Aleksandar Mitrović

[themanupstairs]

Will definitely be targeted next week by the spackems. Norwich tried it today, players going down as soon as they're within a half yard of him trying to get him booked.

 

Absolutely love this kid.

 

I can't remember that happening at all. Nor a moment where he should have been sent off. Thought he just got on with doing the simple things most of the game and stayed out of bother.

 

He was on his best behavior no doubt, but there were a couple of incidents of players going down and immediately pointing at him trying to get him in bother. Fat Sam and the inbreds will clearly be trying the same.

[tmonkey]

Should have bought Charlie Austin cos not forrin.

 

/Intelligent pundits.

[Tiresias]

Easy to mock but reckon we'd have more points by now if we had Austin, Mitrovic was always the more long term solution and a gamble in the short term. Mitrovic looks like he may be twice the player Austin is one day mind, but not yet.

[Skeletor]

Should have bought Charlie Austin cos not forrin.

 

/Intelligent pundits.

 

Think Cisse's cameo showed the benefit buying Austin would have brought.

[Ronaldo]

Should have bought Charlie Austin cos not forrin.

 

/Intelligent pundits.

 

We should've bought them both, tbh. We'd be mid-table if we had instead of the relegation zone.

[Deuce]

Easy to mock but reckon we'd have more points by now if we had Austin, Mitrovic was always the more long term solution and a gamble in the short term. Mitrovic looks like he may be twice the player Austin is one day mind, but not yet.

 

Austin is the more natural goalscorer right now, but Mitro's all-around game is better IMO. He's really been essential to bringing out the best in the rest of our attacking players. Physical presence, great hold-up play, aerial threat.

[SMTW]

Like that he went up and shook the refs hands as he was subbed off. Trying to show that he's a good boy really.

 

Think the whole hysteria of him being a bit tenacious has thankfully quietened in the media pretty sharp. Was worried an agenda was starting to build.

[STM]

Or Mitrovic and another centre forward, who's not Austin.

[Ronaldo]

Or Mitrovic and another centre forward, who's not Austin.

 

Austin has proved he will score goals. I'm very glad we signed Mitrovic but it shouldn't have been a 'one or the other' scenario.

[TRon]

Like Ayoze, the biggest plus of Mitrovic is that he's loving it here. He's the perfect striker for Newcastle as far as attitude goes, proud to wear the shirt rather than looking at us as a stepping stone.

[xLiaaamx]

Ayoze and Mitro is a better pairing than 1 of them with Cisse or Austin imo

[STM]

Or Mitrovic and another centre forward, who's not Austin.

 

Austin has proved he will score goals. I'm very glad we signed Mitrovic but it shouldn't have been a 'one or the other' scenario.

 

I would have been happy with Mitrovic and Austin but probably happier with someone other than Austin, as they are similar.

 

As you say, we needed two.

[Ikon]

Loved it when he tried to take the ball down and put it on a plate for Wijnaldum when he put it over. Unfortunately it didn't work out but a nice try. Perez started that move iirc.

[STM]

How much has Cisse regressed by the way? Looks pitiful, time for him to move on.

[Tiresias]

Or Mitrovic and another centre forward, who's not Austin.

 

Austin has proved he will score goals. I'm very glad we signed Mitrovic but it shouldn't have been a 'one or the other' scenario.

 

This, I don't disagree about Mitrovic's all round play, but think Austin in the team would have got us a win before now, and hopefully by now Mitrovic might have displaced him and be as we are now. May not seem like a huge contribution for the cost of a player but we may not be staring at the abyss.

[Heron]

Love this guy

[binnsy]

Loved his goal today,  a proper finish,  no messing just head down and smash the ball and burst the net Shearer style.

[STM]

Aye, real strikers goal.

[Foluwashola]

Aye, the second he brought it down you knew where it was going. This boy is going to score 100+ for us. Legit.

[Guest]

Wish we'd just stumped the extra millions for Austin.

[Collage]

Should have bought Charlie Austin cos not forrin.

 

/Intelligent pundits.

 

We should've bought them both, tbh. We'd be mid-table if we had instead of the relegation zone.

 

Yep.

[Interpolic]

I don't see where Austin would fit in tbh, neither him or Mitrovic have much in the way of pace of guile.  Better off with Perez/Mitrovic.

 

Of course we may come unstuck with a few more injuries but we do have De Jong/Aarons/Thauvin to come in, in forward positions.

 

Priorities should have been a LB/CB/DM before another striker IMO.

[Tiresias]

I don't see where Austin would fit in tbh, neither him or Mitrovic have much in the way of pace of guile.  Better off with Perez/Mitrovic.

 

Of course we may come unstuck with a few more injuries but we do have De Jong/Aarons/Thauvin to come in, in forward positions.

 

Priorities should have been a LB/CB/DM before another striker IMO.

 

I agree Perez/Mitrovic is better, just saying while Mitrovic was suspended and we weren't clicking in attack Austin would have poached some, could have turned a few of the draws into wins.

[Collage]

I don't see where Austin would fit in tbh, neither him or Mitrovic have much in the way of pace of guile.  Better off with Perez/Mitrovic.

 

Of course we may come unstuck with a few more injuries but we do have De Jong/Aarons/Thauvin to come in, in forward positions.

 

 

We'd have Austin instead of Cissé.

[Tiresias]

I don't see where Austin would fit in tbh, neither him or Mitrovic have much in the way of pace of guile.  Better off with Perez/Mitrovic.

 

Of course we may come unstuck with a few more injuries but we do have De Jong/Aarons/Thauvin to come in, in forward positions.

 

 

We'd have Austin instead of Cissé.

 

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