Aaron Tshibola has lost one relegation battle with Kilmarnock, but the London-born midfield player is confident it won't happen again.
The DR Congo international is in his fourth stint with Killie, having initially signed on loan from Aston Villa in 2018 under Steve Clarke.
In his third spell in the 2020-21 season, under Alex Dyer and then Tommy Wright, Killie finished second bottom of the Premiership and couldn't beat the drop, losing to Dundee in the play-off final.
"The team's positive," fan favourite Tshibola said.
"With the recent games that we've had, we have every right to be positive, we feel things are going to change for us.
"We have a good atmosphere around the camp. It feels totally different to the last time, so much more positivity going around, the team, everyone believes in it.
"We know what we can do, we've shown it in games, and we most definitely feel like we can turn it around.
"Personally, having seen some of the clubs around us, I believe we're definitely one of the better ones, if we're judging based on our recent games.
"I see the last five games as five finals and we have to win every game, there's no way around it."
The 16-cap international's travels have taken him to clubs in Belgium, Turkey, Dubai and Portugal, as well as a host of English sides. He rejoined Killie in a surprise January move, having most recently played for Levadiakos in Greece.
Since returning, Tshibola has been impressed with the club's latest management team of Neil McCann and assistant Billy Dodds.
"Every gaffer's had their own way of doing things. Since I've come in, they've been nothing but amazing," he said.
"Everybody has really just embraced the fact that they've come in and changed things around.
"They're really demanding of us in training, I think you can see in games how hard we're working.
"We have one of the highest stats in terms of running capacity now, I believe it's a reflection of how they've been with us and the demands they put upon us and how much they've been able to get out of the team."
Keeping Killie in the Premiership would mean a lot to the much- travelled midfielder who has taken the Ayrshire club to his heart since his first spell with the club.
"It's a great club, great people in the club," he adds.
"I remember obviously coming in on my first loan from down south, and at the time it was a difficult period for me in my career, being so young.
"I remember Killie just giving me the platform and really just giving me everything that I needed at that time, and that always had a massive place in my heart from then on."