Liverpool defender Glen Johnson is looking forward to an injury-free season in 2010-11 after a frustrating campaign in which he has struggled to find full fitness.
The England international admits that he is unlikely to be fit enough to make the Reds' concluding fixture of the season against Hull City, but is determined that there will not be a repeat next year.
"I'm pushing to be fit for the weekend but it's a bit doubtful at the moment," Johnson told his club's official website.
"You get a run in the team and start doing well and then you get an injury.
"You are then in the gym for a month or so trying hard to get over the injury, and then it just keeps repeating. I have had so many injuries this season it has been frightening but next season can't be as bad, surely."
Johnson is optimistic that he will manage to shake off his injury concerns in time to be fit to take his place in Fabio Capello's England squad for this summer's World Cup finals.
The Three Lions are expected to do well in South Africa, but Johnson is taking nothing for granted.
"You can never be too confident," he added.
"It's going to be a massive tournament with a lot of good players and a lot of good teams so you can't go there expecting too much.
"We have just got to prepare ourselves and make sure we are at the best of our ability in each game and take it from there."
The England international admits that he is unlikely to be fit enough to make the Reds' concluding fixture of the season against Hull City, but is determined that there will not be a repeat next year.
"I'm pushing to be fit for the weekend but it's a bit doubtful at the moment," Johnson told his club's official website.
"You get a run in the team and start doing well and then you get an injury.
"You are then in the gym for a month or so trying hard to get over the injury, and then it just keeps repeating. I have had so many injuries this season it has been frightening but next season can't be as bad, surely."
Johnson is optimistic that he will manage to shake off his injury concerns in time to be fit to take his place in Fabio Capello's England squad for this summer's World Cup finals.
The Three Lions are expected to do well in South Africa, but Johnson is taking nothing for granted.
"You can never be too confident," he added.
"It's going to be a massive tournament with a lot of good players and a lot of good teams so you can't go there expecting too much.
"We have just got to prepare ourselves and make sure we are at the best of our ability in each game and take it from there."
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