Ipswich Town star Jack Clarke admits he's disappointed not to be starting for the Blues.
The saggy-socked wing wizard bagged his second goal of the season off the bench for Town in their 2-1 defeat to Bournemouth on Saturday.
Despite generally impressing in the top tier so far - adding an assist to those two strikes, one of which was the winner against former club Sunderland on opening day - Clarke has only started two games.
Asked how he felt about that, he admitted: "I think everybody's obviously, when you're on the bench, you're going to be disappointed - but it's just about giving the team the best opportunity to win games and trying to make an impact when you do get the opportunity.
"I'm sure there will be opportunities for me to start games across the course of the season, and it's about just taking whatever opportunity you can get."
Clarke was Town's leading scorer in their promotion push last season, plundering 16 goals - again, many coming in cameo appearances.
Thus far this season, summer signing Daizen Maeda has often started ahead of him on the left, while Jaden Philogene has been preferred for the last three matches.
So, is he now seen more as a super sub than a starter by Gary O'Neil, given that success off the bench?
"I'm not really sure, to be honest," Clarke revealed. "I've not really asked or anything like that.
"I think he just tries to line the team up and name the team that he thinks is going to affect the game the most from the start - and that's just part and parcel of being a modern footballer, I guess."
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