Hibs star Kevin Nisbet on his injury chats with Kieran Tierney and Lee Johnson transfer interest
| Author | Alan Galindo |
| Published date | 27 June 2022 |
| Publication title | EdinburghLive (Scotland) |
Just a few months later Tierney would suffer an injury with the Easter Road man returning the favour for the Arsenal star during his rehab.
The Scotland pair would text every couple of days to check in on one another and discuss the programmes they were on in a bid to return to full fitness. The support shown from the former Celtic man has proved a huge help to Nisbet as he opened up on his help.
He told the Scottish Sun: "Myself and KT are really good mates. We were together at Celtic when we were about nine-years-old, and then we went our separate ways as happens in football.
"When I was called up for Scotland we reconnected, and we have been close since then which has been great.
"I was gutted when he suffered his injury and that ruled him out for Scotland in those important games.
"We texted each other every few days to see how each other is doing and talk about rehab programmes.
"It's never nice to be injured, but to have a good mate, and someone you trust, going through it has been a big help.
"KT knows how I am feeling and vice-versa, so we can support each other through it.
"You can talk to your friends and family when you are out, but they maybe don't understand how you are feeling.
"When I am down I can drop him a text, and he will know how I am feeling because he has been in the same boat.
"We are able to bounce ideas off of each other as well.
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"Kieran and I can talk about what he is working on that might help me, and it's exactly the same with me for him.
"We were gutted that Scotland didn't make the World Cup because it would have been a dream to have played in one.
"But there's always another one in four years.
"I would love to get back to playing for Scotland again with KT, but I have plenty to do before I can even think of that.
"I have to get myself fit and then back scoring goals for Hibs again and performing well to get my place back in the Scotland squad.
"My most important aim right now is just getting back...
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