He looks to be playing like a winger from the different highlights of his performances.
Think they play with wing backs so yes he's probably doing more attacking than defending which is a bit of a pity but still good experience. Main thing is game time and proving his fitness over a full season at this point.
Yeah, that was both the good and bad aspects of him going to another Russell Martin team this season.
The positives were he was likely to get regular game time, and this time at championship level, as Martin's style allows the wing backs to in effect play as wingers and asks more of their attacking qualities than defensive. So that really plays into Laird's strengths.
The negative of all of that was that he wouldn't really be working on his weaknesses - the defensive / positional side of the game - and his experience is being gained in a role - WB/Winger - that we don't play.
Overall, given how much time he's lost to injury, and how some loanees struggle for games, especially as teens, then it's been great to find a manager who plays a role so ideally suited for Laird and that's provided regular starts and impressive displays. Next season, though, he really needs a loan where he plays as a more traditional attacking RB and looks to blend addressing the defensive side of his game with continuing to impress going forward.