Adam Desbois says he is confident in his ability to make a positive impact at Carlisle United after impressing in his home debut against Hornchurch last Saturday.
The Blues stopper produced a string of superb saves at crucial points in the game, most notably spectacularly denying Myles Weston's curling effort in the first half with United 1-0 up.
Despite a first clean sheet evading him, Desbois is happy with his early work and hopes to build on it following his arrival at Brunton Park earlier this month.
He said: "It’s just the start; that's the first thing I say before I get into all of it. It's just the start for me.
"I'm hungry to do well; I haven't arrived somewhere and thought, 'Oh, here we go, this is the life, I'm here, I'm happy now.
"It's work, work, work, keep pushing on, and whatever happens, happens, so that's the main focus. It's a bit surreal because it wasn't last season, but the season before that I was out the whole year with an ACL (injury)."
Desbois has also received plenty of praise from Head Coach Rob Elliot, who described him as one of the best goalkeepers in the league following Saturday's performance.
And while appreciative of those comments, the 25-year-old insists he must remain level-headed while having the belief to back up his Head Coach's faith in him.
"Being grounded is important, but you've got to have that confidence as well. I back myself to be as effective as I can at what I do, and he backs me as well.
"So we're both in the same sort of path, and I'm confident in my ability to make big moments, to be consistent throughout the season. I am confident in that, so when he says I'm the best goalie in the league, I've got to believe it.
"Because if I don't believe it, who else is going to believe it? So you have to believe it. So I believe I'm one of the best at whatever I do. If I am or not, who knows? But I've got to have that belief."
One thing Desbois is still getting used to is the noise generated by the Brunton Park faithful.
Having experienced it as an opposition player with Gateshead last season, he is now enjoying having the United supporters behind him, even if it makes communicating with his backline a little more challenging.
"It's funny, actually, because both times I've played here now, so the time at Gateshead and there, I'm trying to speak to my defenders and tell them where to go, and no one is listening to me because no one can hear anything.
"So that's a new one, and my throat is like, I'm getting frustrated because no one's listening to what I'm saying. That's a new experience for me, but that's how football is when you're playing top clubs and in top arenas, and that's what the atmosphere needs to be.
"I literally could hear the fans go, 'oh'. It's proper; it's what you want as a kid, do you know what I mean? So no, it's great."
