"I think it was a very important game, very happy to be back. Overall happy to get the win, of course, happy to score two goal so I think, yeah, the definition of being back,"
"The thing is after such a long injury, surgeons always tell you, 'yeah you're going to be out for six, seven months,' and then you expect it to be seven months. But that's never how it works,"
"It always takes time for your knee to get used to all the contact, all the loads. It's really up to your body, I think my knee has a mind of it's own and I'm just trying to cooperate with it and manage it the best I can. I think I'm pretty far now, I got in a good 60 minutes today. I think it's only up for now and hopefully we can manage it well. For me to stay on the pitch is the most important thing."
Ricardo Pepi scored twice to help PSV Eindhoven to a 5-3 Eredivisie win over NEC Nijmegen. The 22-year-old made his first start of the season after recovering from a knee injury suffered in a Champions League match with Liverpool in January. Pepi struck in the 12th and 49th minutes and was substituted after 65 minutes. He has scored in each of his nine starts for PSV since the beginning of last season, totaling 16 goals. Pepi emphasized cautious knee management, noting surgical timelines, gradual load adaptation, and the priority of staying on the pitch.
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