'I didn't expect it' - Everton's teenage defender fought back from injury hell to be…

Everton youngster Mathew Mallon has spoken to the Liverpool Echo about his long-term injury as an academy star and his ambitions for the future. The 17-year-old has already been through a serious injury issue he initially feared might cost him his scholarship with the Toffees. However, having finally come back on the pitch again for just two months, he suffered the same injury once again - being ruled out for about 16 months. The youngster still stays optimistic after all the sufferings, he has already has learned and moved on.

 "That was a hard period for me. Playing football since I was four, having such a long period out was hard, not being able to touch a ball," the defender told the ECHO.   "But Everton helped me with it a lot, it was me and the physios. When you're injured, you don't really have contact with the team, you see coaches every now and then but not much.   "The physios helped me a lot, they're a good team. A lot of gym work was needed.   "At the same time, they sit you down and talk to you about how you feel and they were good with me. I like that, and it got me through it.   "It was an important time, because that's when my scholar was getting decided, so I was a bit unsure about whether they were going to give me it.

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