Gaetan Bong is ready to play through pain again for Albion against Preston today.
The left-back suffered a severe cut to his left foot during the first half of last Saturday’s win at Leeds.
He soldiered on after taking tablets and helped the Seagulls to another 2-1 victory at home to Bristol City on Tuesday following ice treatment, stitches and an injection.
Bong, below, said: “It was very bad. I was in pain and running on one foot. I thought about dropping out but I saw afterwards GG (Gordon Greer) had a problem and Liam (Rosenior) had a problem, so I decided to wait until half-time.
“I took pills for the pain and said ‘Okay, 45 minutes more’.
“I tried to run straight most of the time, not change direction too much,” he said.
“When you are professional you know what you can do and if I thought I couldn’t play I’d say no, it’s too much. I gave my best and now I need to do the same.”
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The left-back suffered a severe cut to his left foot during the first half of last Saturday’s win at Leeds.
He soldiered on after taking tablets and helped the Seagulls to another 2-1 victory at home to Bristol City on Tuesday following ice treatment, stitches and an injection.
Bong, below, said: “It was very bad. I was in pain and running on one foot. I thought about dropping out but I saw afterwards GG (Gordon Greer) had a problem and Liam (Rosenior) had a problem, so I decided to wait until half-time.
“I took pills for the pain and said ‘Okay, 45 minutes more’.
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“I tried to run straight most of the time, not change direction too much,” he said.
“When you are professional you know what you can do and if I thought I couldn’t play I’d say no, it’s too much. I gave my best and now I need to do the same.”
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