Matt Ritchie admits that he and his team-mates are missing the day to day life at Newcastle United - but has urged fans to follow government guidance and stay indoors.
United and their Premier League rivals have now been without a game since early March and calls for the cancellation of the season are increasing due to the virus pandemic.
Newcastle players are yet to receive a return date to training.
Ritchie said: "As much as there are lots of things at home that you enjoy, there are things at the club that you miss at the same time, for sure.
"The feeling you get from winning together, from playing with that pressure.
"You go out at three o'clock on a Saturday and have the pressure to perform, to get three points and to have success - you can’t replace that with anything.
"The feeling, the atmosphere, even the smell.
"At this time of year especially, the grass has been cut, the sprinklers are on.
"It’s that unique feeling of being at a football ground.
"I’ve also missed going into the training ground and seeing the lads, popping in the offices.
"You can’t replace it."
When asked about life under lockdown is like for an active Premier League player, Ritchie, speaking to NUFC.co.uk, said: "Lockdown is bittersweet.
"Like everyone else, I’m trying to make the best of it.
"I’m getting to spend time with my family and enjoy things at home that normally I don’t really get time to.
"Usually it’s during the summer break and only for a short period of time, so I’m making the most of a bad situation.
"I’m getting involved with the animals, which I really enjoy.
"And when I was a kid, my grandad was a chippy (joiner) so I’ve been pottering in my own shed, making shelves and little things like that.
"But I hope something like this doesn’t happen again because these are very uncertain times."
Ritchie also focused on the bigger picture and underlined the importance of following social distancing measures.
Ritchie added: "It’s so important to follow the guidance.
"It can be spread easily and the figures of people getting it are unbelievable.
"If people can stay at home and abide by the rules, hopefully, we can come out of the other side of it quicker than people might hope or expect."
"For the people who are still working and who are providing for their communities, it really is an unbelievable thing and it’s something they should all be proud of.
"The NHS is something we’re all really pleased to support and as players, the #PlayersTogether campaign is something we’re proud to be part of.
"People in supermarkets who are seeing hundreds of people every day, delivery drivers, postmen and women. They’re trying to keep things going and to keep some normality.
"I extend a big thank you to all of them."
