Mousa Dembele is raring to get back into competitive action for the Whites after making good progress recovering from the injury he sustained in Fulham’s Carling Cup encounter against Stoke City at the Britannia Stadium.
The talented attacker was stretchered off after finding himself on the receiving end of a badly timed tackle from Stoke’s Andy Wilkinson late on in the game. However, having taken part in a number of training sessions recently, Dembele feels a return to action is not too far away.
“Now it’s alright, I’ve already trained three times with the group and I've had no pain, just if I shoot really hard, then I have a little bit,” he said. “But I think in the following days that will disappear. I’m happy that the injury wasn’t that serious."
Injury aside, Dembele has enjoyed a promising introduction to English football, having produced some eye-catching displays for Mark Hughes’ side.
“When I came here everybody was really nice and they made it much easier for me to come into the team,” he explained. “It’s been perfect and the team also has a high quality of football. They are all players who have played in the Premier League for a long time so it’s normal to expect that they are high quality players. It’s also good for me because I can become a better footballer through training with good players.
“I like English football very much, the stadiums and supporters are nice and the game is very fast. It’s also hard but I like it very much. I’m really happy that I came to the Premier League. I don’t feel like I have to change my game here. I will learn a few more things because it’s more physical here but I don’t think that I have had to change my whole game.”