Murray not sure of his best position (From Watford Observer)

Highly-rated Watford youngster Sean Murray on returning to the Watford fold

9:00am Saturday 4th February 2012 in Sport By Adam Newson

Sean Murray made his Watford debut last season but has barely been involved during the 2011/12 campaign

He may have only made three senior starts for Watford but 18-year-old midfielder Sean Murray certainly hasn’t looked out of place in the Hornets’ line-up.

A fearless performance against Tottenham Hotspur in the FA Cup was followed by a confident display against Millwall in the Championship on Tuesday.

The youngster has played across the midfield for the academy side and can also be deployed behind the striker.

Against Spurs he started on the left while at Millwall he was utilised on the right hand side.

Speaking after the Spurs match, Murray said he is not sure what his best position is but, understandably, is just happy to play for the first team.

“I am not really too sure (where his best position is) to be honest but whenever and wherever I play I just want to get on the ball.

“When I do play on the left I come inside to get the ball. But I like playing in the middle of midfield because you see a lot of the ball and you can pass it on quickly, move yourself and get forward to have a shot on goal.

“But at the moment I don’t mind where I play, I just want to do a job for the team.”

He continued: “I hope I can push on, get myself a permanent space in the team and the squad. So hopefully that is what I can now do.”

Murray’s inclusion against Premier League side Tottenham raised some eyebrows as he has not featured at all this season but he adapted to the occasion with ease.

The second-year scholar only found out he would be playing the day of the Spurs game and was understandably excited at the prospect of going up against Harry Redknapp’s side.

“I found out in the morning that I was starting and I was just buzzing. It was a great opportunity to play Spurs in the cup so I was just looking forward to it.”

He added: “The manager told me to play my normal game so I just tried to get on the ball as much as possible and I thought I did that well.”

The youngster had arguably the best chance of the game for Watford in the 1-0 defeat.

Coming in off the left flank he hit a curling shot towards goal. Tottenham goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini was at full stretch and got the slightest of touches on the ball to deflect it onto the post and then Troy Deeney missed the follow-up.

“I was already running off celebrating,” said Murray.

“I thought it was in but he got his fingertips to it. Everyone on the bench was also celebrating but it didn’t go in.”

After the game Murray tweeted that his “whole body was hurting” and when asked how different first team football was to playing for the youth team, he answered: “It is physically a lot harder. The ball is always moving so you have got to be chasing and closing down.

“It has been good though because the lads have helped me out by telling me where I need to be.”