Aleksandar Mitrović

[PartizanFC]

Maybe he looks up to him more than Rafa because he would have grown up watching him represent the national team and he's ex Partizan so might be an influential figure to Mitrovic

 

Just an idea, probably doesn't play too much into it

 

Maybe 1%

But in Fulham manager rate him,players rate him,trust him and enjoy playing with him,suporters rate him...he feel loved there...He didnt make 1 yelow card in 3 games...in last 17 games in champonship he get 2,3 yellows and played almoust every minute..so all your talking about "problematic" Mitro...is just issues in Rafas head

[LoveItIfWeBeatU]

So Mitro scored 2 goals against Burnley (who haven't started well and are struggling with Europa League fixtures) and after 3 games people have decided he will be a great success for Fulham? Maybe wait half a season at least before passing judgement.

[Kaizero]

So Mitro scored 2 goals against Burnley (who haven't started well and are struggling with Europa League fixtures) and after 3 games people have decided he will be a great success for Fulham? Maybe wait half a season at least before passing judgement.

 

He already is a great success for Fulham, he's proven that over what's now more than half a season.

[steve_69]

If Mitrovic is a poor trainer, or badly disciplined regarding weight issues and so on, I don't see how having a fellow Serb as a manager would make a difference. Either he has an attitude problem, or the Fulham manager doesn't run as strict a regime and maybe goes easy on him.

 

It might not even be that he goes easy on Mitro specifically, it might just be that he prefers to give his team a shape and structure but allows them more autonomy within their individuals roles.

Roy Hodgson is know for repeatedly drilling players to do specific things in specific scenarios, so at all times they know exactly what is expected of them. That'll work for certain players and not for others.  Another example is looking at Sanchez under Wenger versus Sanchez under Mourinho - Wenger allowed his creative players more freedom and autonomy and Sanchez thrived. Now he's playing for a more rigid manager and his form has dropped off.

 

All managers are different and players that suit one manager don't necessarily suit another. Whatever it was that Rafa wanted from Mitrovic, he either couldn't or didn't want to give. The expectations of his new manager are clearly different from Rafa's and it works for Mitro.

[LoveItIfWeBeatU]

Gayle proved himself a great success for NUFC in the Championship. Not the Premiership. So far Mitro has proved himself for Fulham in the Championship.

 

Joselu scored against Tottenham and Chelsea. Does that mean he's going to be a great success for NUFC now?

[Odear]

Another factor is that just like Shelvey, the moment he did anything when playing for us, he either gets sent off on the spot or Alan Shearer would open his gob on MOTD and then retrospective action would take place the next day.

 

Kane, Rooney and Sissoko’s challenges would have had the book thrown if it happened in black and white..

[Wullie]

So Mitro scored 2 goals against Burnley (who haven't started well and are struggling with Europa League fixtures) and after 3 games people have decided he will be a great success for Fulham? Maybe wait half a season at least before passing judgement.

 

You'd not make much of a scout like.

[LoveItIfWeBeatU]

We'll come back at the end of the season and see how he's done. If he's had a good season then good for him. I just don't get saying he's a smash hit 3 games into the season.

[Kaizero]

He's a smash hit. He scored 12 in 17 last season for Fulham, now he's 3 in 3.

[samptime29]

He's a smash hit. He scored 12 in 17 last season for Fulham, now he's 3 in 3.

 

15 goals in 20 games is canny form like tbf.

[TRon]

He's a smash hit. He scored 12 in 17 last season for Fulham, now he's 3 in 3.

 

15 goals in 20 games is canny form like tbf.

 

Gayle did even better if we're judging on championship goals. Mitro has started the season well, but I am going to see how he does over the next few months before I start declaring him a Premier smash hit.

[binnsy]

He's a smash hit. He scored 12 in 17 last season for Fulham, now he's 3 in 3.

 

15 goals in 20 games is canny form like tbf.

 

The championship goals mean nowt,  he went and joined the most attacking team in the for the 2nd half of the season and managed to score the same amount of goals as Lewis Grabban got playing for the worst team in the first half of the season.

[Kaizero]

He's a smash hit. He scored 12 in 17 last season for Fulham, now he's 3 in 3.

 

15 goals in 20 games is canny form like tbf.

 

The championship goals mean nowt,  he went and joined the most attacking team in the for the 2nd half of the season and managed to score the same amount of goals as Lewis Grabban got playing for the worst team in the first half of the season.

 

Mitro got 13 PL goals to Grabbans 1. By minutes played that's a 1 in 2 goalscoring record for Mitro in the PL vs a 1 in 10 for Grabban, if you only want to count PL goals.

 

To put things in further perspective, using only NUFC/West Brom minutes in the PL, Mitro's got 1 in 2.5 vs Rondon's 1 in 3.8.

 

In the season we went down, Mitro was directly involved (by scoring or assisting) in 1 out of every 3 NUFC goals.

