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Smith ready to returnAlan Smith is ready to make his long-awaited comeback from injury against Tottenham this weekend.
Just seven months after suffering an horrific broken leg and dislocated ankle, the striker feels he can handle a substitute's role for the visit of Martin Jol's side.
"To come on as a sub would be no problem," he said. "But I think 90 minutes of Premiership football would be very difficult at the moment.
"If you are playing at Old Trafford, you get that adrenaline rush and and that would see you through a sub appearance. But a full game is a different thing."
Smith admits that, other than some fine tuning in the gym to build up his injured leg, all he needs now is minutes on the pitch to recover his match fitness.
He said: "No schedule was put on the number of reserve matches I need before I'm ready.
"I am fine as far as the injury is concerned. I still need more gym work, but I also need matches. But if the Gaffer were to ask me if I'd be ready for the bench against Spurs, I'd say `yes' without hesitation.
“If it is not this weekend then, over the next few weeks, I am hoping to get on the bench. We have the Champions League starting next week against Celtic, and with seven allowed on
the bench, then there might be a chance.”
For Smith to be back in action at all is incredible, given the huge damage his ankle ligaments suffered in February's FA Cup defeat against Liverpool at Anfield.
He added: “I am just plugging away. I had my second 90 minutes at Stockport and I feel better every time.
“My ankle is getting stronger all the time in matches and training. It aches in the last 10 minutes when a bit of fatigue sets in, but that is not unnatural because it is still fixing back together.
“The dislocation of my ankle was the worst part of the injury because all the ligaments have to heal
“I have a plate that supports my leg and takes all the strain off it. So that’s not a problem. It is just building up the ankle. I need to build up my calf muscle as well.
"The work goes on in the gym but I am just happy to be playing football again, especially so soon, and that is credit to the all the medical staff at the club.”
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