Aleksandar Mitrović

[DJ_NUFC]

I love how after every single game everyone overanalyses Mitro's missed chances. And the usual tripe about "amazing overall play!" is rolled out. This is a freaking striker. He cannot get into positions to score, I've seen notes attack crosses harder, and he maybe needs a change to restart his career in a different country.

[Wallsendmag]

I love how after every single game everyone overanalyses Mitro's missed chances. And the usual tripe about "amazing overall play!" is rolled out. This is a freaking striker. He cannot get into positions to score, I've seen notes attack crosses harder, and he maybe needs a change to restart his career in a different country.

 

You don't need to over anaylsise him to see he's not very good mind.

[DJ_NUFC]

We do agree on Mitro.

[Wallsendmag]

We do agree on Mitro.

 

I like him. I really do. He's desperate to do well here and the crowd feel the same. Sadly he's just not up to it.

[Mole_Toonfan]

I love how after every single game everyone overanalyses Mitro's missed chances. And the usual tripe about "amazing overall play!" is rolled out. This is a freaking striker. He cannot get into positions to score, I've seen notes attack crosses harder, and he maybe needs a change to restart his career in a different country.

 

Has anyone actually said he has amazing overall play? i don't disagree with anything you are saying btw.

[Aiston]

Yet another great chance and he fluffed it again. The last person in this team I would want a good chance to fall to.

[Pons Alias]

I'm amazed he managed to hit his lasses' chuff.

[LoveItIfWeBeatU]

I'm amazed he has so many supporters always ready to make excuses for him. Why anyone would want a non-goal scoring striker in the squad I'll never know.

[Aiston]

I'm amazed he has so many supporters always ready to make excuses for him. Why anyone would want a non-goal scoring striker in the squad I'll never know.

 

 

It's like people have forgotten about Shola Ameobi already, a non scoring shit but likeable bloke. Funnily enough, Shola will have been better than us then Mitro will ever be.

[Guest neesy111]

I'm amazed he has so many supporters always ready to make excuses for him. Why anyone would want a non-goal scoring striker in the squad I'll never know.

 

 

It's like people have forgotten about Shola Ameobi already, a non scoring shit but likeable bloke. Funnily enough, Shola will have been better than us then Mitro will ever be.

 

That's true, shola looked decent when fit in 2009/10.

[Crumpy Gunt]

His finishing is his biggest issue mind. His lack of pace and poor movement are also a problem granted.

 

Can't fault his consistency mind.

[TRon]

Honestly his finishing isn't his biggest issue, it's his inability to get into positions to score goals. Take today for example, he really only had one chance of any note and it wasn't even that easy but it shows up more when it's the only chance you have.

 

Even the most clinical strikers will miss 3 or 4 chances in a game most of the time, but they get there enough times to stick away at least one and he doesn't.

 

 

 

Poor striking instincts and lack of finishing ability are pretty big handicaps to have for a centre forward like. We can't carry players in the premier next season, it got us relegated last time round.

[LoveItIfWeBeatU]

It's not like next season will be easy. Goal scoring chances aren't likely to be as frequent. We need people who can take chances. If we need a goal I can't see how Mitro would be seen as a likely source given his record.

[themanupstairs]

It's not like next season will be easy. Goal scoring chances aren't likely to be as frequent. We need people who can take chances. If we need a goal I can't see how Mitro would be seen as a likely source given his record.

 

This is the crux for me. I reckon with Mitro it's a lot more about confidence and expectations he has from himself rather than lack of finishing instinct or "being shit". He's a decent enough footballer with decent enough awareness and movement, but his lack of mobility and his psychological mindframe when not getting significant game time, makes him less than an ideal impact sub or understudy to a main striker.

 

I would absolutely love for Mitrovic to be a screaming success at NUFC, but if he doesn't fit Rafa's blueprint for a lone striker then being so young in his career, he shouldn't stay here only to play the role of a plan B or C target man. He's technically better than a "big lump", and should be playing regularly at a level and in a system that gets the best out of him.

[mrmojorisin75]

still 22, bloody hell thought he was older like...ship murphy and keep mitro as 3rd choice (assuming rafa gets to buy a top quality forward)

 

that'd be a decent 3 to go into the campaign with imo

[Ikon]

still 22, bloody hell thought he was older like...ship murphy and keep mitro as 3rd choice (assuming rafa gets to buy a top quality forward)

 

that'd be a decent 3 to go into the campaign with imo

 

This is what I'd do as well Not saying that he's good enough to be 1st or 2nd choice striker for us, but sometimes it feels like people forget his age and that he has tons of time to change and develop as a player, whether that's here or somewhere else time will tell. There's so many players around the world that have scored a lot of goals despite failing to do so when when they were just over 20.

 

I wouldn't sell him as I don't think we'd get much for him anyway, I think a loan somewhere would be good for everyone concerned. That would mean that we'd have to sign two quality strikers instead which I can't see.

