This archive report was first published on 20 August 2019.
Published on August 20, 2019, Chelsea defender Kurt Zouma has spoken about his long journey back to the starting lineup after a serious knee injury in 2016.
At the time, Zouma suffered a knee injury that sidelined him for nine months, forcing him to be loaned out to Premier League clubs Stoke City and Everton in the last two seasons.
"It has been a very, very long journey," Zouma told reporters. "I don't want to talk about that now, because that is the past but I fought very hard."
Despite being below-par in Chelsea's 4-0 loss to Manchester United in the opener, new manager Frank Lampard has shown faith in the 24-year-old Frenchman, who has started the club's first three games of the season.
"That's what I wanted," Zouma added. "I'm in a big club and everyone wants to play. The competition is very hard and there are a lot of talented players, so when you train you have to do it right."
