http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Stewart-Downing-c34221 has submitted to his manager’s decision of granting him the left-back role, insisting that he was willing to play at any position in the team.
Brendan Rodgers slotted the 28-year old in a defensive role against Hearts, in the absence of Jose Enrique.
With the arrival of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Fabio-Borini-c13163 this summer, the English International was running in the risk of being pushed to the bench, after failing to impress with his exploits upfront.
In order to accommodate his 20-million pounds player in his new model, the Northern Irishman plans on utilizing his services in the Reds back line, and was impressed with how he performed in his new position against the Scottish outfit.
And it seems that Downing will be seen more guarding the goal this season, after he embraced his boss’ verdict of playing him at the left-back position. He mentioned that even though he struggled at first to come to grips with his new role, he enjoyed the
experience thoroughly and is willing to contribute towards the team in any possible manner.
“It was a good test, which the manager probably wanted for me. I enjoyed it [being] up and down, and it was tough work but it was good,” he told the reporters.
“He has spoke to me about the idea. I've said to him if he wants me to play left back or on the wing, I'm not bothered as long as I play and the team do well, that's the main thing.”
Downing successfully played at the same position during his time at Middlesbrough – the very reason why the Ulsterman is keen on assigning him defensive duties.
Nonetheless, following their 2-1 aggregate triumph over Hearts on Thursday night, the Reds will now switch their focus on their upcoming home game against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Arsenal-c38429 on Sunday.
The fixture promises to be an intriguing one. The men in red will look to come up with a more convincing show at Anfield following their scare against Hearts, while Arsene Wenger’s unit will be desperate to prove that they can fare well without Robin Van
Persie.
Downing expressed his hope of getting the opportunity to feature in what promises to be a thrilling game, but said he was not aware whether it was possible or not.
“Hopefully I'm in contention for Sunday but whether that'll be, I don't know.”
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