Burroughs admits 'surprise' at being thrown straight back in by Nolan
Jack Burroughs admitted he was ‘surprised’ to be thrown straight back into the team after six weeks out.
The defender missed a period of time with an Achilles injury but started against both Mansfield and Shrewsbury before the international break and then played 89 minutes in the defeat to Cardiff on Saturday.
"I was a bit surprised that the manager put me straight back in to be honest,” admitted Burroughs. “But obviously with the injuries to Joe (Wormleighton) and Hosk (Sam Hoskins), it was kind of inevitable that I’d have to go back in.
"I’d prefer that and then have to maybe go off later in the game to get my fitness up straight away rather than easing myself back in so I saw it as a positive. It probably wasn’t hard to tell that I was flagging a bit in the Mansfield game because I need to build up my fitness again but as the games go by, I’ll feel better and improve my sharpness. I’m feeling optimistic.”
Burroughs also said he was frustrating not to be able to reach his full potential earlier in the season due to injury.
He added: "I’m the only one who knows how I feel personally and I knew I could have offered more earlier in the season, but I’d like to think I did my bit in those few weeks when we did pick up a few points. We went on a winning run at the time so it wasn’t all negative, but it’s definitely a nice feeling to be over that now.”