Van Aanholt staying positive

Van Aanholt staying positive

Published Sep. 26, 2011 3:15 p.m. ET

The Holland Under-21 international signed on a season-long loan from Chelsea on transfer deadline day and has since made three appearances in a sequence of four successive defeats for Roberto Martinez's side. "I'm a team player but I still need to get used to the team," Van Aanholt told the club's official website. "As I play more I'll get used to the team and after it will be fine. "We've just got to keep confident. It's going to be a great week for us to get together and improve as a team. We need to go out next week against Villa and we've got to get three points we know we're capable of." A half-time reshuffle in Saturday's 2-1 home defeat to Tottenham saw Van Aanholt pushed forward into a left midfield role and he would relish more such opportunities. He added: "It's always good to get up the pitch but you start off defending so that's what you have to do first and other things are just a plus."

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