He told DSports: "I played for 8 months with pain and injections. I had to make the decision to have surgery, it was the best thing I was hurting the team and I didn't want to continue like this. Now I'm fine, people can be rest assured.
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"When I arrived it was chaos, so many players. Mauricio (Pochettino) brought order and identity to the team, the work ethic is different now. He changed everything and that's positive.
"The group is more serious and hardworking, you can see the difference in the matches."