Ipswich Town midfielder Jack Clarke is undaunted by the prospect of three away video games in a row as they appear to safe automated promotion from the Championship.
Clarke scored an 87th-minute penalty to salvage some extent towards Middlesbrough on Sunday, which put Town second on purpose distinction.
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They should now journey thrice in seven days, beginning with Charlton on Wednesday, then West Bromwich Albion and Southampton.
“It’s in our hands; it’s up to us. We know the scenario we’re in, we know it’s down to us and we can’t rely on anybody else doing us any favours,” Clarke advised BBC Radio Suffolk.
“I don’t think we’ve been particularly helped by the scheduling this year, but it’s what we’ve got a big squad for – we’ve got a lot of talented players, and we’re going to need everybody to dig deep in the next week or so.”
Just three factors separate Ipswich from Middlesbrough in fifth place, and Clarke mentioned it was as much as all people to rise to the problem, regardless of their stage of expertise.
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“I don’t think you can just rely on people who’ve been there and seen it and done it. Whether you’ve played one game or 100 games, everybody’s opinion is valued, and we’re all going to be called upon at different times,” the 25-yr-outdated mentioned.
Following his profitable spot-kick towards Boro, Clarke now has 15 objectives for the season and at all times backs himself to attain in that state of affairs.
He mentioned: “I’ve taken a few this year, and thankfully the nerves don’t magnify in terms of what the scenario is; I’m always confident standing over the ball.
“I observe them in the course of the week, and if one comes, you have simply obtained to stay to your factor [plan] – if the keeper saves, he is performed properly; if I rating, I’ve performed properly.
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“The day before a game I’ll pick my spot and take two or three so I know what I’m doing when it comes.”
But he continued: “I don’t think about individual things too much; I’d rather score zero but we win every week.”
Clarke mentioned he hoped the consequence towards Middlesbrough would show to be a “good point” on the finish of the season, which they finish with a house match towards QPR.
He added: “First half we played really well; we should have given ourselves more of a cushion going into half-time.
“We most likely did not defend a few moments properly sufficient, and clearly they seem to be a good staff; they grew into the sport, began enjoying some good soccer, put some good strikes collectively, dedicated a whole lot of our bodies [forward], and we needed to present character to get again into the sport.
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“Hopefully it’s not a bad point, but we set our sights on winning the game and getting back on that winning train, so we’re a bit disappointed on that side.”