Title challenge convinced Bristol City player Sam Pearson to go on loan to Inverness Caledonian Thistle
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LOAN signing Sam Pearson says he has come to Inverness Caledonian Thistle excited by the challenge of helping them get promoted to the Premiership.
The 20-year-old Welshman has joined Inverness from English Championship outfit Bristol City in a bid to get more game time.
But the reason he decided to head to Inverness was the position they are in the table and feeling he can play a part in getting them into the top flight next season.
“That is the main reason I have probably come,” said Pearson.
“Fighting for promotion and the title, and that will be good for me personally if we get promoted and win the title.
“As long as I’m playing I will do a job anywhere. I am more of a winger, I like to dribble and get past the man. But I can play right wing-back, striker, left wing- back. Wherever they want me to play, I’ll do my best.
“I just want what is best for the team, even if I’m on the bench and they’re winning, it wouldn’t bother me as long as the team are winning and get the result and I can help them in anyway I will try and do that.”
But Pearson hopes he’ll get a run in the first team after finding appearances at Bristol City hard to come by.
“I haven’t been involved in the first team at Bristol City for a while, and I thought I needed a change of scenery, to see new faces and play first team football.
“Thursday morning I got a text from my agent, and he said Inverness were interested, a few hours later I said yeah, the next day I was on a flight over, I met everyone and they welcomed me.
“That night I was on YouTube searching to see how they played, how good they are and opponents as well as looking at the table.”
Speaking about the 1-1 draw at Dunfermline, he said: “I think we got pushed back a lot and were too defensive, we couldn’t do that all half, we needed to get up the pitch and keep the ball.”
