Huggins was part of the Sunderland side that suffered a 3-1 defeat against Southampton this afternoon, with Leon Dajaku also dropping down to gather important minutes.
One of the best things about the Under-21s programme as far as I can see, is the capacity to get those minutes first-team players to get them to understand it is a viable competition in terms of minutes and making sure that they're match-prepped should they be called and ready to go in the First-Team." "They're immensely frustrating as a footballer, we have to help him get over that frustration and get him ready for when he's dropped back into the first-team.
There were times when it won't work and times when he tells his body to do something and it says no. "Having gone through it myself, I can see the steps that he's taking positively to get back to where he wants to be. READ MORE: Sunderland U21s' second-half comeback not enough to undo Southampton's first-half damage He's listening to his body, his body is responding to what he wants it to do, which is a challenge when you've been out for a while. "I think he would be the first one to say that. We'll continue to drop him into the team as required by the first-team, which is really good. Murty said: "He's training with the First-Team now so we've handed over responsibility for his minutes in training which is great for Niall. The Wales-youth international clocked up another 90 minutes as he gets fitness back into his legs, with an eye on returning to Tony Mowbray's matchday squad. The Black Cats right-back suffered a number of setbacks on his return to fitness, but has been an ever-present in the Under-21s side in recent weeks. Graeme Murty has confirmed that Niall Huggins has returned to first-team training after over a year out injured.
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