Aleksandar Mitrović

[Mole_Toonfan]

Pelle is like living proof that players of this ilk take years to hit their peak. He was poor for a long time in Italian football.

 

Yep

 

He best return in Italian football was 10 in 38 for Cesena in Serie B

[The College Dropout]

That thought crossed my mind watching Pelle as well. How far back in development/skill Mitro is in comparison. 9 years age gap.

[Kanj]

So what point are you trying to make?

[toontownman]

There is a 50/50 chance that he either becomes a superstar or not and be patient because it could or could not happen over the next 9 years.

 

What's the shelf life of potential vs cashing in? Plus factor in the quality of coaching, injuries, environment (including surrounding teammates) and other weird life and circumstantial events. It's next to impossible to predict as we have had some fantastic young talent here over the years that at different clubs and environments might have made a huge impact instead of fizzing out.

 

Reality is with large expenditure a player, especially from abroad (where stock will linger higher for longer) only has 2/3 seasons tops before we move him on. While a player might well develop into world class over 5/6/7 years what club can afford to keep a player that long when better options in the now exist. When money is based on results and football run by money finding players that achieve their potential is difficult and circumstantial at best and one clubs can only gamble on for so long.

[sbnufc]

[ads]

Looks delighted

[Scoot]

"WTF am I doing here"

[Stifler]

The kids on the right looks like he's had his sweets taken off him, Mitro's smug look doesn't help either.

[joeyt]

5,1,4,3,2,6

[mouldy_uk]

A young Rob Elliot on the right

[mighty__mag]

 

Lascelles makes Mitrovic look small.

 

[ads]

5,1,4,3,2,6

 

:lol:

[triggs]

 

Lascelles makes Mitrovic look small.

Kid on the right makes Lascelles look small

[John P]

 

Lascelles makes Mitrovic look small.

Kid on the right makes Lascelles look small

 

That's my son.

[Ronaldo]

Lascelles makes Mitrovic look small.

 

 

According to his bio Mitrovic should actually be the taller of the two. He's a right fibber, like.

[Ronaldo]

 

Kid on the right makes Lascelles look small

 

That's my son.

 

[Dinho lad]

Mitrovic is looking like he's going to kidnap one of those kids afterwards.

[RodneyCisse]

Parents of them fat kids should be ashamed.

[sbnufc]

 

Kid on the right makes Lascelles look small

 

That's my son.

 

[John P]

Just like to clarify that it isn't actually my son. Fat people annoy me, so even if it was, I'd have disowned him by now.

[Sho Time]

Just like to clarify that it isn't actually my son. Fat people annoy me, so even if it was, I'd have disowned him by now.

 

Nice try, ya bairns a pure lardarse, haaaar

[SEMTEX]

Cross your arms and they won't realise there's no wonga on the shirt. Genius.

[LoveItIfWeBeatU]

I'm a bit concerned that he hasn't scored an open play goal in the preseason games he's played so far. I'm one of the people who hope he comes good but I have big worries about his finishing abilities. Hopefully during his enforced 4 game lay off he works hard on his finishing and movement.

 

It doesn't sound like he played well against Doncaster.

 

http://www.nufc.com/2016-17html/2016-07-20doncaster-a.html

 

Going behind failed to rouse United from the slumbers though, with Mitrovic particularly immobile and what attacking threat we showed coming down the right - left winger Rolando Aarons seeing little of the ball.

 

Mitrovic's lumbering turn and low shot almost on the half time whistle summed up a pedestrian half for the white and purple clad visitors

[UncleBingo]

We need to forget about this lumbering oaf, and bring a proper striker in.

[Guest]

Don't think you've used lumbering oaf yet.