sharper for pre-season this summer.

"Watching a batch of shot for 9 months, you study a batch more. When you're immersed successful it it is 100 miles an hr and nan worldly nan head says you don't really understand but erstwhile you're retired of it and watching from nan broadside it's a really bully education," he explained.

"I said to John Egan and Gavin Bazunu, who had erstwhile Achilles [injuries]. I said to them astir their journeys truthful I made judge I put those things successful my rehab early, and I had a very soft and successful rehab.

"I'm truthful gladsome it has paid disconnected I had a awesome pre-season and my assemblage has felt arsenic fresh and beardown arsenic it has ever been truthful I americium excited."

Ogbene will beryllium hoping to adhd to his 24 caps for nan Republic of Ireland successful this world model arsenic they statesman their World Cup qualifying campaign.

They big Hungary connected Saturday successful Dublin earlier travelling to look Armenia connected Tuesday and Ogbene is targeting 2 wins to thief them get their Group F run disconnected to a flying start.

"I dream everyone goes successful pinch nan mentality that we want to get six points. That's really nan head sees it and that's really I spot it. I want america to get six, minimum 4 but I don't want to beryllium present and opportunity I want 4 points," Ogbene added.

"I deliberation we tin hit Hungary if we do nan correct things and we tin hit Armenia. The measurement nan guys are training, we want six points.

"I'm very happy pinch what I saw [in training] and I person a really bully emotion astir this camp."