article_snippet: To get away from it all and develop as a player behind the scenes.
article_snippet: I knew I wouldn’t go straight into the first team.
article_snippet: I was always going to have to play for the first team first but that was perfect for me to learn.
article_snippet: I’m playing games every week
article_snippet: But I’ve been rewarded by a couple of substitute appearances for the B team, so everything’s going well right now.
article_snippet: I was playing with top players.
article_snippet: Between now and the end of the season, my aim has to be to be more involved in the first team,’ he says.
article_snippet: I’ve had a spell where I was in a lot of squads
article_snippet: but now I’m back in the first team.
article_snippet: It’s to make sure I continue to work hard and know what it takes to make the first team.