Teasy Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Well they are currently, because they're in the top 6. Their current form is at least that level as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 And were last season...but aye... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figures 1-0 Football Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Fucking hell Last time I checked the table they were like 18th? Sure when they played the mackems they were close to them in the league. Shows how much I’ve followed the Championship this year like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Will Mitrovic go in as their first team striker? Who have they been using there? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Rui Fonte or Aboubakar Kamara apparently. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 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. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 http://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2018/february/01/aleksandar-mitrovic-welcome-interview Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinitely Content Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 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. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 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. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinport53 Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 http://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2018/february/01/aleksandar-mitrovic-welcome-interview Compare that to when he signed here. He looks one step from the edge. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altamullan Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Mitro looks knackered! Full on day of flying around and uncertainty followed by a training session has done the lad in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Surprised he didn't miss his flight. HAHAHA. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 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. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 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. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimburst Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 Well at least we can put that one to bed. I quite like Mitrovic but if he's not putting in the effort what can you do? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 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. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 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. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimburst Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 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. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexjack Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 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. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimburst Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 ...but they're all proven to be shite. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasper Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 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. Think it's pretty obvious it's not as simple as "who runs the most plays". There'll be a shit load of things they follow and combine that with what they see. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thenige Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 Just remember the classic quotes about Shearer in training, where they said he looked pretty average. It was only on match days where he performed to the levels which made him a top level goalscorer. Not claiming Mitro would be quite like that, but interesting that he wasn't picked due to his training stats. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasper Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 Regardless what you think about their use of stats, it would atleast give Mitrovic clear information on where he has to improve. But he obviously hasn't. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NG32 Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 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. Well if that's the case and he wasn't putting it in in training then he cant be picked. There is nothing worse seeing someone make little effort in training but then expect to play week in week out. Its bad for the team and moral. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Spaceman Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 Just remember the classic quotes about Shearer in training, where they said he looked pretty average. It was only on match days where he performed to the levels which made him a top level goalscorer. Not claiming Mitro would be quite like that, but interesting that he wasn't picked due to his training stats. Shearer probably had a hundred or so Premier League goals on his CV at the time though, as well as numerous individual awards including a Premier League winners medal, Euro 96 top scorer etc etc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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