{"id":538502,"date":"2019-12-17T15:47:46","date_gmt":"2019-12-17T20:47:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=538502"},"modified":"2019-12-17T15:47:46","modified_gmt":"2019-12-17T20:47:46","slug":"ipswich-town-freddie-sears-recovery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2019\/12\/17\/ipswich-town-freddie-sears-recovery\/","title":{"rendered":"Ipswich Town Striker Freddie Sears &#8216;Ready To Go&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ipswich Town striker Freddie Sears has declared himself &#8220;ready to go&#8221; ahead of Town&#8217;s trip to Portsmouth on Saturday.<\/p>\n<h2>Freddie Sears: I&#8217;m Ready To Go<\/h2>\n<h3>Return From Injury<\/h3>\n<p>The Tractor Boys could be given an early Christmas present with striker Sears reportedly fit to return.<\/p>\n<p>Thirty-year-old Sears featured in an hour of the 2-1 victory over Crystal Palace; last week he played 45 minutes at Millwall.<\/p>\n<p>It is unknown whether Sears has shown enough in training to warrant starting ahead of Kayden Jackson and James Norwood at Fratton Park on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>But Sears, who suffered a serious knee injury back in February, is raring to be dispatched.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m feeling good.&#8221; the former Colchester United forward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eadt.co.uk\/sport\/sears-is-ready-to-go-as-comeback-continues-1-6428878?fbclid=IwAR2GL4RO7J0HqVuUJTEyg36obXOCI695RzwnwSyHPm-X8OCKNEggTW0WtJ4\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve been training for three months now. It&#8217;s about getting the final touches again, I&#8217;m ready to go, ready for action.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;These U23 games can be tough. It was wet, muddy, tough conditions.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;These games are not like first-team games.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Sears&#8217; return would boost Town&#8217;s goalscoring antics, having scored six times in five matches, but boss Paul Lambert has previously said he will not rush back into action.<\/p>\n<p>The former West Ham striker&#8217;s teammates at Portman Road have also spoken of the boost surrounding Sears&#8217; return.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Freddie is looking really good and really sharp,&#8221; said defender James Wilson recently.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;ll be brilliant, like having a new signing for us.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re all looking forward to him getting back in the squad.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Town head to Portsmouth on Saturday with one win in ten outings in all competitions.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"GrqUhL-iRwZpSHjQ1v-bQw\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1082978482\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'GrqUhL-iRwZpSHjQ1v-bQw',sig:'jliTmo3khRpXTQNiH3wDfCwPOgIWPm2ceJ80QKru19k=',w:'594px',h:'384px',items:'1082978482',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ipswich Town striker Freddie Sears has declared himself &#8220;ready to go&#8221; ahead of Town&#8217;s trip to Portsmouth on Saturday. Freddie Sears: I&#8217;m Ready To Go Return From Injury The Tractor Boys could be given an early Christmas present with striker Sears reportedly fit to return. 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