Luton winger insists new Hatters boss Wilshere's style is 'perfect' for him

Luton winger Shayden Morris insists the way that new manager Jack Wilshere wants his side to play is ‘perfect’ for what believes he can bring to the team.

The 23-year-old moved to Kenilworth Road from Scottish Premier League side Aberdeen on transfer deadline day in the summer, with the reputation as being a real speedster on the right flank. He showed glimpses of that during his six outings under former boss Matt Bloomfield, who was then sacked due to a poor run of results, which saw Wilshere appointed in October.

The former Arsenal and England star has demonstrated a willingness to play with two wingers either side of a central forward during his brief time in charge so far, which suits the former Fleetwood Town attacker down to the ground, as he said: “That’s exactly what I want, the way he plays is perfect for me. He likes to have wingers isolate one v one, he likes to get players forward, attacking and trying to get goals and assists which is really good.

“That’s what I like to do, whether I’m starting or not, just have an impact, contribute to the team, help the team get a win or a point. That’s my job, just help the team. I just want to use my strengths as much as I can. I know what I’m good at, so I just try and do that as much as I can, but also work on some other things to hopefully keep improving as a player and get more out of myself as well.”

When Wilshere did get the job, Morris had to bide his time to impress him in training, picking up a groin injury during his first week which kept him out of his opening seven matches. He has returned since though, making four cameos from the bench now, the latest being a 1-1 draw against Leyton Orient on Tuesday night and also starting in the Vertu Trophy knockout win over Exeter City, demonstrating his eye for a goal with a composed finish for his second of the season.

Although his injury came about at the worst possible time, Morris was keen to praise the way the ex-Norwich caretaker chief handled him during his absence, continuing: “Normally speaking it is quite difficult (being injured when someone takes over), but the manager did speak to me straight away and said ‘I know what you can do, don’t worry, it’s just a minor thing, don’t get too down about it, as soon as you’re back we’ll be looking to see what you can do.’

"So he made me feel really comfortable and confident that when I’m back I’m not really missing out or I’ll be out of the team forever as I had a little injury, so it was really good of him. He’s been really good, he’s definitely not been fazed by the job. He’s got great staff with him, everyone’s definitely giving him that respect and listening to his words and taking them on board.”

Morris is now determined to make sure he puts the work in to stay fit and can have a real impact for the remainder of the campaign, with what the Hatters hope will be a promotion push, adding: “I have in the past (struggled with muscle injuries), I did have a lot more, but I’ve worked on my hamstrings really well so they’ve been a lot stronger. Since I’ve come back from this injury my testing has been much stronger than what it was before, so I’m in a good place.

“I’ve really enjoyed my time here too, especially how welcoming everyone has been with me. The staff, the players and the new management team has come in and been really, really good with us. For me personally, I was out with the little injury, but I’m back and feeling really strong. I’m happy to have a few games to get back up to my fitness and looking to really kick on now.”