BILEL Mohsni wants his turbulent season to end on a high at Roots Hall this Saturday as Southend United attempt to secure automatic promotion.

The fiery Frenchman has continually hit the headlines throughout the past 10 months for his eye-catching antics both on and off the pitch.

But Mohsni now wants his talent and not his temperament to take centre stage this weekend as he bids to get Blues back in to the League One.

“I hope we can go up this weekend by beating Macclesfield and other results going our way,” said Mohsni.

“That would be the perfect way for the season to end but when I look back I can’t believe just how much has happened this year.

“If you had told me this in July I don’t think I would’ve believed you, but it can still end on a huge high and that’s what we all want.”

Mohsni has played a big part in the recent resurgence, scoring five goals in his last six games.

However, there have also been plenty of controversial low points for the winger this term.

He was involved in an extraordinary post match bust up following the Carling Cup defeat to Leyton Orient in August and then fell out with his team-mates after being sent off in an FA Cup replay at Oldham Athletic in mid-December.

That led to him returning home to Southend with a club director instead of on the team coach and he then headed back to France following the 1-0 defeat at Morecambe in late February as his Blues future was again thrown in to doubt.

But, despite those lapses in discipline, Mohsni insists his conscience remains clear.

“I have no regrets about anything I have done this season because they have all been my choices,” said Mohsni.

“The lowest point for me was the Oldham game when I made a mistake.

“Yet people have to realise this is just my second year in the professional game and mistakes will happen.

“Other players would have done them when they were 18 and in their acadamies, but I’m doing them now because I hadn’t been with a professional club before and hadn’t ever been taught how to deal with certain things.

“I’d like to think I’m learning from what I’ve done wrong, but it was hard for a while after the Oldham game.

“The players had had enough of me and were on my back, but I know I’m not a bad guy so I didn’t change.

“I wasn’t sacked and I wanted to show them I could help them by playing well and scoring goals to help them all win promotion so I’d like to think I’m going to do that. And I actually think there have been more good moments than there have been bad for me this season.”

Mohsni, who bagged a hat-trick against Barnet in his last game at Roots Hall, has now scored 13 goals for Blues this season, which equals his most prolific campaign in front of goal.

But he is not finished yet and is determined to repay the faith shown in him by chairman Ron Martin, manager Paul Sturrock and the club’s supporters who regularly chant his name.

“It was because of the chairman, manager and fans I didn’t leave Southend and I’m happy about that now,” said Mohsni.

“I admit that at one stage I didn’t know what was going to happen and I was reading that the club were going to send me out on loan.

“Then I came back in for the Bristol Rovers game after a month of not knowing what was really happening and things have been going well.

“I’ve got goals and I’ve actually only been booked once since December, but nobody wants to mention that because they think I’m a bit of a bad boy.”

Mohsni’s all-action style and incredible commitment has made him a firm fans’ favourite.

Yet he knows that has also led to him being described as a loose cannon and a lower league version of Manchester City’s Mario Balotelli.

“I can understand people think I’m mad and crazy because I sometimes look back at videos of myself in games and think the same,” laughs Mohsni.

“But I’m not crazy, I’m just me.

“I just hate losing and react badly to it. I think my temper has improved and I have tried hard to not lose my cool.

“I have to say I find it harder to do that when I’m playing as a striker and I think maybe it’s a good idea if I don’t play there again because that’s when I get most annoyed.”

Mohsni had no such problems at the start of his career his France.

However, he claims that was down to better referees and living closer to his family.

“In France you got more protection from the officials,” said Mohsni.

“You had one foul then you would get booked. But at Torquay I got kicked in the face and elbowed and nothing happened.

“It did take me a while to get used to that side of things here and so did living away from my family.

“I’m very close to them and I find it hard not being near them.

“If they were in Southend with me I don’t think my temper would be a problem and going back home when I have done this season has actually been really good for me, apart from when I dropped the fridge on my toe and got injured!”

Mohsni now wants to avoid any similar mishaps in the build up to the Macclesfield game.

And he hopes this season can be remembered for all the right reasons.

“If we can go up on Saturday then everyone gets to go on holiday for longer,” said Mohsni.

“I want to also do well for the team and play well so that when people look back at this season then can think mostly about the good things that I did.”