Hartley: I'm Holding Out For Hints

Jun 22 2008 Paul Hartley

Uefa Euro 2008 Austria-Switzerland

FORGET Villa and Van Nistelrooy - I've been busy studying every move of the holding midfield players in this tournament.

With so many teams going for a 4-2-3-1 formation the two central sitters are vital.

That's the position I now play for Celtic and it has been great watching the top operators to help improve my own game.

Marco Senna anchors the midfield superbly for Spain and will again be a keyman today against Italy.

Germany's Simon Rolfes hadn't seen a single minute of action before starting the quarter-final against Portugal yet was sensational in snuffing out their flair players.

You can learn from studying these guys at the highest level.