Livingston defender Jackson Longridge is assured his current run within the workforce exhibits the supervisor can belief him as he targets extra minutes.
The 27-year-old has featured within the membership's final three video games - the primary time he is had such a run since January - and as he approaches the ultimate six months of his contract, he is decided to show his price to the Premiership facet.
The left-back admitted there was nothing he might do given the spectacular shows by each Cristian Montano and James Penrice, however says he saved giving his all in coaching to make sure he'd be prepared when introduced with the chance.
He commented: "Due to the beginning we had, it was tough for me. I needed to bide my time as a result of Cristian Montaño was taking part in very properly and scoring targets to win video games. I needed to maintain being as skilled as I might be and coaching exhausting to maintain pushing him and watch for my time.
“When he picked up an damage I bought some minutes and it’s simply rising confidence from that and doing what I can to assist the workforce. It’s not simple beginning your first sport towards Celtic. I’ll at all times give 110 per cent. It’s simply attempting to plant a seed within the supervisor’s head and hopefully I can stick within the place and assist the workforce progress.
“At my age, it’s essential I get as a lot game-time as doable. At the beginning of the season, I by no means performed and on the tail finish of final season I didn’t play as a lot as I had hoped, however that was right down to James Penrice taking part in properly. He deserved to maintain the shirt."
He added: "It was about getting a quick begin this season - which I didn’t get. However I used to be holding skilled and grinding exhausting and that’s all I’ve been doing in coaching.
“I’ve been attempting to indicate I’m a good participant and giving him (boss David Martindale) the idea that he can put me on and belief me that I’ll do a job for him."
The Lions journey to Kilmarnock tonight with simply three video games remaining earlier than the break and Longridge is concentrating on a optimistic run, saying: "It’s about grinding out and battling, and ensuring we come away with nothing lower than some extent. That can set us up with confidence going into the video games after that.
“The video games we’re going into I really feel are winnable video games however we all know each sport is difficult. It’s about battling and getting again to the fundamentals.
“The supervisor units out his targets and tells us what he needs however as gamers we have to set our personal targets. I really feel these three video games we have to go into with confidence."
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