The Swansea City midfielder was a second half substitute on Tuesday night in the win over West Brom and he is looking to earn himself a starting place in the line up as the Swans look to continue their run up the table.
Blackpool are the weekend visitors to the Liberty Stadium and Allen is hopeful that he can earn himself that starting place by telling the Western Mail โI got 20 minutes under my belt at West Brom and the aim is obviously now to try and force a start
โIโve been in this position once this season already, but hopefully this is the end of those problems now.
โAs disappointing as it was to miss out on an U21 game, the international break probably came at a good time for me. Itโs helped me get that fitness back.
โBut itโs strange to think that people have been talking about me coming back into the team when Iโm still so young, especially with some of the quality players we have here.
โThe lads whoโve got the shirts did really well in midweek and have made it very hard for me. Iโm still learning, but Iโm very critical of myself.
โBut hopefully I can develop with the more games I play, if I get the chance because the competition for places is as good as ever here.
โThereโs a big buzz around the place now.
โThatโs what winning games does, and thatโs football. There might have been a bit of a negative vibe earlier on in the season, but we knew it wouldnโt be long before things started to take shape.
โThe win at West Brom showed that. Itโs the kind of thing we expect to be doing and we want more of it.โ