Richard Garcia is hoping he will soon be able to pick up where he
left off last season as he approaches full fitness.
The Aussie attacking midfielder broke his leg while on loan at Leyton Orient last winter, at a time when O's boss Tommy Taylor was praising his performances.
And Trevor Sinclair has predicted he could be the next youngster to break through, having been impressed with what he has seen of him in training.
After a punishing summer course of rehabilitation, he says that playing at Rushden and Diamonds on Monday night was a huge boost to his confidence.
"It was great; my first game in the full squad," he says.
"You have to start at the bottom and work your way up and especially after my injury my fitness has not been the best.
"But the physios have got me back to scratch and hopefully I can keep going."
But he admits that his first team debut owed as much to injuries elsewhere as anything else, and he adds:
"It was nothing major, because there are great players like Michael Carrick and so on waiting to come back into the side when fully fit.
"So I am just hoping to be part of the squad this season.
"It's getting back slowly, and it was a good workout for me."
Is it likely he will go out on loan again?
"At this moment I wouldn't have a clue," he replies.
"I'm just hoping to keep playing and training, and take it one day at a time."
The Aussie attacking midfielder broke his leg while on loan at Leyton Orient last winter, at a time when O's boss Tommy Taylor was praising his performances.
And Trevor Sinclair has predicted he could be the next youngster to break through, having been impressed with what he has seen of him in training.
After a punishing summer course of rehabilitation, he says that playing at Rushden and Diamonds on Monday night was a huge boost to his confidence.
"It was great; my first game in the full squad," he says.
"You have to start at the bottom and work your way up and especially after my injury my fitness has not been the best.
"But the physios have got me back to scratch and hopefully I can keep going."
But he admits that his first team debut owed as much to injuries elsewhere as anything else, and he adds:
"It was nothing major, because there are great players like Michael Carrick and so on waiting to come back into the side when fully fit.
"So I am just hoping to be part of the squad this season.
"It's getting back slowly, and it was a good workout for me."
Is it likely he will go out on loan again?
"At this moment I wouldn't have a clue," he replies.
"I'm just hoping to keep playing and training, and take it one day at a time."