Hector Bellerin | In my own words

I'm a very, very different Hector now - that's for sure.

To be out for 337 days is a long time. It sounds worse when you say it like that, but it's been a process that I feel has been more positive than negative. When people hear about you rupturing your ACL and going through this nine-month injury, they just think 'Wow, this is bad, his head must be flying, he must be in a bad state of mind, let's help him'.

Of course the first few months were tough and there were hard moments through the process. Watching the boys play was a real challenge for me and there were days when my knee wasn't feeling how I expected it to feel. Like every single process, there are always ups and downs, but it's…