Jack Collison is feeling good and is relishing his role in the heart of the West Ham United midfield.
The Welsh international had to bide his time this season but has recently established himself in the starting eleven alongside Kevin Nolan and Mark Noble. He has made 14 appearances and just reached his half-century of league starts for the Hammers.
The box to box play and driving runs that characterised the 23-year-old's game before the knee injury that cost him most of last season has certainly come to the fore again.
But for better fortune - an open-goal miss against Coventry City last month and hitting the post in the defeat by Burnley on Saturday spring to mind - he could have doubled his two-goal tally as well.
"My form is getting better," said Collison. "After the long lay-off that I had, it was going to be a bit of a task to get back but I am feeling fitter with each game. I feel I am slowly getting there.
"It is up to me to keep producing the goods, hopefully chip in with some goals and help the team win games."
He will be aiming to do just that against Reading on Saturday, with the whole squad eager to put right the hurt of last weekend. "Obviously it was very disappointing to lose and it is an opportunity missed, especially with Southampton losing,
"The gaffer came in afterwards and spelt out how we have been on a good run lately, we have to get over this one and go again, starting with the game at Reading."
"It is frustrating, but the match has gone now. We get together again and go for it again, not just in the next match but the next ten games we have coming up, starting with the games over Christmas."
