Daniel Ayala says ‘it gained’t be a standard summer time’ as he bids to play an even bigger function in Rovers’ plans subsequent season.
A closing day outing in opposition to Birmingham City was only a tenth look of an injury-hit marketing campaign for the Spaniard who joined as a free agent final September.
Game-time has been briefly provide for the 30-year-old, who hadn’t featured for the reason that opening day of 2020 earlier than signing for Rovers eight months later after leaving Middlesbrough.
He’s since had three separate harm absences in the course of the season, ready till the ultimate day to make his comeback outing having final appeared for the first-team at Huddersfield Town in December.
A 60 minute run-out for the Under-23s in opposition to Chelsea helped increase his health earlier than he took his place on the bench for Rovers’ closing sport in opposition to Birmingham the place he performed the ultimate half an hour, changing Taylor Harwood-Bellis.
With the season now finished, Ayala heads right into a summer time, after which pre-season, which he hopes will stand him in good stead to play an even bigger half in 2021/22.
“It’s been a tough season, a whole lot of accidents one after the opposite, however clearly that’s football,” he instructed the membership web site.
“I used to be glad simply to play some video games and to go off into the summer time after which have a very good pre-season after which begin actually good subsequent 12 months.
“I used to be pushing to play and mentioned to the gaffer that I needed to play, even when it was simply 10 or 20 minutes I needed to get on the market and play and really feel the grass once more.
“I’ve spoken to the health coach and it gained’t be a standard summer time, I should work actually arduous and ensure that I’m prepared for pre-season.”
