Three months after the ritual on the Côte d’Azur, he feels “great to be back” renewing his ties with his hometown.
“I’ve been looking forward to this camp for several weeks,” Weir said. “It was by far the hardest thing I’ve ever had to go through in my career. There were a lot of ups and downs.
“Taking a look again, I noticed a lot. I really feel grateful for an insignificant exchange of views coming back.”
Weir tried to stay as “balanced” and “rational” as she could while returning to fitness.
“Some days it felt absolutely wonderful, I can totally do it,” he explained. “On other days there have been complicated occasions.
“It is physically very demanding. There were many elements to this injury. It is a fairly complex surgery.
“Sadly, it’s actually common, but there’s a lot of it. It definitely wasn’t an easy way out of medication, but I loved some parts of it.
“I enjoyed that challenge. I was lucky I didn’t get injured before. I was proud of the way I dealt with it most of the time. These things happen, they’re part of the sport.”
Looking ahead to the tie-up with Hungary, Weir believes the 2022 World Cup play-off defeat to the Republic of Ireland can “give us a boost”.
“I believe in this team, I believe in the squad,” he added. “Everything we have worked for has led us to this point.
“We actually assume, consider and hope that it will be this date.”