[r0cafella]

still 22, bloody hell thought he was older like...ship murphy and keep mitro as 3rd choice (assuming rafa gets to buy a top quality forward)

 

that'd be a decent 3 to go into the campaign with imo

Problem is he won't improve if he doesn't get games and we can't afford to give him much game time next season.

[mrmojorisin75]

still 22, bloody hell thought he was older like...ship murphy and keep mitro as 3rd choice (assuming rafa gets to buy a top quality forward)

 

that'd be a decent 3 to go into the campaign with imo

Problem is he won't improve if he doesn't get games and we can't afford to give him much game time next season.

 

don't necessarily think that's true, couple of cup runs we'll have plenty of games...if we inject some pace into the side mitro might develop into a good all round target man/fulcrum for the team as a plan b, which we'll need

 

what's the alternative considering the amount of players we need to ship/sign in the summer, on top of all that try and get rid of mitro for much less than we paid then sign someone else to play the exact same role in the squad only hope we get someone good enough to just waltz in and start banging goals in?

 

doesn't seem a great option to me

[Guest]

still 22, bloody hell thought he was older like...ship murphy and keep mitro as 3rd choice (assuming rafa gets to buy a top quality forward)

 

that'd be a decent 3 to go into the campaign with imo

Problem is he won't improve if he doesn't get games and we can't afford to give him much game time next season.

 

don't necessarily think that's true, couple of cup runs we'll have plenty of games...if we inject some pace into the side mitro might develop into a good all round target man/fulcrum for the team as a plan b, which we'll need

 

what's the alternative considering the amount of players we need to ship/sign in the summer, on top of all that try and get rid of mitro for much less than we paid then sign someone else to play the exact same role in the squad only hope we get someone good enough to just waltz in and start banging goals in?

 

doesn't seem a great option to me

 

Along those lines, I wonder how many of Perez's goals have came in the 10 starts Mitrovic has made.

 

Just looked, Perez has 5 in 10 when partnering Mitrovic. Suggests they've been a solid partnership when you throw in Mitro's 4 goals and 5 assists in that time.

[Newcastle Fan]

He never really looked like scoring for us lately, even though he's having no problem doing that at the international level.

[Ikon]

He never really looked like scoring for us lately, even though he's having no problem doing that at the international level.

 

I think he's putting too much pressure on himself here, so desperate to succeed that it just isn't working out for him.

[Jesse Pinkman]

To be fair, forget about his passion, his hold play is utterly insane, you can really tell when he's on the pitch as the 2 CBs are being dragged all over the place. I think that skill to have in our repotoire next season will be important.

 

I'd honestly keep him as 3rd choice and plan B, he's proven he can come on for 30 mins or so and cause chaos, left, right and centre (see the Norwich game).

 

If he can just add goals, then we would have a great striker on our hands. I actually believe he can, you can tell he's lost confidence in front of goal by his body langauage after each shot. He needs to recoup mentally over the season break and hopefully come back mentally stronger (if he isn't sold).

[themanupstairs]

He never really looked like scoring for us lately, even though he's having no problem doing that at the international level.

 

I think he's putting too much pressure on himself here, so desperate to succeed that it just isn't working out for him.

 

No doubt in my mind that this is the issue and not that he can't score goals due to lack of footballing ability. The mental side of the game is part of a player's overall ability though, and with Benitez as our manager, if he can't get Mitrovic to sort that side of his game out, then I don't believe anyone can. Might be a case of wrong club wrong time for him sadly.

 

 

[themanupstairs]

To be fair, forget about his passion, his hold play is utterly insane, you can really tell when he's on the pitch as the 2 CBs are being dragged all over the place. I think that skill to have in our repotoire next season will be important.

 

I'd honestly keep him as 3rd choice and plan B, he's proven he can come on for 30 mins or so and cause chaos, left, right and centre (see the Norwich game).

 

If he can just add goals, then we would have a great striker on our hands. I actually believe he can, you can tell he's lost confidence in front of goal by his body langauage after each shot. He needs to recoup mentally over the season break and hopefully come back mentally stronger (if he isn't sold).

 

If we can add plenty goals to the team from midfield next season, namely from a number 10 and two wingers (assuming Rafa will continue to play the same way), then that idea might work. If we're heavily reliant on a lone striker to score goals, then it won't.

[Dave]

To be fair, forget about his passion, his hold play is utterly insane, you can really tell when he's on the pitch as the 2 CBs are being dragged all over the place. I think that skill to have in our repotoire next season will be important.

 

I'd honestly keep him as 3rd choice and plan B, he's proven he can come on for 30 mins or so and cause chaos, left, right and centre (see the Norwich game).

 

If he can just add goals, then we would have a great striker on our hands. I actually believe he can, you can tell he's lost confidence in front of goal by his body langauage after each shot. He needs to recoup mentally over the season break and hopefully come back mentally stronger (if he isn't sold).

Howay man, some mental hyperbole here.