'The hardest thing': Tom Lockyer reveals the hilarious reason he misses training with Luton
Tom Lockyer told talkSPORT what has been “the hardest thing” about not playing football – and it's not what you might think!
The hatters The defender has been marginalized since his heart attack during the match against Bournemouth in December, causing the game to be postponed.
This Wednesday night sees the rescheduled match, with the Bedfordshire side returning to the Vitality Stadium. live and exclusive on talkSPORT.
Luton are currently fighting for their Premier League lives after their promotion through the Championship play-offs last season, a first. Lockyer collapsed.
Rob Edwards' men are third from the bottom and three points Nottingham Forest and security.
But as well as missing being on the pitch to help Luton avoid relegation, there's another fun reason why Lockyer wishes he could keep training…
Speaking to talkSPORT Breakfast ahead of his team's clash, the 29-year-old was asked about his boss Edwards, who was recently voted the “most handsome manager in the Premier League”.
After Ally McCoist joked Everton boss Sean Dyche had been robbed, the Scotsman asked him if he thinks the vote will go to his manager's head.
“I do not think it is like that!” Lockyer laughed. “He's such a humble guy, he's amazing. I heard that in the newsletter early, I was actually going to mention it!
“That's probably the hardest thing for me throughout this whole thing, you know, I haven't been able to walk in every day and see that beautiful face!
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“I don't think it goes to his head, but he deserves it too!”
Jokes aside, Edwards has clearly created a strong sense of togetherness in the team. He was visibly shaken by Lockyer's two collapses, with the Hatters boss crying on the pitch in December and telling talkSPORT how shaken he and his side were for the incident.
Lockyer will travel to Bournemouth on Wednesday night to support Edwards and his team.
Following the support from Cherries fans and staff for him and his family following his cardiac arrest, the captain admitted he wished both sides could win that night.
He said: “I would like to go there to see the doctors who saved my life and allowed me to be here for my daughter to be born.
“Like I said, I've been a little numb to the whole thing since then, but holding that baby in my hands for the first time, I look at her like 'wow, I'm so lucky.' I'm here for you.
“I owe everything to these doctors.”
He continued: “Since the last game, I wish both teams could get three points tonight. They've been incredible.”
