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Gallagher targets striker role

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Paul Gallagher has appealed to Leicester boss Nigel Pearson to pick him as a striker for future games.

I'm better up front says Gallagher

Paul Gallagher has appealed to Leicester boss Nigel Pearson to pick him as a striker for future games. Gallagher, 25, has played more of a utility role since signing for the Foxes in the summer transfer window. He featured as a winger in the club's 1-0 defeat to Newcastle last time out but believes his best position is up front. Conceding he will likely have to play out of position from time to time, he admitted a strong desire to play a much more attacking role. "I think I am most effective playing just off the front man," he told the Leicester Mercury. "I played there for Plymouth last season and I think I scored five goals in eight games. It went really well. "I have played on the left and the right, which I don't mind doing because you have to help the team out. "But I think my main position is as a striker. I think if you look at the goals I have scored in the Championship you will find I got double figures for both Stoke and Plymouth."