Danny Welbeck says he turned a negative into a positive after recovering from injury
Danny Welbeck credits building up his mental strength for helping him force his way into England’s World Cup squad.
Welbeck will be heading to this summer’s tournament in Russia and has more reason than most to look forward to it, having missed out on Euro 2016 due to a knee injury which ended up sidelining him for eight months.
The Arsenal forward admits his lay-off was a major setback, both professionally and psychologically, but has emerged with a measured outlook that could serve him well as England take on the world in Russia.
“Missing out on the last tournament with injury was frustrating for me,” he said.
Injury problems saw Welbeck miss out on a place at Euro 2016
Now fully fit, Welbeck’s next challenge will be finding a way into Gareth Southgate’s side.
He has made just three substitute appearances under Southgate, totalling less than 45 minutes of football, and will be hoping to add to that when Nigeria visit Wembley on Saturday.