Livingston will reap the rewards of taking it simple in Bruce Anderson’s return from harm in response to boss David Martindale.
The 24-year-old impressed throughout his maiden marketing campaign with the Lions final time period as he completed because the main Scottish marksman within the high flight with 11 targets.
However his season was ended prematurely after choosing up an ankle harm in March, which left him only one purpose shy of breaking the membership’s Premiership document for a single season.
Twice, although, the previous Aberdeen man has suffered additional ankle injury in his bid to return to first-team motion.
He has been restricted to only 4 substitute appearances within the high flight this time period - together with the Lions’ final two fixtures.
Talking to the Courier, Martindale admitted it’s been difficult holding the striker again however insists everybody will profit from that strategy sooner or later.
He mentioned: “Bruce has had three ankle accidents. Beforehand, every time I introduced him again in he’d injured it once more.
“This time I’ve saved him away and tried to not use him, possibly to the detriment of the squad barely if I’m being sincere however I feel we’re all going to learn long-term from my actions.
“Bruce has been annoyed however I actually assume we wanted to take that point.”
He added: “When he got here again, he was a few months behind everybody else in pre-season then injures his ankle once more. He got here again after which did it once more. It wasn’t best however I feel all of us wanted to take that further time.
“Have we been lacking him? Sure. However the gamers up there can carry different points that Bruce isn’t so good at.
“Present me a whole striker and I’ll present you one who isn’t at Livingston.”
The Lions are aiming to bounce again from consecutive defeats after they host St Johnstone on Saturday (3pm kick-off).
They're hoping to welcome again Jack Fitzwater and Stephane Omeonga from harm however full-back Jamie Brandon and attacker Esmael Goncalves are uncertain.
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