Noel Lane has called on Galway manager Anthony Cunningham to play Joe Canning at full-forward and persevere with him on the edge of the square.
The Portumna sharpshooter has only just returned from a hand injury and, speaking to The Examiner ahead of this weekend's league clash against Dublin in Parnell Park, former manager Lane said: "I know Joe Canning is only back from (hand) injury but they should look to get him more involved and that means a more central role.
"If you look at Tipp and Seamie Callanan, they've persevered with him at full-forward and he's the target man now and is a serious threat to any opposition.
"I would be looking at that model and we've a man well capable of being as good, if not better, than Seamie Callanan at full-forward. Joe is a serious player and I would prefer to see him there but that's not the case at the moment."
He concluded: "If Joe Canning was playing at full-forward you could be saying you're guaranteed a few goals.
"We have the players to get goals but that will happen when the structure is nailed down. There's a lot of movement at the moment and players lining out in different positions, which is fine for the league but the time for that is coming to an end now."
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