Cal’s pal Junior ready to go again

INFLUENCE: Wilson CALLUM WILSON claims fit-again Junior Stanislas is like a new signing for Bournemouth after his six-month injury misery.

Stanislas is pushing to make his first Premier League start since March when the Cherries take on Crystal Palace tomorrow after battling back from a serious knee problem.

Striker Wilson, 26, said: “Junior has got himself looking strong and feeling good.

“He is back to his best and the more minutes he is racking up the better. He’s has added that freshness to the group because he has been away.

“He has got his banter, his presence around the changing room and is a good quality player.

“He is different to our other wingers so it is only going to benefit us having players like that back and is a massive boost.”

Wilson knows exactly what Stanislas, 28 (left) has had to endure after suffering the agony of rupturing the cruciate ligaments in BOTH knees himself.

The former Coventry hotshot has revealed the role he played in helping Stanislas bounce back.

Wilson added: “Junior is a good friend. We came down to the club together at the same time and it was disappointing to see him get injured.

“You see him working hard in the gym and I have been giving him tips as and when I can on what makes you feel better and what doesn’t.

“Junior is quite strong-minded so he didn’t really need much. I was just giving him my experience and what I did in that situation at different points of his rehab.

“The sort of person he is he will listen and always wants to learn.”

Wilson has challenged his side to recover from last weekend’s 4-0 hammering at Burnley. “A defeat like that was tough to take so we want to bounce back,”

he said.