Season › 2013-14 › News Naismith attributes improved form to more natural role under Martinez Lyndon Lloyd , 22 May, 0comments | Jump to most recent Scot doubled his goals tally this season Steven Naismith has been reflecting on a successful second season at Everton in which he weighed in with nine goals in all competitions and emerged as a viable starting option in the Blues' attack. The Scot's fortunes at Goodison Park have undergone a marked improvement this term under Roberto Martinez thanks largely to the Spaniard's desire to play him in his favoured role as a central forward where he excelled at Rangers in partnership with Nikica Jelavic and first came to the attention of former Blues manager David Moyes. Moyes tended to deploy Naismith in a less familiar role wide on the right of midfield and the 27 year-old struggled to make the impact he would have liked despite finding the net on four occasions in 2012-13. "Although I contributed with four goals, I was very much a bit-part player (last season)," he said on evertontv. “This season I wanted to improve on that and I have doubled the goals I have scored, I think something else which has helped me is that the manager has played me more centrally. “That is where I feel more comfortable and I am glad I have been able to show the manager that I have been able to contribute for the team there." Naismith, who arrived at Goodison last summer on the back of a serious knee injury, also attributes his form this past season to the fact that he was now settled in his surroundings and was able to remain injury-free. “For me, I look back each season and see if there needs to be an improvement," he continued, "and this season there has definitely been a bigger improvement than last season when I was getting used to new surroundings and coming back from injury." Quotes sourced from EvertonFC.com About these ads © ToffeeWeb