Fisher adds new dimension

Mansfield's new signing Alex Fisher thinks his experience of European football could prove beneficial to the club.

Fisher, who came through the youth ranks at Oxford United, has signed for the Stags following a year in Italy with Serie C side AZ Monza. The 23-year-old, who had a spell at the Glenn Hoddle Academy in Spain, told Mansfield's official website: "I've been playing in Italy for the past year and my ambition has always been to come back to England and play at home, so when the opportunity presented itself to come here through a few contracts, I jumped at it. "Each country (I've played in) has had its own kind of style. I've played in several different types of formations. "I've played out wide, as a number nine, in narrow formations, formations that use wingers, some very technical football and some direct football. "I feel that being able to play and adapt to different styles, having experienced it first-hand through different managers and different cultures has certainly helped me learn the game. "If I was able to try and bring that here, it could be a really good thing."