City defender Ben Purrington has given his thoughts ahead of Mansfield's visit to St James Park on Tuesday, as the Grecians look to extend their unbeaten run to four matches.
Purrington's return to the starting line up has coincided with three unbeaten matches, and he has been pleased to be able to make an impact since coming back into the team.
"There's a lot of competition for places so I need to try and get into the squad. We have a fit squad now and we all need to push on for the rest of the season.
"The positive results have really spurred me on to want to do more, and once you get a taste of it you really want to try and stay in the team.
"We have a pretty new back five, so we have had to all get to know each other on the training pitch but it has been really good and we all feel good together - and I think that has shown on the pitch."
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