Alex Mitchell is planning to make it a really Pleased New 12 months for St Johnstone supporters.
The no-nonsense centre-half is adamant that the Perth facet can head into 2023 on the again of victory in opposition to Hearts on Wednesday earlier than selecting up three extra factors when Dundee United go to on January 2.
Regardless of the frustration of a 4-1 Christmas Eve loss to Celtic - which introduced a six-game unbeaten run to an finish - Mitchell is brimming with festive confidence and totally believes within the squad gathered this season.
“We’ll get on to Hearts and Dundee United now the place I feel we will take all six factors,” Mitchell insisted.
“Our kind at house has been fairly good and I do know for a reality all of us really feel assured at McDiarmid Park. It's a actually good ambiance there proper now and the followers are actually getting behind us. They're actually serving to us.
“Hearts are in the same place to the place we're proper now and Dundee United want to transfer up the desk.
“We have to take each recreation actually significantly and attempt to preserve getting as many factors as doable.
“It’s a really tight league this 12 months and we need to go as excessive as doable. Even after we misplaced to Aberdeen and Hibs in the beginning of the season, I didn’t assume they had been higher than us.
“We had a number of tweaks to make and we now have accomplished that now.”
Mitchell has performed a key function in serving to Saints rise to fifth within the Scottish Premiership standings.
Just lately, Millwall supervisor Gary Rowett revealed the plan was that the 21-year-old can be remaining at McDiarmid Park on mortgage for the total season.
“We’ll see what occurs with Millwall,” Mitchell stated.
“I’m concentrating hardest on taking part in right here at St Johnstone so haven’t actually considered it in any respect. I do love taking part in right here (Saints) and I additionally love Millwall. I really feel I’m in a extremely good place proper now.
“It’s been high quality for me thus far and I’ve actually loved it.
“I’ve been on mortgage thrice now and this one has undoubtedly been a extremely pleasant expertise.
“I really feel I’m getting higher every recreation and extra assured too.”
Mitchell was utilised as a second half substitute on Christmas Eve in opposition to Celtic after getting back from suspension.
“It was a really arduous recreation for the lads,” he admitted. “The event and the ambiance makes it a tough place to return.
“I don’t assume we had been horrible however, with the standard they've, a pair lapses in focus and you might be punished.
“Within the second half I really feel we had a pair extra alternatives, bought the purpose and attacked extra.
“Saturday was a blip for us and nothing main. Celtic are prime of the league for a cause and are a superb membership. However we're as effectively and our kind has been displaying that.”