Fred comments on his return to the courts
After being inactive due to injury, the basketball point guard played this Friday in Fla's victory over Saldanha
By From the team at Flamengo's official website - in
Fred's presence was the welcome news from this Friday's game at HSBC Arena. After a time out due to injury, the point guard participated in Flamengo's comfortable victory over Saldanha da Gama in the second round of the Novo Basquete Brasil tournament. In an interview with Flamengo's official website, the player discussed his return to the court.
"It's always good to be back. Watching from the outside is really bad. It's a bit of a rushed return due to the absences and I didn't even do a group training session, nothing. I came straight to the game. But I'm feeling pretty good - I was doing the physical part straight away, so physically I'm pretty good. It's more the rhythm of the game, the timing [that's missing]. And getting used to the tape here on my finger too," he said.
The player agrees with coach Paulo Chupeta, who believes Fred was somewhat apprehensive during the game.
The player agrees with coach Paulo Chupeta, who believes Fred was somewhat apprehensive during the game.
"I was definitely a little worried. Especially because I didn't train with the guys, so it's a little dangerous - I don't have the ball time, and there's a risk of something happening, but I'll take it from experience. This week I'll have more time to train with the guys, gain more confidence, so I'll be better prepared to play on Sunday," he added.