Gordon - I won't rush recovery

Shot-stopper not taking any chances over return

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Gordon - I won't rush recovery

Gordon: Not taking any chances

I'd like to return to full training as quickly as possible but I will not take any chances because this is the second time I've suffered this injury.

Craig Gordon
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Sunderland No.1 Craig Gordon insists he will not risk further damage to his broken arm by rushing his recuperation.

The Scotland goalkeeper, who broke his left arm for what was the second time in eight months in a freak training accident in July, has been sidelined for the Black Cats' Premier League campaign so far.

The 27-year-old, who will also miss his country's forthcoming Euro 2012 qualifiers against Lithuania and Liechtenstein, is hoping to return to training soon, but knows he cannot afford to hurry his recovery.

Return

"I'd like to return to full training as quickly as possible but I will not take any chances because this is the second time I've suffered this injury," Gordon told the Daily Record.

"I'm already doing little bits of handling and work in the gym. I've come back from this before and I'll come back from it again.

"It's tough to watch from the sidelines with Sunderland and I'm so disappointed to miss these games for Scotland."

Gordon, who helped Steve Bruce's side to a 13th-placed finish in the top flight last term, has had a titanium plate reinserted into his arm to aid the repair of the broken bone.

The keeper admits the metal support could be a long-term fixture, but does not expect it to hinder his performance when he makes his eventual return.

He said: "It has been a frustrating period because I had the plate in my arm removed earlier in the summer and everything was going really well until five or six days into pre-season training when the injury went again.

"The plate has been put in my arm again. I imagine it will stay in for a few years now, possibly even until the end of my career.

"It didn't cause me any problems to play with it last season and I'm sure it won't again in future."

Desire

Gordon also looks likely to miss Scotland's qualifying double-header against Spain and the Czech Republic next month, and the shot-stopper admits he is desperate to get back to the international stage.

"I love representing my country and would turn up anywhere in the world for a game, even a friendly," he added.

"There's also a burning desire to help take Scotland into a major finals again.

"It's something I desperately want to achieve in my career."

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