Cameron Humphreys wants to become a more all-round midfielder in his loan at Huddersfield Town.
Humphreys joined on loan from Ipswich Town last month, attracted by once more working with Lee Grant, who was on the coaching staff at Portman Road.
But just two games in, manager Grant was sacked and replaced by head coach Liam Manning, who built his reputation in the youth systems at Ipswich (not with Humphreys' age group) and West Ham United, where he worked with Declan Rice, now one of the world's best midfielders.
Increasingly, modern midfielders are pigeon-holed as holding or attacking but like Rice, 22-year-old Humphreys wants to be equally comfortable at both.
"Depending on the game, depending on where I'm playing, there's different strengths," he argues.
"When I'm a bit deeper I probably get a bit more of the ball so I like to be positive – pass forward, run forward. When you're a bit further forward you need to be chipping in with goals and assists. I think I can impact the game like that as well.
"I've played both positions but I was probably more further forward last season (on loan at Wycombe Wanderers).
"I want to be playing football so if either gets me on the pitch, I'm not too bothered.
MANY STRINGS: Huddersfield Town loanee Cameron Humphreys does not want to pigeon-hole himself as a midfielder (Image: Tony Johnson)placeholder image
MANY STRINGS: Huddersfield Town loanee Cameron Humphreys does not want to pigeon-hole himself as a midfielder (Image: Tony Johnson)
"I want to be playing and that's why I've come here. I just want to kind of impact the game as much as I can, whatever position that may be."
Although Grant was clearly a big pull for Humphreys, in Manning he sees a coach who can improve him too.
"I know (Grant) very well and get on with him very well but changes happen in football," he reasons. "Sometimes it's easy, sometimes it's not.
"I've really enjoyed it since the new gaffer's come in. He's a similarly young coach (at 40). I think he's had some really good successes.
VERSATILITY: Declan Rice, who worked with Liam Manning at West Ham United, has shown all sides to his game in central midfield (Image: Eddie Keogh/Getty Images)placeholder image
VERSATILITY: Declan Rice, who worked with Liam Manning at West Ham United, has shown all sides to his game in central midfield (Image: Eddie Keogh/Getty Images)
"Training's been intense.
"If I can develop in different positions, that's only a positive for me.
"If I'm playing further forward in midfield, goals and assists are important, as well as all the workrate off the ball and everything else that comes with it.
"Working with the manager will (improve) that on the training pitch.
"From now to the end of the season it's a big push to try and get as many wins as possible but individually, I think the manager's good at improving players."
Humphreys has returned to a League One where the promotion spots are that much more fiercely-contested without Birmingham City and Wrexham this season.
Huddersfield are at Doncaster Rovers in League One on Tuesday night.
"We've played a few teams that are in and around us in the league, there's a lot of teams that want to try and get in the play-offs," says Humphreys. "There's a lot of teams that think they can get promoted. It's a really competitive league.
"There's a lot of teams and players I've played against and I'm probably now a bit more used to the league but it's very tight.
"You just have to play what's in front of you and not get too worried about what everyone else is doing."