[Football] How much for Mitrović?

[Justice]

Potter himself said we could do with another Welbeck type, he fits into that IMO.

When you want to break up play, get control of the ball, having a strong big fella upfront, buys freekicks. How often do you see Welbeck Murray and Mitrovic buying a freekick? With us last night we didn't have anyone in that position so when the ball went forward it was just hovered up by Fulham's defenders. That to me is obvious and when the team was announced it was apparent we would have to adopt the tactics of playing through Fulham. Last season when we went on our poor runs Potter admitted he had to change it up to move the ball quicker and longer. That led us to the great run at the end of the season and into this. To do it you need a focal point upfront. We all appreciate what Welbeck does, even though he rarely scores, much like Heskey did for Villa and England. Mitrovic offers the focal point and is currently on fire in front of goal.

The 20 goal a season player is fantasy but another clever "lump" upfront is achievable.

I would find it amusing if we signed a striker and he scored exactly 20 goals

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

I would find it amusing if we signed a striker and he scored exactly 20 goals

Yes it would. And we'll be in Europe.

 

[Stato]

Yep, not a player who would easily adapt to Potter's style of play anyway. In anycase if we were to try and sign him it should have been in our Championship days, when Chris Hughton was in charge and he had managed Mitro at Newcastle. Would probably have managed to get him for a song then.

Chris Hughton didn't manage Mitrovic at Newcastle. Chris was gone quite a few years before they signed him. However, Hughton did try to sign him in the January transfer window 2018. Newcastle wouldn't sell him to us and instead loaned him to Fulham. I seem to remember at the time reading that Benitez didn't want him going to an EPL rival, but it may be that we just weren't prepared to pay the C£15m that they wanted for him then. I have to make myself believe the former was true because in that same window, we were definitely happy to pay over £15m for a striker and I'd guess that Mitro would have been considered less of a punt than the striker we bought: Jurgen Locadia.

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

Chris Hughton didn't manage Mitrovic at Newcastle. Chris was gone quite a few years before they signed him. However, Hughton did try to sign him in the January transfer window 2018. Newcastle wouldn't sell him to us and instead loaned him to Fulham. I seem to remember at the time reading that Benitez didn't want him going to an EPL rival, but it may be that we just weren't prepared to pay the C£15m that they wanted for him then. I have to make myself believe the former was true because in that same window, we were definitely happy to pay over £15m for a striker and I'd guess that Mitro would have been considered less of a punt than the striker we bought: Jurgen Locadia.

Yes thank you for putting me straight, my memory playing tricks with me there. Certainly true though that Mitrovic was going through something of a lean time then though. No one knew that he would become the player he seems to be now, setting the Premier League alight and hitting the net quite so regularly.

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

I would find it amusing if we signed a striker and he scored exactly 20 goals

Even better if it was 5 consecutive 19’s, everybody wins

 

[Justice]

Yes it would. And we'll be in Europe.

Or maybe not Haha scored 15 last season and they didn’t come close.

 

[Surf's Up]

He saves it for the Albion the *******

Although in fairness he has been quite good so far this season against other teams

He saves it for Lewis Dunk, he always rips LD a new one, must love bullying him.

 

[tigertim68]

Don’t understand why a top 6 club are not interested in buying him

 

[nickbrighton]

I dont think he would fit in. Whilst he is an undoubted good striker, he has a touch of the Harry Kanes about him, getting in front on a player and then jumping backwards into him to get free kicks, falling down clutching his face for no reason were just two I saw last night. Too many dark arts about him, although its "clever" according to some commentators, i think he is a thuggish cheat.

 

[South west gull]

Don’t understand why a top 6 club are not interested in buying him

Cos he ain't good enough+ silly [emoji389]

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[darkwolf666]

I can't understand, if he's as good as people say he is, why has no-one bought him.

It seems everytime we have a good player the world and his wife wants.

 

[WATFORD zero]

Potter himself said we could do with another Welbeck type, he fits into that IMO.

When you want to break up play, get control of the ball, having a strong big fella upfront, buys freekicks. How often do you see Welbeck Murray and Mitrovic buying a freekick? With us last night we didn't have anyone in that position so when the ball went forward it was just hovered up by Fulham's defenders. That to me is obvious and when the team was announced it was apparent we would have to adopt the tactics of playing through Fulham. Last season when we went on our poor runs Potter admitted he had to change it up to move the ball quicker and longer. That led us to the great run at the end of the season and into this. To do it you need a focal point upfront. We all appreciate what Welbeck does, even though he rarely scores, much like Heskey did for Villa and England. Mitrovic offers the focal point and is currently on fire in front of goal.

The 20 goal a season player is fantasy but another clever "lump" upfront is achievable.

I've always thought he is a good striker for a certain type of team (maybe us under CH) and I wanted him at the time. However you have put together a very good case for us going after him now, I'm almost convinced


Just not quite

 

[AmexRuislip]

I can't understand, if he's as good as people say he is, why has no-one bought him.

It seems everytime we have a good player the world and his wife wants.

I've mentioned it on here before.
I work with a Serbian guy who goes to the same church as Mitrovic and knows him very well.
I did cheekily ask him to say to M, about coming to Brighton.
Answer was thanks but no thanks.

 

[boik]

I swear, everytime Fulham are promoted, he plays well for the first 10 games, everyone says they were wrong about him. Then he utterly disappears.

Pukki anyone? Another one who looked red hot in his first few games in the P/L.

 

[Gully Forever]

£70-£80m I’d guess, with no guarantee he’d want to join. It would be the antithesis of every signing we’ve ever made, the window closes in a few days. He is a good striker who had another good game against us. End of story.

Question, What is a striker?. Didn't we have one or even two those in the past.

 

[tigertim68]

Cos he ain't good enough+ silly [emoji389]

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Good enough to run rings round our defence and bully them in to making lots of mistakes

 

[jcdenton08]

Question, What is a striker?. Didn't we have one or even two those in the past.

I don’t understand.

 

[GT49er]

If Fulham had any sense, the answer would be, 'More than you've just trousered for Cucurella and Maupay'.


Unfortunately for us, I'm fairly sure Fulhan do have a bit of sense. Unless we are utterly bonkers (or b.w.2) we move on.

 

[macbeth]

Cos he ain't good enough+ silly [emoji389]

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don't really see how you could've watched him last season and in the first few games of this season and come to the conclusion that he isn't good enough to be honest....