Rangers midfielder Steven Davis admits he has no thought if or when he’ll play skilled soccer once more.

The 38-year-old Northern Eire worldwide suffered a double ACL tear simply earlier than Christmas and was going through no less than six months on the sidelines.

However Davis is refusing to let the harm pressure him into retirement.

“I’ve received to be reasonable, it is a huge harm and takes a number of time to come back again from,” Davis instructed BBC Northern Eire.

“At my age and the stage I am at in my profession I do know it’ll be tough however I’ve all the time been a really match particular person so that ought to stand me in good stead and provides me the very best likelihood [of playing again].

“I have never made any choices about transferring ahead, I will simply think about ‘rehabbing’ to the very best of my capacity and keep targeted. I do not need this to be the defining second that ends my profession.”

Davis is the most-capped UK footballer of all time however he has not given up hope of including to his 140 worldwide appearances. He would additionally prefer to play once more for Rangers, though his contract with the Ibrox aspect expires this summer time.

“Everyone is aware of how a lot it means to me to play for Northern Eire, the connection I’ve had with the followers and nation all through my profession,” he stated.

“The prospect of pulling on the inexperienced shirt once more, and the Rangers shirt, is a driving issue for me, though I do know it’ll be a protracted and tough highway forward.

“If the rehab goes effectively I could have an opportunity to be concerned in the previous few worldwide video games of the yr, however earlier than that it might be good to be there with the squad, a part of the camp for a change of surroundings and so as to add one thing to the group and be amongst it.”

Davis underwent surgical procedure final month and is discovering the early levels of his rehabilitation mentally gruelling. He plans to take his teaching badges this yr as he opens his thoughts to life after taking part in.

“The previous couple of weeks have been sluggish progress however I’ve to attempt to present endurance and it’s a likelihood for me to study and develop as an individual,” he stated.

“I have never had the expertise of an actual long-term harm throughout my profession so I am grateful within the sense however pissed off as a result of at my age you do not know how lengthy you might have left in soccer as a participant and also you wish to maximise that point you might have left.

“Mentally it has been harder than I anticipated, coming in day-after-day and never seeing the progress each day.

“You must hit sure targets as you go alongside, break it into 5 or six-week phases, tick a field after which transfer on to the subsequent part.

“I am nonetheless within the preliminary part, getting the swelling down and the vary again within the leg, assessing issues as we go alongside.

“It is tough watching matches, understanding that you simply may not get a chance to do this once more however I am very pushed to attempt to get myself again on the market.

“It provides me time to develop away from that too, whether or not that be trying into my teaching or doing one thing outdoors of that, profit from my time. I nonetheless have to do my teaching badges. That is one I wish to tick off this yr.”