In the end, an injury was an injury and it hindered him a bit, though it was almost gone now, still, it wasn't recommended for him to play a full match as a strong tackle to his ankle could aggravate the injury, thus the manager had decided to not have him in the starting line-up.
The manager might not even end up playing him, but at least he was no longer suspended so Jason didn't care and did his warm-up with as much enthusiasm as usual.
Soon the players were back in the locker room for the pre-match tactical meeting.
There the manager further stressed the important parts of their tactics and took the whole team through the tactics again while the starting players readied themselves for the match with the time for kick-off rapidly approaching.
Time passed and both players were soon on the field, waiting for the whistle that signified kick-off from the referee.
*Fweeeeeee*
