Keanu Baccus is enjoying the Scottish game a lot. An adventurous midfielder, he wished he had made the world-wide move sooner.
But the 24-year-old hopes his extra experience coming from Australia will help the club and country export success this season.
Baccus has been off to a good start since landing in Paisley, playing nearly every minute of his first three Premiership games for the Buddies.
Visa issues delayed his move, but the former Western Sydney Wanderers star wasted no time in earning accolades for some impressive early performances at Stripe.
And the St. I hope to be able to pull out This November.
In an exclusive interview with Renfrewshire Live Sport, Baccus said:
"But I think it worked this way as well. Having gained experience in Australia, I can come here and grow again and hopefully continue to improve.
20} ``I have played over 100 games for the Western Sydney Wanderers. I don't have a family here, and I think I've become stronger mentally than I was when I was younger.
"It's definitely hard to be away from family and friends, but that's football, isn't it?
"I wish I knew when I was 21, but I learn from everything. I can be here now."
"It's a huge achievement for the coach to play against me in the first few games and keep me as fit as possible.
"In the end, It gives me the best chance to show what I can do on the field.
"I really hope I can join the Australian team in time for the World Cup. That's a big, big goal of mine." 33}
"I'm going to get rid of all the white noise and keep doing what I'm doing. That'll put me in the best position to shoot it.
"France , Denmark and Tunisia are a very tough group, but that's what football is all about and I want to test myself against the best opponents in the world and it's great to be with the Socceroos.
Backus, who made his debut against Edinburgh FC in the Premier Sports Cup, had a special moment last Saturday as he scored his first premiership win against Ross County. I admit that.
The Box He believes the midfielder in his toe box can still show support for the Saints as he continues to increase his level of fitness.
Baccus said: I think we really deserve it.
"In the first game, we probably deserved more. We should have at least scored points from that game, but in any case, it's great to have achieved our goal." 61}
``It's really hard here. , is in good shape in every match and training.
"I want to do my best for the club. I want to help them improve and get into the top six." I hope we can improve at the same time.”
