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11th September 2019
12:42pm BST

Currently at Portsmouth, where he amassed 11 goals and 8 assists in League One last season, Curtis (speaking at a SPAR/FAI event) also recognised the new feeling in the camp;
“Yeah we feel the positivity. The boys are all getting along, we have banter and we have a laugh and it's good to be top of the table… The mood and the confidence within the camp is good.”Described by Mick McCarthy in one press conference as, simply, “a player who gets goals”, Curtis was a livewire whenever he got on the ball last night. Coming into a side that has struggled for goals in recent years, does he feel that added pressure?
“No, not really. I am a goalscorer, and I like to set up my players as well in the team. So hopefully when I do play, I get my chance and I can supply the goals and supply the assists as well at the same time. I'm hoping I can deliver.”Curtis was made to wait for his international bow, not capped at underage for Ireland until he reached the last few months of his eligibility for the u21 side in 2017. His move to Portsmouth the following summer from Derry City sparked Martin O’Neill’s interest and he was called up to the Senior squad that summer. He didn’t mind biding his time;
“It was just that I was waiting for the right time and the right moment. I knew in my heart of all hearts I would get one one day. But then, I finally did get one and it was a confidence boost then to push me on and stride further in my career and luckily I've done that. Under Martin O'Neill, he gave me my first cap for the Seniors and I've just pushed and pushed on now. I'm glad to be here with the boys... I’m just here to bide my time, I'm still a young lad and hopefully I get my chance when it suits the gaffer.”In purely footballing terms, it’s just a good time to be an Irish fan at the moment. The future isn’t looking too bad either.
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