Cardiff City's Rubin Colwill reveals what Omer Riza has done to get him firing

The forward has been in tremendous form for Cardiff City in recent weeks

Rubin Colwill has says Omer Riza's faith in his abilities has been a key factor in his recent good form and has backed the current interim boss to take the job full time.

Colwill, who has started every game under Riza, has been a key part of Cardiff’s recent upturn in form, netting two goals and earning two assists during what's been an impressive resurgence.

His recent string of sparkling performances have attracted no shortage of plaudits and he admits the mood in the camp is sky-high heading in to this weekend's clash with West Bromwich Albion.

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“It’s nice to be winning games again, getting good results," he said. "Everyone’s full of confidence now and there’s sort of that buzz back in the building. It’s just a really good place at the moment I’m enjoying it."

Riza appears to have brought the best out of the 22-year-old, something that may well count in his favour as he bids to take the job on full-time.

Having started the last five games, Colwill says the level of faith placed him by the interim boss has done wonders for his confidence as he bids to get used the physical demands of playing week in week out.

"I think the confidence comes with playing, especially with match fitness. I don't think I’ve played this many games in a row before, but my body is used to it now. I played only two days ago and I feel fine today.

"It's just about getting used to that experience of playing loads of games. I'm just enjoying playing football. Riza’s given me a lot of confidence, put a lot of belief in me and I’m feeling good because of that.

"I haven't just become a better player over the last two or three weeks. A lot of it is down to confidence and the freedom he's given me. The type of player I am, I'll take risks and make mistakes and he's almost let me make those mistakes and take those risks. Not to a crazy extent, he's reined it in at times.

"But he's given me the freedom to make mistakes and it's almost allowed me then to do the good things as I'm not afraid to do things wrong."

Asked whether he would like to see Riza given the job full-time, Colwill responded by saying the “results speak for themselves”.

“I think the style of football, the way we go about things, we’re creating so many chances we’re winning the ball back high, it’s been really really enjoyable the last few weeks," he added. "It’s probably something I haven’t experienced before. I’m hopeful it continues with Omer.”

Riza himself has batted away talk of getting the job full-time, but is clearly pleased with the way Colwill has progressed under his watch in recent weeks.

"I think it's really important," he said. "I don't think any player should have to worry about whether they're making mistakes or not, and whether they're going to be punished for it in terms of playing again or being pulled off the pitch. We all make mistakes. There's not one player out there that doesn't make mistakes and we learn from mistakes. If you don't make mistakes you can't get any better.

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"So I'm glad he feels that way. We've got a great relationship. He's open and honest about his performance. As long as players are open and honest about their performance and they can reflect, then I'm happy with that.

"I've said it before that there's a lot of stuff he still needs to learn and get better at because he's only young, but if you don't give them the opportunity to learn in the game then they might never learn it, so playing is always key and it's nice to hear that he feels that way.

"I don't think I've done much at all, I think I've just allowed him to play really. Putting him in a position that allows him to express himself and on top of that making sure he works hard of out of possession, which he's doing. he's playing for the team and he needs to continue that.

"I'm sure he'll continue to get better and better."