Cyrus Christie enjoying his football after switch from Fulham

Saturday, 19 March 2022, 9:30
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Cyrus Christie is a man that Russell Martin has openly said he would like to keep for a longer spell and with the defender saying that he is enjoying his football again it is starting to look almost certain that his switch from Fulham will be made a permanent one in the summer.

Whilst his former team mates may be heading for a Premier League return, the defender is enjoying a new lease of life after time at the Cottage was limited for him meaning he had to make the move away.

Christie got his chance due to the recall of Ethan Laird by Manchester United and whilst the former loanee has struggled since the switch to Bournemouth it has been anything but a struggle for Christie in SA1.

โ€œIโ€™ve come here and Iโ€™m really enjoying myself,โ€ said Christie when asked at a press conference on Friday.

โ€œIโ€™ve felt at home from day one and its massive when you play somewhere where the fans like you and the manager likes you – I think the players have taken to me as well.

“Itโ€™s kind of made me start enjoying football again โ€“ at times it has been tough over the last couple of seasons.

โ€œThe style really suits the way that I play even though itโ€™s an unfamiliar position for me.ย As funny as it sounds, I havenโ€™t really played wing back much, but Iโ€™ve come here and adapted to the way the manager plays.

โ€œItโ€™s a transition period, the way the manager plays is very different to a lot of other teams and the lads have had to adapt, but I think weโ€™ve shown on many occasions how good we are.

โ€œItโ€™s been a bit inconsistent, but thatโ€™s down to us as players. The manager can tell us from the side line, but when we’re out there we have to be a lot smarter at times.”

Images courtesy of Getty Images, Athena Picture Agency and Swansea City Football Club.

Phil Sumbler

Been watching the Swans since the very late 1970s and running the Planet Swans website (in all its current and previous guises since the summer of 2001 As it stood JackArmy.net was right at the forefront of some of the activity against Tony Petty back in 2001, breaking many of the stories of the day as fans stood against the actions where the local media failed. Was involved with the Swans Supporters Trust from 2005, for the large part as Chairman before standing down in the summer of 2020.

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