PUBLISHED
15:49 26th July 2013
by Adam Tighe
Bruno is Albion’s only doubt for the friendly against La Liga side Villarreal.The Spaniard has been struggling with a calf injury throughout the pre-season campaign and assistant head coach, Nathan Jones, says the staff are making sure that the full-back is in the best possible health for the start of the season.
He said, “We won’t push him unnecessarily but if he is right then hopefully he will play some part of the (Villarreal) game.
“He’s on target for the start of the season. We are taking it day by day and, providing he doesn’t have any setbacks, then he should be available but we are not pushing him, we are not rushing him.
“It’s a long season and by pushing him now to make the Villarreal game or the Norwich game or the Leeds game, he could then have a setback. At the moment he is feeling good in himself and confident but we’ll take it as it comes.”
Meanwhile Jones has also admitted the staff’s delight at seeing Liam Bridcutt returning to full fitness.
“Liam is a big player for us, Liam is a big player for anyone at this level. He has been doing fantastically well and we missed him when he was out, we missed him in training and you can see he is right back at it.
“You could see he had stepped up a level from where he had been in pre-season, so it is good to have him back and he is peaking at the right time. He is very important to how we play and we are delighted to have him back.”
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