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JOSH Sims hopes to be Saintsā ācreative sparkā in the nine āfinalsā that make up their daunting Premier League run-in.
With six away games ā starting with this weekendās trip to Newcastle United ā and home games against Chelsea, AFC Bournemouth and Manchester City ā Saints could not have a more difficult āback nineā.
Sims described the forthcoming trips to Newcastle and West Ham as āmassiveā after the goalless draw against Stoke City.
He said: āAll the games coming up now are almost like finals for us.
āThe positive is we didnāt lose to Stoke.
āIf we werenāt going to win we certainly couldnāt lose and we did that. We kept the clean sheet so have to take that into the next game.
āWeāve got to pick up a result at Newcastle.ā
Sims made his only his second Premier League start, and his first since his debut 15 months ago, against Stoke.
āItās obviously a difficult situation to come into but hopefully I can get the team going,ā he said.
āI think I bring energy to the team so when I get my opportunity all I can do is be that creative spark in the team.
āIt has been a long time since I started my last game.
āIāve had a bad injury since then so Iāve been through a lot in that time in between but Iām back now, fully fit.
āItās good to get the recognition. I thought I played well against Burnley and I came on and sort of changed the game so Iām happy the manager has seen that and put me in the starting 11.
āWhen you come into a situation like me you sort of get a free rein as a fresh face in the team.
āWhat got me in the team was running at players and having a lot of energy.
āThe fans like that so thatās what I have to keep doing and show the manager and fans why hopefully I can play more minutes.ā
On the draw against Stoke, Sims continued: āWeāre all disappointed we didnāt get the three points.
āWe had lot of opportunities, especially in the second half.
āItās a shame because if we played like that all the way through the game Iām sure we would have won.
ā[At half-time] the manager got everyone together and said ālook, youāve got to liven up, move the ball quickerā and we did that from the first moment of the second half.ā
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