TWO months out with a ligament problem has given Andy Sandell chance to work on his weaker right foot.

The left-back played his first 90 minutes of football since picking up a medial ligament strain in his left leg during January’s win over Rotherham United when he played in last night’s Berks and Bucks Senior Cup semi-final against Chesham United.

And he showed how much his right foot has improved when he fired Blues into the lead from 25 yards on his weaker side.

He said: “I thought about shooting with my left foot but I thought if I catch it well and I hurt my knee I’m not going to be very pleased with myself, so I thought I’d cut inside on my right foot. It took a nice little bobble for me and went in.

“Since the injury all I’ve been able to do is kick with my right foot so I’ve been kicking with my right foot for the last two months. It comes in handy sometimes.

“I felt good, there wasn’t much of a reaction. I still can’t kick a ball fully with my left foot but I’m getting there with it. It didn’t hurt too much tonight so hopefully with another couple of days’ good training I’ll be in the squad for Saturday.

“You can do all the training you want but it’s games that you need. It’s a good job we had a game this week because I needed 90 minutes and I got it.”

The 27-year-old has suffered the same injury in the past and admits he aggravated it by rushing back into full training too soon.

He said: “I was a bit stupid in carrying on trying to run it off but I just want to play, even if it’s with a slight injury because that’s the way I am.

“I’ll train Thursday and Friday, then I’ll speak to the gaffer Friday and see if he wants me in the squad for Saturday.

“I’ll be back either Saturday or the Hereford game Tuesday with a bit of luck. I’m going to get tweaks on it for the next month or two but I’ll play through it if the gaffer’s happy with me doing that.”

Sandell has been back in full training for the last week and said he was happy to be involved with the rest of his team-mates again.

He said: “Me and [physio] Stuart Ayles get on really well but I don’t want to see him anymore. I’ve been seeing him every day for the last two or three months.

“It’s nice not to see Stu on a Wednesday because when everyone’s off and you’re in at nine o’clock in the morning seeing the same four walls it gets a bit tedious after a while, but it’s the same for all the injured lads.

“Stu’s a great physio and a good guy. On the down days he does pick you up, which you need. He does all the running with you, which is good. You don’t get someone standing there telling you to run.”