Everton's Bolasie seeks benefits of injury layoff

The speedy Congolese wide man was recruited by manager Ronald Koeman last August and made 13 Premier League appearances before sustaining a season-ending injury in December. He was ruled out for a year and has since undergone two surgeries.

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The 27-year-old is confident he can return to action by the end of the year with a more settled approach that his former managers at Crystal Palace had predicted.

"Strangely, I think that having this injury will give me the composure that I have been looking for," Bolasie told British media.

"I know that will take my game to another level. I am going to be subconsciously more cautious with any sharp movements, but that should improve my game massively.

"My old managers Alan Pardew and Tony Pulis always felt I would gain more composure with age.

"Now I have had this injury, I think it will come, but I don't think I will lose my pace or my sprinting -- and I feel strong already."

(Reporting by Aditi Prakash in Bengaluru)