New midfield role 'suits' Leigh

Bradford City's Tommy Leigh has enjoyed his move into midfield as he departs from the forward position he occupied last season for the club.

Leigh has appeared in central midfield in all of Bradford City's seven league games so far this season and looks set to feature there again in Saturday's West Yorkshire derby against Huddersfield (12:30 BST).

"Last season I was playing a bit more as a striker but me and the gaffer spoke through the off-season and said midfield is better for me and I totally agree with it. Midfield suits me more," Leigh told BBC Radio Leeds.

To ensure he's efficiently integrated into the midfield, Leigh has been watching videos of other Bantams midfielders.

It's helped his understanding of the role boosting his chance for selection from a Bradford City squad with 11 players who can play the position.

Having the ability to referenced himself against his peers allows Leigh to be self-aware of his abilities and, more crucially, where he needs to get better.

"Watching clips helped me with positioning on the pitch," he added.

"I think the range of passing for me is big. I can find people, I'm not scared to lose the ball, I force things.

"But defensively I need to improve, I know that for a fact and I can only work on that out on the training pitch and going through clips of it."

Bradford will look to get back to winning ways after suffering their first defeat of the season to Doncaster Rovers last weekend. Leigh expects the crowd to help the Bantams to their first league derby win in 20 years.

"When you turn up to Valley Parade and there's 20,000 [people] there watching you, you want to win not just for yourself but for everyone else watching you," he said.

"If you win then it's a very good vibe in the team, it's a good vibe outside of the football with the fans and obviously Saturday's a massive game."

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