'I'm confident in myself, my ability and my team-mates'
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Defender Sam Byram says he is confident he can play a part in Leeds' effort to stay in the Premier League after signing a new one-year deal earlier this month.
He told BBC Radio Leeds: "Since signing two years ago, I'd like to think I've played my part in getting Leeds back into the league and I feel like I've been, for the most part, reliable when called upon.
"Obviously, the Premier League is a whole new beast as everyone knows, but I've had Premier League experience in the past - a few years ago now but I think the manager knows how I work and he knows me inside out. I was optimistic but in football nothing is ever guaranteed so to finally get it signed has been brilliant.
"I wouldn't have agreed to sign on if I didn't think I could contribute and still play a part.
"I'm not as young as I once was but you gain experience along the way and I might have lost an inch of sharpness, but you make up for it in positional play, organisation and all of those sorts of things.
"It has been five, maybe six, years since I last played in the Premier League. Until game one, or until I'm called upon, you can never say for certain - but I'm confident in myself, my ability and my team-mates around me for us to do a job."