Loan signing Kieron Dyer says he feels back amongst friends after rejoining the Blues after 12 years away from Town. Dyer, who is due to remain with the club where he started his career for a month, was paraded at a Portman Road press conference this lunchtime.
Dyer said: "I feel like I’m back among friends, I know most of the faces here, I know most of the faces at the club and at the training ground, and it was very easy to come back and fit straight back in.”
The 32-year-old was feeling the effects of Saturday’s game at Leeds having not started a match since mid-December but says he’ll get better as he plays more games: "I’m very stiff as I’d only been training a week prior to that. Mentally as well, it was quite draining how the move came about so quickly.
"I’ve got 70 minutes in the bank now and over the next three games I’ll start to get fitter and you’ll see the real me out there.”
That may mean the midfielder starts Tuesday’s game against Watford amongst the subs: "Me and the manager aren’t stupid. I’m coming in early tomorrow and I’ll see how I feel, but I’ll definitely feature whether I’ll be starting or coming off the bench. We’re not going to kill ourselves.
"With the lack of games I’ve played, it would be foolish of me to try and play three 90 minutes in one week. I’ll see how my body feels but surprisingly I don’t feel too bad.”
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