Richards Aiming for Top - Ipswich Town News
Midfielder Matt Richards says he is determined to get back to the form which saw him win an England U21 cap while on loan with Brighton. The 22-year-old, who has made 167 appearances for the Blues scoring nine goals, has joined the Seagulls for a month.
Richards says his career has veered somewhat off track in the years since that England U21 victory over Ukraine at Middlesbrough in August 2004: "Various things have happened to me since then. I haven't had a regular run at Ipswich for a year or two now.
"That is what I've been missing and what I am looking forward to most at Brighton. It will help improve my game.
"I believe in myself and I believe I can play in the Premiership. I'm still very young. I have got a lot of years ahead of me and I am confident I can get there."
Richards is expected to be at left-back on his debut for Albion against Yeovil on Saturday, a game which is likely to see him play alongside fellow loanee George O'Callaghan and ex-Blue Nicky Forster and against former team-mates Marcus Stewart and Darryl Knights.
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