PLAYER of the Season Krisztián Timár has pledged to return as a better and braver defender after sustaining a horrific injury at Wolves on the final day of the season.

The Beast of Budapest lifted Argyle's Player of the Season at Home Park a week before but, with just 30 minutes of the best season of his career remaining, he smashed a bone in his forehead.

Typically, the injury came from a brave challenge, and the cult hero promised that his style of football will never change.

"I will be brave and confident with my heading again," he said. "It is my style. I can only play football like this.

"When I was operated on my knee, the doctor did a good job because, if my knee was not 100% and I can't be brave, then I can't play football.

"It is the same thing with my head. I have to win every header and I will be ok."

The injury came from an accidental clash of heads with Wolves defender George Elokobi, who has seen been in contact with Krisztian to send his best wishes, and everyone inside Molineux could immediately see it was a bad injury.

However, as Timár explained, the recovery time from a broken bone is actually far shorter than ligament or joint problems.

He said: "I am very well. Every day, I am feeling better and getting better.

"The doctor has started to build up my bones again and repair the big hole in my forehead. He has also repaired my damaged eyebrow.

"It was a very, very successful operation and I am very pleased with the doctor.

"It is not like a knee injury which can be very long. It is just a bone injury, so it will be absolutely fine.

"It is not a joint where the ligaments have to recover. This is the bone, so it will recover and work just like before.

"This means it will not be too long. It usually takes about six weeks for a bone to recover but I may need eight weeks before I can start pre-season with everybody else.

"I will have to be careful for the first few weeks and maybe won't play in the pre-season games, but Maxi [physio Paul Maxwell] and I will build up my heading with a flat ball.

"I might be ok for the first game of next season but I don't think I need to rush or come back too early. We will see in pre-season. I have not had this kind of injury before but I think everything will be fine."

Despite his optimism, it was a cruel end to a wonderful season for the Hungarian, who picked his first international cap in March.

After his first full season in English, Timár feels he and compatriot Péter Halmosi have now adapted to the English game.

He said: "It was probably the best season of my career. I am especially very happy because this was my first full season in England and I am very proud.

"I came here and wanted to improve, and show my best. It has been very successful and I am very proud of everything. I hope and know I can do the same next season, and I can be better.

"It is much easier [playing in England]. We know now and one year is a long period. We played 40 games just this season after half a season the year before.

"We have played well over 50 games in England now and nothing is a surprise for me and Péter now."

The next step for Krisztián, Péter and every Pilgrim is to push even harder for promotion to the Premier League or at least a place in the Championship play-offs.

Krisztián said: "We were very close to the play-offs and when I think back to the season it is very strange. If we had just won two more home games, we would have been in the play-off positions.

"We can now build up a new team with players moving in and staying here. Everything depends on how many players we can buy and who will stay here."

Plymouth Argyle and Krisztian would like to take this opportunity to thank the Green Army and a huge number of Wolves' fans for their kind messages of support.