Alireza Jahanbakhsh is still disappointed at how much time he has missed for Brighton this season.
The club's record signing has missed 14 weeks of the season due to a mixture of injuries and international commitment.
Now he is in line for his first start in the league since November. And he cannot wait to put things right at the club.
Jahanbakhsh said to reporters: "I didn't expect it to be that long but it kept me out for more than eight or nine weeks.
"It just happens and it's part of football. Once I was fit, I had to go for international duties so it was a tough time, to be honest.
"Mentally and physically, it was a tough time but I just passed that difficulty and now I am in good form. I feel good, I need to play more games to get back to confidence."It was a rupture in the right leg. Just a normal hamstring doesn't take that long but it took more than normal for me.
"Even before I went to the Asian Cup, I was fit but it was a risk probably to re-injure it.
"The gaffer didn't take that risk with me and it came up to international duty and I had to go. It was official time that I had to leave the club.
"Probably it wasn't the right time because I was really looking forward to getting back to full fitness and playing in games for the club.
"But I had to go and play internationals which was important for the country back home."