[tinoasprilla]

Said it last season in 2 or 3 years time Mitrovic will be playing at a top, top club whereas Gayle will be at somewhere like Charlton in Division 1 and Joselu at some bizarre club in the Far East.  Whereas Rafa is without a doubt a quality manager and the best since Robson some of his decisions are mind blowing

 

For the record I think mbemba will end up being top class too

[mrmojorisin75]

The only problem with Rafa selling Mitro was that he wasn't allowed to sign who he wanted to build his own attack. That's the be all and end all of it.

 

Players come and go. Rafa could have kept Mitro but he would have needed to sign top quality players to make it work. In his mind I'm sure that selling Mitro and replacing him was the best and simplest option. And he'd have been right had he got a top quality replacement. But he didn't.

[TRon]

The only problem with Rafa selling Mitro was that he wasn't allowed to sign who he wanted to build his own attack. That's the be all and end all of it.

 

Players come and go. Rafa could have kept Mitro but he would have needed to sign top quality players to make it work. In his mind I'm sure that selling Mitro and replacing him was the best and simplest option. And he'd have been right had he got a top quality replacement. But he didn't.

 

It's been suggested that Rondon was the top target for Rafa mind, although some seem to think it was Plea who knocked us back. So Rafa has got someone up top who he preferred to Mitro, now it's just a case of seeing if it works out.

[Dinho lad]

He's a smash hit. He scored 12 in 17 last season for Fulham, now he's 3 in 3.

 

15 goals in 20 games is canny form like tbf.

 

The championship goals mean nowt,  he went and joined the most attacking team in the for the 2nd half of the season and managed to score the same amount of goals as Lewis Grabban got playing for the worst team in the first half of the season.

 

Mitro got 13 PL goals to Grabbans 1. By minutes played that's a 1 in 2 goalscoring record for Mitro in the PL vs a 1 in 10 for Grabban, if you only want to count PL goals.

 

To put things in further perspective, using only NUFC/West Brom minutes in the PL, Mitro's got 1 in 2.5 vs Rondon's 1 in 3.8.

 

In the season we went down, Mitro was directly involved (by scoring or assisting) in 1 out of every 3 NUFC goals.

 

To put things in even further perspective, you missed the point! This isn't an issue of Mitro v Grabban ability wise; binnsy's point was the quality of Championship teams. Someone inferior to Mitrovic playing in a worse team than Fulham, managed to score the same amount of goals as him.

 

Again, you're like....

 

[mrmojorisin75]

The only problem with Rafa selling Mitro was that he wasn't allowed to sign who he wanted to build his own attack. That's the be all and end all of it.

 

Players come and go. Rafa could have kept Mitro but he would have needed to sign top quality players to make it work. In his mind I'm sure that selling Mitro and replacing him was the best and simplest option. And he'd have been right had he got a top quality replacement. But he didn't.

 

It's been suggested that Rondon was the top target for Rafa mind, although some seem to think it was Plea who knocked us back. So Rafa has got someone up top who he preferred to Mitro, now it's just a case of seeing if it works out.

Yeah but even if that's the case he should have been brought in on day one of the window and we'd maybe be looking at having more than a point right now. They've fucked him/us either way really.

[Optimistic Nut]

Good chance of being Player of the Month then?

[Kaizero]

He's a smash hit. He scored 12 in 17 last season for Fulham, now he's 3 in 3.

 

15 goals in 20 games is canny form like tbf.

 

The championship goals mean nowt,  he went and joined the most attacking team in the for the 2nd half of the season and managed to score the same amount of goals as Lewis Grabban got playing for the worst team in the first half of the season.

 

Mitro got 13 PL goals to Grabbans 1. By minutes played that's a 1 in 2 goalscoring record for Mitro in the PL vs a 1 in 10 for Grabban, if you only want to count PL goals.

 

To put things in further perspective, using only NUFC/West Brom minutes in the PL, Mitro's got 1 in 2.5 vs Rondon's 1 in 3.8.

 

In the season we went down, Mitro was directly involved (by scoring or assisting) in 1 out of every 3 NUFC goals.

 

To put things in even further perspective, you missed the point! This isn't an issue of Mitro v Grabban ability wise; binnsy's point was the quality of Championship teams. Someone inferior to Mitrovic playing in a worse team than Fulham, managed to score the same amount of goals as him.

 

Again, you're like....

 

 

Binnsy’s point was that Mitro’s not proven in the PL, and that the Championship wasn’t a standard to say he’s proven because of, specifically pointing out Grabban could score the same amount of hoals in an inferior team. Hence I showed examples from Mitro’s time in the PL, versus Grabban’s time in the PL, as well as putting his stats further into context by comparing them to who we replaced him by - thus showing that by all accounts, Mitro’s already fairly proven in the PL as a goalscorer.

[Dinho lad]

That post was about the Championship record, clearly, as people were using this as one of his pros (rightly or wrongly, I don't care).

