Teemu Pukki says it feels good to be back in pre-season training after netting the opening goal in a 2-0 win over Huddersfield Town at the Lotus Training Centre.
Teemu opened the scoring early as he latched onto a Lukas Rupp pass and chipped the ball by Lee Nicholls for the opening goal of the game.
“It was a good counterattack from us and a good pass from Lukas (Rupp) and, of course, you are always happy after a goal,” said Teemu. “It is good for me to get a goal in the first game and the first minutes as well, so I am happy.”
Speaking about the match itself, Teemu added: “It was a good test. I think they (Huddersfield) were quite good. They didn’t make it easy for us, but it is a 2-0 win for us, and it is always good to get the win in these games.”
The Finnish striker returned slightly later than some of the other players to training, having played for his country at the Euro 2020 championships in the summer. However, he says fitness for him and the team will not be a problem when the Premier League season gets under way and that he is also looking forward to the tests against Coventry City and Sheffield United that are coming up for the team next.
“I have been here a couple of days now and it feels good to be back,” said Teemu. “It was a short holiday after the Euros, but I am happy to back and getting better shape every day and we will get some more games done in the next couple of weeks to be ready when the Premier League starts.
“I am looking forward to the Sheffield (United) game. They just went down from the Premier League so they will be a really, really tough opponent for us and we have never had it easy over there. The Coventry game as well. We played against them a couple of times last season and it was never easy, so they are good opponents for us in this moment.”