GOALSCORING hero Kenwyne Jones is convinced Stoke City can build upon their success last season after securing a spot in the Group Stages of the Europa League . . . but believes it's vital for the players not to forget their main priority.
The Trinidad and Tobago international starred for the Potters against FC Thun on Thursday evening by grabbing his second and third goals in the space of five days to extend the Club's excellent unbeaten start to the season to six matches.
But whilst admitting the prospect of regular Europa League action is an exciting one, Jones insists the side now need to find the right balancing act if they are to remain successful on both domestic and European fronts over the next three months.
"It's fantastic to be where we are right now, and to qualify for the Group Stages is a good achievement for the Football Club, but it's only a start and we can't afford to sit back and applaud ourselves,"
"There is a lot of hard work in front of us now. European football is totally different to the Premier League, so the big thing for us now is to learn how to balance the two competitions, because games will come at us thick and fast.
"We know our priority is still the Premier League, none of us will hide from that fact, but whilst we are in the Europa League we have the belief that we can go on and do very well in it, especially after what we've achieved so far."
The Club record signing added: "The key for us will be how we can come off the back of a European match and get back down to business in the league. It's an art that we need to master over the next few months if we are to do well."
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