Forgotten winger Andy Barcham is aiming to make a big impression in Andy Awford's squad next season.
Barcham's appearances in his first season at Fratton were curtailed by injury but he is looking forward to being involved in Awford's attack-minded outfit in 2014-15.
The winger told The News: 'I like the formation we’re playing. You are seeing that more and more in modern football. I like it because you can be defensive when you need to be. But, going forward, it gives you the attacking options with so many people ahead of the ball.
‘I’ve spoken to the gaffer about it and he’s spoken to me about how he wants to play and the team to play. He has taken time to reassure me that I am part of the fold. Me being an attack-minded player it fits in very well with how I want to play.
‘You can be solid but also an attacking team, which everyone wants us to be. I think you were seeing that in the performances. We were hard to beat but when we needed the goals we went and got them.
‘Some people look at one up front and question whether the striker will get enough support. But when you have three boys behind them who want to get forward and make the runs in behind and stay wide it really is an attacking formation. Everyone could see that from the amount of goals we got at the end of the season.’
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