Jack Rodwell hopes to emulate the career of Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany after an injury-plagued start to his career at the club.
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Kompany started out in midfield before establishing himself in the heart of City's defence and Rodwell is keen to model his career on his skipper.
Rodwell, who signed from Everton in the off-season, is considered primarily as a central midfielder, but has also filled in as a centre-back and on the wing.
The 21-year-old, though, insists he is fully committed wherever he plays.
"Any player at City is prepared to play anywhere, and I'm no different," he told The Guardian.
"Midfield, defence, I have even played out wide for Everton, so I will do a job anywhere and give 100%.
"Vinny is a good player, and I look to him, watch his game and would definitely take the same path as him. He started out in midfield and is now one of the best centre-halves in the world."
The England international's progress at City has been thwarted by a series of hamstring problems, but he insists he has been doing extra work in training and hopes his injury woes are behind him.
"I have stuck to a six- or seven-week programme where I have not had a day off. I have hammered the work, done a lot of hamstring work and luckily, touch wood, it has worked. I intend to keep that up for the rest of my career," Rodwell said.
"I come in early every day, have a load of treatment and then for half an hour before training I work on my own. Then after training, if necessary, I stay for some more strength work, so all in all I probably do an extra hour and a half."
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