It’s been a really challenging season for Everton defender Jarrad Branthwaite.
Jarrad Branthwaite has spent the majority of the season on the sidelines due to a hamstring injury which required surgery.
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Branthwaite only made his return last month, as he came off the bench in the 1-1 draw with Leeds United.
The Everton defender was able to start against Brighton and Hove Albion last weekend, and speaking after the game, he spoke about how his body has been feeling.
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Jarrad Branthwaite says his body feels great after making injury comeback
Branthwaite made his first Premier League start of the season at Brighton on Saturday afternoon, and almost completed the full 90 minutes.
The 23-year-old came off in the 89th minute and spoke to Everton’s website post-match about how his body has held up.
“It’s been such a long time for me, so I’m just happy to be back out there,” the Toffees centre-back stated.
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“I got through it all okay, and I’m looking forward to hopefully playing many more games this season.
“I’m definitely happy. It’s been such a long time. It’s been a frustrating, eight or nine months, really.
“And to play the 45 on Monday and to go and play the 80-odd minutes that I’ve done today, I’m really happy with my body, the way it’s upheld and hopefully – touch wood I can continue for the rest of the season injury-free and have a good end to the season.”
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Jarrad Branthwaite sets his sights on Europe
Moyes has made it very clear that he wants European football at Everton and that’s clearly been the demand set to his squad.
Branthwaite has just stated that same notion: “I think every game is massive now. “We want Europe, we’ve said that from the start of the season, as well.
“So, like I say, every game’s big and as long as we keep picking up points.
“We might look at the end of the season and we’re in Europe by a point and today would have been a massive result. So, every game’s huge and we’ve just got to keep going like that.”
Everton are currently sitting 10th in the Premier League table, only two points behind seventh-placed Brentford.
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