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So what are the odds Mitro will score more goals for Fulham than Slimani and Joselu will manage between them for us in the same amount of time?

Probably pretty bad odds considering it's in a way easier league and there are four more games in the Championship in the same length of time
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He wasn't prolific but he was effective when he played like.

 

I don't think he was. It's true he wasn't given as many opportunities as he could have got, but I predicted he might find it tougher than people were expecting down there. His main attribute is his strength, but championship defenders aren't usually bothered by that. It's pace and finishing they can't handle, and he's not really shown much of either in his time here.

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So what are the odds Mitro will score more goals for Fulham than Slimani and Joselu will manage between them for us in the same amount of time?

 

Should be pretty poors odds all things considered like.  Fulham have 17 games between now and early May and Mitrovic should be able to play all of them in a poorer league and in a top 6 side.  We have 13 games and Slimani can realistically play 11 of those in a higher quality league were his team is in a relegation battle.

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So what are the odds Mitro will score more goals for Fulham than Slimani and Joselu will manage between them for us in the same amount of time?

 

Should be pretty low odds all things considered like.  Fulham have 17 games between now and early May and Mitrovic should be able to play all of them in a poorer league and in a top 6 side.  We have 13 games and Slimani can realistically play 11 of those in a higher quality league were his team is in a relegation battle.

 

Fulham definitely aren’t a top 6 side like.

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FFS lads man this guy was utter site in the championship too, I sure as hell do not get all the love in for this fella at all. Daryl Murphy was far far more effective than him in that league. Daryl f***ing Murphy man

 

Ironically his debut could be against Forest this weekend.

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Jesus I can't believe that's Fulham's official website, it's really bad - especially for a club at this level. I have always had a proper soft spot for Fulham mind, love their ground & they were the opponents the first time I got to go to St James' Park back in the Bobby days. Glad Mitrovic has went there and will be watching their games keenly.

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Rui Fonte or Aboubakar Kamara apparently.

 

Interesting. Looks like he will go straight into the team. Also, only just clicked that their manager is actually Serbian.

 

Taking this into consideration he is definitely going to do very well there, as the manager will know him very well and will be able to communicate with him effectively.

 

Always helps when the manager shares a similar cultural background, especially when the player is one that needs to be motivated to do what he needs to do.

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Not sure why he wouldn't still have a chance here if he remains professional and does well for Fulham and in the summer, he's played for us this season and has been suspended/injured (allegedly). We're not exactly talking about a Colback situation where he was banished from first team involvement. Rafa just prefers the others for whatever reason(s).

 

Up to him tbh.

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https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/dwight-gayle-continued-nod-ahead-14237158

Gayle has been working hard in training throughout his drought and under the surveillance of GPS in training his statistics have been good.

 

The GPS system in place keeps a close eye on sprints and distance covered on the pitch while the coaching staff are also looking out for headers and tackles won and goal ratios - even in training sessions.

 

Many have asked why Gayle, Joselu and Ayoze Perez had more chances to shine this season than Aleksandar Mitrovic - who has now been loaned out at Fulham.

 

But the coaching staff could see that Gayle, Joselu and Perez were outperforming Mitrovic - who was also banned at the start of the season - and told all players that statistics Monday-Friday would determine who plays at the weekend.

 

It hasn’t been just Benitez’s decision alone to leave out Mitrovic, the Toon boss asked every member of his coaching staff to give an opinion and they all felt that he needed to work harder during the week to justify his selection.

 

Mitrovic continued to slump in training and despite Gayle’s lack of goals his stats and work-rate during Benitez’s sessions meant he found himself in the starting line-up 11 times while the Serbian international didn’t make the opening XI on any Premier League team sheet this term.

 

There are very few footballers talented enough to justify still being picked if they're not putting the effort in during training. Unfortunately Mitrovic isn't one of them.

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Benitez is so precise man. It's clear he wasn't doing this flippantly.

 

Also, starting the guy when the other players know they have been doing more in training could lead to squad disharmony.

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Benitez is so precise man. It's clear he wasn't doing this flippantly.

 

Also, starting the guy when the other players know they have been doing more in training could lead to squad disharmony.

 

Particularly when none of them stand out in terms of ability and we're basically relying on hard work and buy in from the whole squad this season. Got to draw the line somewhere.

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Benitez is so precise man. It's clear he wasn't doing this flippantly.

 

Also, starting the guy when the other players know they have been doing more in training could lead to squad disharmony.

 

Particularly when none of them stand out in terms of ability and we're basically relying on hard work and buy in from the whole squad this season. Got to draw the line somewhere.

 

:thup:

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Benitez is so precise man. It's clear he wasn't doing this flippantly.

 

Also, starting the guy when the other players know they have been doing more in training could lead to squad disharmony.

 

This is idiotic, tbh. I was a goalkeeper for twelve years and I was always worse than other two goalkeepers when they compared our fitness, speed... mostly because I'm 6ft 7inches tall, but I always performed better at games because the other two were lacking decision making, determination, positioning, etc. If that's how the squad is picked, then it's poor man management. Benitez should know that manager at his level is mostly motivator, psychologist and tactician and not some professor from middle school who thinks that ones who know subject by heart are better than ones who truly understand it.

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