 

You compared him to Grabban's PL record - hardly an appropriate measure.

[TRon]

He's a smash hit. He scored 12 in 17 last season for Fulham, now he's 3 in 3.

 

15 goals in 20 games is canny form like tbf.

 

The championship goals mean nowt,  he went and joined the most attacking team in the for the 2nd half of the season and managed to score the same amount of goals as Lewis Grabban got playing for the worst team in the first half of the season.

 

Mitro got 13 PL goals to Grabbans 1. By minutes played that's a 1 in 2 goalscoring record for Mitro in the PL vs a 1 in 10 for Grabban, if you only want to count PL goals.

 

To put things in further perspective, using only NUFC/West Brom minutes in the PL, Mitro's got 1 in 2.5 vs Rondon's 1 in 3.8.

 

In the season we went down, Mitro was directly involved (by scoring or assisting) in 1 out of every 3 NUFC goals.

 

To put things in even further perspective, you missed the point! This isn't an issue of Mitro v Grabban ability wise; binnsy's point was the quality of Championship teams. Someone inferior to Mitrovic playing in a worse team than Fulham, managed to score the same amount of goals as him.

 

Again, you're like....

 

 

Binnsy’s point was that Mitro’s not proven in the PL, and that the Championship wasn’t a standard to say he’s proven because of, specifically pointing out Grabban could score the same amount of hoals in an inferior team. Hence I showed examples from Mitro’s time in the PL, versus Grabban’s time in the PL, as well as putting his stats further into context by comparing them to who we replaced him by - thus showing that by all accounts, Mitro’s already fairly proven in the PL as a goalscorer.

 

I think that's being a bit generous, if that was the case you would have had a lot more takers when he was up for sale. This season might change that, if he goes on to score 15+ goals this season then I don't think anyone will argue.

[Tiotes Witch Doctor]

Does anyone actually think Mitro will score less than 15 goals this season? Even if he does end up being an all round shit PL striker he will still bang them in this season just because its us.

 

I'd wager a small bet with anyone that Mitro will not only outscore Rondon but also Rondon and Joselu combined.

 

In his one full PL season in an awful relegated McClaren team he managed 9 goals, which again I'm sure is more than Joselu or Rondon have managed in a single PL season with much more time to prove themselves.

[TRon]

Does anyone actually think Mitro will score less than 15 goals this season? Even if he does end up being an all round shit PL striker he will still bang them in this season just because its us.

 

I'd wager a small bet with anyone that Mitro will not only outscore Rondon but also Rondon and Joselu combined.

 

In his one full PL season in an awful relegated McClaren team he managed 9 goals, which again I'm sure is more than Joselu or Rondon have managed in a single PL season with much more time to prove themselves.

 

He might well score 15 goals this season, he's off to a great start, but IMO however shit his contribution to the team might supposedly be, if you score 15 goals you've got to be called a decent Premier striker. Rondon might be a better team player, but a striker is usually judged by his goals at the end of the day.

[taxfree]

He's a smash hit. He scored 12 in 17 last season for Fulham, now he's 3 in 3.

 

15 goals in 20 games is canny form like tbf.

 

The championship goals mean nowt,  he went and joined the most attacking team in the for the 2nd half of the season and managed to score the same amount of goals as Lewis Grabban got playing for the worst team in the first half of the season.

 

Mitro got 13 PL goals to Grabbans 1. By minutes played that's a 1 in 2 goalscoring record for Mitro in the PL vs a 1 in 10 for Grabban, if you only want to count PL goals.

 

To put things in further perspective, using only NUFC/West Brom minutes in the PL, Mitro's got 1 in 2.5 vs Rondon's 1 in 3.8.

 

In the season we went down, Mitro was directly involved (by scoring or assisting) in 1 out of every 3 NUFC goals.

 

To put things in even further perspective, you missed the point! This isn't an issue of Mitro v Grabban ability wise; binnsy's point was the quality of Championship teams. Someone inferior to Mitrovic playing in a worse team than Fulham, managed to score the same amount of goals as him.

 

Again, you're like....

 

 

Binnsy’s point was that Mitro’s not proven in the PL, and that the Championship wasn’t a standard to say he’s proven because of, specifically pointing out Grabban could score the same amount of hoals in an inferior team. Hence I showed examples from Mitro’s time in the PL, versus Grabban’s time in the PL, as well as putting his stats further into context by comparing them to who we replaced him by - thus showing that by all accounts, Mitro’s already fairly proven in the PL as a goalscorer.

 

I think that's being a bit generous, if that was the case you would have had a lot more takers when he was up for sale. This season might change that, if he goes on to score 15+ goals this season then I don't think anyone will argue.

 

Bit of a pointless argument to be honest. First of all, we don't know who the interested parties were, nor how much they would be willing to pay. Second of all, some players do go for bargain fees/seemingly without competition, even though the player is class.