Ghana and Columbus Crew captain Jonathan Mensah has expressed his happiness following the return to training after an enforced break by the coronavirus.
Mensah was put through his paces together with their teammates for the first time in almost two months but under strict directives to curb the spread of the virus.
Follow the first day back at Obetz late last week, the former Ashanti Gold SC defender gave his perspective of what it felt like to be back.
"We’ve been doing a lot, as I said, on video Zoom calls, but it’s always great to have a conversation with teammates, with the staff. But … it felt good to see them face to face, have some chats, and talk about everything," he told Columbuscrew.com.
The players will take the concession of being outside, Mensah happily said, as the team now patiently awaits the next progressional phase, whenever that may be.
"We are just happy to be back outside with some fresh air. Seeing the teammates, seeing the staff, seeing everyone on the team, and hopefully, this phase will help us get to phase two quicker," he added.
Major League Soccer has been suspended since mid-March due to the coronavirus outbreak, however, the league is set to resume in July.