Johnson eyes end to injury nightmare

The full-back has seen his first season as a Liverpool player regularly interrupted by spells on the sidelines. He has been unable to put together a prolonged run in the side as a result, preventing him from being able to justify the hefty fee the Reds splashed out for his services last summer. Johnson is currently nursing a calf problem, the latest in a long line of problems, and admits he is unlikely to figure in Liverpool's final game of the season away at Hull City on Sunday. "I'm pushing to be fit for the weekend but it's a bit doubtful at the moment," he told Sky Sports News. He is, however, hoping this latest setback will be his last and that he will be back to his best in 2010/11. "You get a run in the team and start doing well and then you get an injury," he said. "You are then in the gym for a month or so trying hard to get over the injury, and then it just keeps repeating. I have had so many injuries this season it has been frightening but next season can't be as bad, surely." Before Johnson turns his attention to a new season with Liverpool he is hoping to play a major role for England at this summer's World Cup finals. Securing global glory would help to make amends for a difficult season both for himself and Liverpool, but the 25-year-old admits the Three Lions must beware of complacency when they arrive in South Africa. "You can never be too confident," he said. "It's going to be a massive tournament with a lot of good players and a lot of good teams so you can't go there expecting too much. "We have just got to prepare ourselves and make sure we are at the best of our ability in each game and take it from there."