Town midfielder Paul Anderson has still to break his scoring duck this season but he is determined to beat last term’s five-goal tally in the current campaign.

Anderson, who was signed in a swap deal that took Jay Emmanuel-Thomas to Bristol City in the summer of 2013, was happy with his contribution in his first season as a Blue.

But there is always room for improvement and it has not gone unnoticed that none of Town’s seven goals this season have come from the midfield department.

Melton Mowbray-born Anderson, 26, said: “That lack of goals from midfield was something we knew about and spoke about last season and it has been the same this season. We’ve had conversations about the goal tallies that people feel they should be achieving.

“I was happy with five last season, which wasn’t bad, but I definitely feel I can contribute more on that side of things. I’m more of an attacking midfielder than, for example, Cole Skuse, who gets asked to do a different job.

“You’re not going to expect him to be adding as many goals as maybe I should. He’s doing his job and hopefully I can do a bit more by adding a couple more goals and also a few more assists, which is really what I’m paid to do.”

Central defender Christophe Berra goes into tonight’s home clash with Brighton as Town’s leading scorer with three, all from crosses provided by Anderson, who as a result is joint-second in the Championship's assist table.

The winger, pictured above celebrating the first of two he created for the Scottish international in the 2-2 draw at Birmingham, added: “I’ve been asked to be on the set pieces and I feel that is a big threat of mine.

“I was disappointed the other day against Millwall when I put in a couple of poor balls because I feel I’m better than that. It’s my job to deliver balls into the right sort of areas and unfortunately for me other guys have been on the end of them.

“As a team we’ve been doing really well and the lads have been attacking my deliveries. All I can do is put the ball in the right areas for them.”

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BrettenhamBlue added 08:22 - Sep 16 Anderson has done well so far. Just keep up the assists, fans are starting to warm to you
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SouperJim added 10:10 - Sep 16 Jay Emmanuel-Thomas, where is he now? Oh that's right, in the reserves at Bristol City. I wonder why that is Jay, maybe because your attitude stinks, you think you're a much better player than you actually are and you haven't yet learned that there a very few sides who will accommodate a luxury player for any length of time. Give me Paul Anderson every day of the week. Plays for the team first and foremost, rather than for himself, works his socks off and ultimately is a reliable professional footballer, rather than a sulky kid.

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Simonds92 added 10:33 - Sep 16 JET scored 21 goals last season.....
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Garv added 10:34 - Sep 16 He's improved slightly but for me Ando is still a league one footballer lucky to be getting games week in week out at this level.
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TimmyH added 11:22 - Sep 16 Anderson scored 4 last season...one was clearly an own goal against Millwall I think, but saying that he did better than other bunch (not saying a lot).
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paulthebluealien added 11:27 - Sep 16 I would rather have Anderson. JET scored 21 goals a division below, he did not cut it in this league. Anderson plays for the team and is improving all the time.
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