Ipswich Town defender Janoi Donacien has admitted that he's relishing the competition for the right-back position between himself an Kane Vincent-Young so far this season.

Donacien has been an important player for Ipswich over the past few matches, but he's generally found first-team minutes hard to come by this season due to the form of Vincent-Young - who has impressed since joining from Colchester United in the summer.

After starting the first four league games of the season for Ipswich, Donacien then he lost his place in the side at right-back to Vincent-Young.

However, Vincent-Young has missed the last few matches for Ipswich after undergoing groin surgery and this has created an opportunity for Donacien to have a run in the side.

The 26-year-old has started the last four matches for Town and made his first league appearance for the club since August in the 2-2 draw with Blackpool at the weekend.

Speaking to the East Anglian Daily Times, Donacien heaped praise on Vincent-Young for the way he's performed so far this season and also admitted that he's enjoying the competition between himself and his teammate at right-back.

He said: "We have a really good player who has come in (Vincent-Young) and scored a couple of good goals as well so I take my hat off to him.

"We'll keep this going between us and hopefully the team keeps getting better. He pushes me on and I push him on - that's what happens in good teams."

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The Verdict

I agree with Donacien here and fair play to him. It's a good thing that he's enjoying the competition between himself and Vincent-Young.

You need to have that healthy competition between teammates and it should drive them both on and make them better players.

Even though he's no longer the first-choice first-back, Donacien will still have an important role to play for Ipswich this season and he needs to make sure he's ready to take any chances that could come his way.

It'll be interesting to see if he can keep his place in the side at right-back when Vincent-Young returns to fitness.

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