Terry Taylor admitted he is relishing the opportunity to return to The Valley this weekend in front of a bumper crowd as Charlton host Wrexham.
The 23-year-old marked his return to the side last weekend with a Player of the Match-winning performance against Stockport County.
Taylor, who has enjoyed back-to-back league starts, said: “I’ve loved every second of it. If you ask any footballer, the main thing they want to do is play. It's been a long time coming, but it felt good and I really enjoyed it.
“There was a bit of relief as well,” he added. “To see that the fans recognised myself, I was really pleased."
The midfielder drew praise for his dead ball delivery, which Taylor says is something he prides himself on.
“I would say free-kicks are one of my biggest assets,” he said. “I think you need something to differentiate yourself from others and I think I have a bit of quality in that department. I could have been more consistent on Tuesday, but overall I think it can be used as a threat.”
Nathan Jones’ side head into this weekend’s clash on a three-game unbeaten run against three of Sky Bet League One's top sides in Birmingham City, Stockport County and Barnsley.
“We're unbeaten in three games against three tough teams as well. You have to look at it from that point of view, it's a positive. From the other side of it, we should have won against Stockport but the performance on Tuesday probably wasn’t as good as we hoped. There's plenty to improve on, but we can take confidence in the fact that we are three unbeaten against three strong sides.
“I think the mood within the squad is good. We've come in and had a debrief today, we spoke about what we can improve on from Tuesday and the lads are in high spirits. We're all looking forward to the game.”
“[Wrexham] are going to be quite an accomplished team in terms of knowing what they want to do. I don’t think they pass the ball too much; they get it wide and put the crosses in. We know they will be dangerous. If we don’t turn up and do everything right, it will be a tough game.
“You can feel the excitement building - everyone's really looking forward to it. At the end of the day it's another league game and we've got to go out with the same attitude as normal, knowing we'll play our game. We cannot get caught up in the occasion, but we need to use it to our advantage. The atmosphere will be amazing and that can only be a good thing, as long as we use it right.”
Over 22,000 supporters have secured their seat for Saturday, with the final gate set to be the highest paid attendance since the Addicks' play-off semi-final win over Doncaster Rovers in 2019.
“It’s going to be massive,” Taylor said. “A full Valley will be some atmosphere, some noise. I’m sure the support will boost us a lot and give us a lot of help during the game.”
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