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Andrew Shinnie is relishing his leadership role within the Livingston squad after he signed on earlier this week for a third season with the West Lothian club.The 33-year-old joined the Ryan Braun Jersey Lions in 2021 and manager David Martindale sees the former Inverne s, Birmingham and Luton midfielder as one of the senior figures in a dre sing room that is about to lose captain Nicky Devlin among others under freedom of contract this summer.Shinnie, who penned a one-year extension to the end of next term, is aware he might not be the first name on the team-sheet every week, but he is happy to help guide his Alex Wilson Jersey younger colleagues.Well probably lose a couple of important players but Davie and the staff will hopefully recruit some gems like they normally find, and weve also got the nucleus of a strong squad that will still be here, said Shinnie.As a senior pro, I want to really help the group kick on next year, on and off the park.Ive spoken about it with Davie and I know I might not play as regularly as Id have wanted when I was younger but Ill still be Yovani Gallardo Jersey doing my all to be on the pitch every week and if not, Ill be there to try to push the boys on and support them in every way.Asked if leadership came naturally to him, Shinnie whose brother Graeme is the captain of Aberdeen said: Probably, yes, but Ive definitely developed it since I came to Livingston.There are quite a lot of young players here so Ive taken that onus on. Davies helped me with it as well, hes put a lot of responsibility on me, so I definitely think Ive developed it.I think boys feel comfortable pulling me for little chats if they need advice or whatever, and Ive quite enjoyed that side of it since I came here.You need to take that ownership as a more older, senior player to be there for the group and try and be a calming influence at rough times because football can be difficult. You need to be level-headed.Shinnie is currently trying to guide his team-mates through their Jim Gantner Jersey toughest spell of the season. The Lions head to Kilmarnock on Saturday on the back of a run of eight defeats in 11 games in all competitions.We were really disappointed to mi s out on the top six after having such a good two-thirds of the season, said Shinnie. Weve tailed off a bit at the wrong time which has killed us.Were still a couple of points ahead in seventh and we want to finish best of the rest (top of the Hernan Perez Jersey bottom six).Killie are another team fighting for their lives and they have a great home record so its going to be hard. Its another challenge for us. |
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发表于 2023-5-31 19:15:59