Cristian Ignat (22 years old) returned to workouts Rapidafter the operation suffered at the shoulder. In an exclusive interview for the Sports Gazette, the player told how he crossed the difficult period of injury, but also the changes he suffered on a mental and physical level.
The player estimates he will return to the field in two to three weeks. He also emphasized the importance of the derby with Dinamo, which he considers a match that wins with a lot of soul.
Cristian Ignat returned to fast -back / photo source training: Rapid TV
VIDEO. Cristi Ignat: “We have a very good start of the season, Mr. Gâlcă helped us a lot!”
“I feel very excited. These days I was very happy that I came back with the boys. I feel part of the team again. I entered the field again, I got the boots. It is a pleasant feeling. The period I was injured was difficult, but I can say that I grew a lot during this time, I had time to think about what I want.
I think it was a beneficial, but very difficult time. In two, three weeks I would be available for a match. We have a very good start of the season, Mr. Costel Gâlcă has helped us a lot, you can see the style of play. The match with Dinamo is a derby, and a derby wins with the heart! ”, said the player of Giulesti.
Ignat suffered the injury in the failure with CFR Cluj from the penultimate stage of the play-off from the previous season, score 1-4. The defender then left the land in the 13th minute and was not included in the lot for the last match of the season, away with U Cluj.
Subsequently, Ignat participated along with the representative of Romania in the euro, checking a half in the failure with Italy, score 0-1. Then, the defender of the Rapid played 15 minutes in defeat with Spain, score 1-2, and was reserve unused in the failure with Slovakia, score 1-2.
In July, Cristi Ignat was undergoing shoulder operation, and now he returned to training.
With the return to the team's training, Cristi Ignat will compete for a position of holder with the other central defenders of the Rapid, Lars Kramer, Alexandru Pașcanu, Denis Ciobotariu and Leo Bolgado.
