Southampton star Dusan Tadic says fitness key to his season
Friday 14 August 2015 10:21, UK
Southampton midfielder Dusan Tadic wants to replicate his early success from last season but the Serb admits he has to remain injury-free.
Tadic, who went under the knife during the summer, joined the club last summer from FC Twente and got off to a flying start, scoring four goals and providing nine assists in 25 Premier League starts.
But a groin problem worsened which lead to a premature end to his season.
"It was successful, but also frustrating. I think nobody expected how I started and how we started as a team, which was really nice," the 26-year-old told the club’s official website.
"But I know that, if I stayed fit, then the season would have been complete because I believe that the rest of it would have been like the first part - for me and for the team.
"In football, it's not possible for things to always go how you think and that's why I say that it's most important that you try to always be fit and then everything comes into place.
"I learned a lot from my first year. Most important for me now is to stay fit, then to try to make a season like the last one and to play good football."
