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BEN Foster is stepping up his recovery programme and on the ladder back to fitness - literally.专业曼联球迷网站,曼联球迷的地盘,为广大球迷提供最新曼联新闻与视频资源.5 F+ L2 g) @: z3 b* ]0 p/ j
The United keeper has been out since the summer with a cruciate knee ligament injury he suffered in the final weeks of his two-year loan spell at Watford. - 专业·专注·曼联中文网站- Z) R' m/ k; C) l6 H( W6 V. c
But the 24-year-old, who had been promoted to Steve McClaren's England squad last term and won a full cap, is now on the next rung of his rehab. . q0 s8 W2 j/ g7 z) [; N曼联,曼联BT,曼联在线视频,曼联图片,曼联新闻,曼联论坛"The knee is really good. I have stepped up training," said Foster.3 e: n. u& a# h0 G
"I am doing a lot of work outside like ladder work and pushing off and I have had no pain at all. The muscle is pretty much similar to my left leg now. ( C/ I/ [% i, v+ l' x) l - 专业·专注·曼联中文网站"The next step is doing a lot more goalkeeping work. I started a little last week. Straight volleys into the hands and nothing too testing, but I am going to start kicking on a bit and do actual sessions with the goalkeeping coach. - d. K8 e! z" k3 L - 专业·专注·曼联中文网站I aim to really work the knee and push it to the maximum and after Christmas do a bit of full training and work with the lads. 5 [8 ^) S0 ~9 }/ H$ F( @. ?"I've been spending a lot of time in the gym, working on all the static cardio-vascular machines. I have been cycling, on the cross trainer and the treadmill, all the machines that don't put too much pressure through your knee but are able to keep your stamina up.曼联在线·球迷地带. ~: r- A! F3 m3 J* _. V' Q3 e' z
"It can get monotonous but joining in with the lads, maybe in January or early February, is something to aim for and look forward to.专业曼联球迷网站,曼联球迷的地盘,为广大球迷提供最新曼联新闻与视频资源.' d W Y8 C) X4 O: p8 F
"I'm also looking forward to playing again but that will probably not be until March. I'd take anything then, Reserves or whatever, or maybe go out on loan. I will take that and then kick on next season." 5 X; i- K# [: x* [) l' yFoster, however, hasn't put his goalkeeping education on hold while fighting back from the injury. - 专业·专注·曼联中文网站* A! F. Y& \) ]% I/ v: V. N: U. {
"I am an awful watcher but you can learn by watching the likes of Edwin Van der Sar and Tomasz Kuszczak," he added. , [2 \" ^+ F# g4 g专业曼联球迷网站,曼联球迷的地盘,为广大球迷提供最新曼联新闻与视频资源."Watching them and United has been a completely different style of play to what I have been used to for the last two seasons at Watford. 1 {- G' ]- _! c9 q- K( ?# {' ~曼联在线·球迷地带"Being keeper for Watford you tend to have a lot more to do! Also we didn't pass it out from the back a lot, which is what United are all about. It's about keeping possession. - 专业·专注·曼联中文网站' Q( ^& }; J! R% j# Q G! }
"It is good to watch and learn so when my turn comes around I will know what is expected of me. I enjoyed my time at Watford. It was a testing experience having a full season in the Premiership."曼联,曼联BT,曼联在线视频,曼联图片,曼联新闻,曼联论坛 Q( ~/ G$ L1 S5 J8 |8 [
Foster's stock rose enough for him to make that England breakthrough and challenge the likes of Paul Robinson (Spurs), David James (Portsmouth) and Scott Carson (Aston Villa. ( W. A- P; T. c专业曼联球迷网站,曼联球迷的地盘,为广大球迷提供最新曼联新闻与视频资源.But future international involvement is currently on the back burner. , u" D& u6 S! s7 G6 {"First things first. I have to force my way in at United," Ben added. "You can't expect to be picked for England if you are not in your club team." 9 T2 \, @) _$ e曼联在线·球迷地带 , l9 y# d" X" }7 {9 c/ @8 p5 i' z - 专业·专注·曼联中文网站曼联在线·球迷地带1 n. I; H2 I) }( [* u7 X
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