Tottenham striker Emmanuel Adebayor insists he will carry confidence and belief into Sunday's Premier League contest at Southampton after making a belated first start of the season.

I've been working on finishing since the start of the season.

I was hanging in there waiting for my chance. Tim gave me the chance to play football again.

I've still got my smile on my face. I got a chance, I took it well. I'm very happy.

Now the most important thing is me scoring goals, confidence is back.

We just have to keep working hard, put more heart into it and it will be better.

Hopefully this Sunday we'll have a chance to win it. We have to get out there with confidence, with belief and take the three points.