Kristian Campbell's effectiveness in defence and attack leaves Dartford player on the spot when it comes to picking his favourite position

Dartford’s Kristian Campbell doesn’t know whether to stick or twist this season.

The 28-year-old left-back has underlined his versatility having already been utilised on the right wing by Darts boss Alan Dowson.

So which one does he prefer?

“That’s a tough one,” responded Campbell. “I have thought about it.

“There’s things I love in both, I actually love defending, whether it’s one-on-one, blocking crosses or going up for headers.

“But then on the flip side, I love being right-wing, running behind people or coming short to get it but the main thing I like is getting one-on-one with people and then having an end product, whether that’s a shot, a cross or a goal.

“It’s hard to pick. I’ve no idea, I genuinely have no idea which one I’d rather but if I had to say one it would be right-wing.

“It’s only this year I have started playing right-wing, I tried it once or twice at Welling but this is the first time I’ve played that side.

"It’s a bit easier to get the ball out of your feet and cut inside.”

Playing further forward is not alien to Campbell - the former Eastbourne, Tonbridge and Welling man has done it at pretty much every club he’s played for.

“I’m a left-back but every manager I’ve had since I was about 19 has tried to put me as a winger,” explained Campbell.

“Left-back is my normal position, I’ve played there for over 10 years, but If every manager is trying to push me higher then they must see something that they like in my qualities going forward.

“I’ve had a talk with a few of the staff members at Dartford about playing there. They’ve seen me in a few pre-season games and I said I love running at people, I love getting on the half-turn and going at people.

“It’s something they’ve had a look at and it’s something