Freund injury set back

Last updated : 19 September 2002 By SpursMAD
Freund has been out of action since last January, when he damaged cruciate ligaments in his knee for the second time in his career.

The former German international told the Evening Standard: "The knee is fine but I picked up a small muscle problem against Southampton.

It did not seem like a big problem but the next day I was in a lot of pain.

"It is a small tear on the hamstring. I'm bit down because I had waited a long time to come back.

Sometimes you have to cope with down periods before you can get back."