Everton defender Ben Godfrey reflects on another rollecoaster season at Goodison Park
There was a split-second when Everton were coasting to a fourth consecutive win and it looked like their run might come under threat.
READ MORE: I chatted to Jarrad Branthwaite after frustrating night and he proved Gareth Southgate right Godfrey, recently speaking to the ECHO, agreed. He said: “It is so important as players that, when you go through a period of not playing, that you train hard. Just because it is so hard to emulate that game fitness when you are not playing so the work that you do on the training pitch throughout the week is so important. That was my mindset through the period I went through of not playing and just being ready, as fit as I can, as sharp as I can and I emphasise that to myself every day.
The 26-year-old continued: “It is natural for me to say it is difficult because I am a footballer and I love playing so when you are not in the team it is always hard but at the same time I am part of a team, part of a unit, and my job if I am not playing is to train hard, push the lads on, be positive to be around and be ready to play my part when I am called upon.
And overcoming adversity is something that he has had to get used to in recent years as misfortune with injury has hampered his efforts to win consistent minutes. That was most pertinent on the first game of last season, when he did start at centre-back at home to Chelsea only to be stretchered off after just 15 minutes.
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