I agree with this - which I believe is why he was sent to Blackburn under Sgt. Slaughter (Mowbray), to get fitter and sharper ... but looking at him in the pre-season montages he looked a little hefty again... it’s a shame as I think he could flourish... it’ll be very interesting to watch him IF...
Are you seriously going to stand by your original point that you ‘know’ Mitoma is ‘better’ than Khadra as he’s scored some goals against a very questionable level of opposition in both Belgium and at international level ?
Don’t get me wrong here, Mitoma excites me as a player, but he’s very...
Errrmmm come on... the ‘level’ he’s scored his international goals at is arguably below that of the championship... I’m not having that as a comparison... Rocking up against Nepal, China and the Solomon Islands... (I’m aware he’s not scored against them btw, but it’s hardly comparable to Europe...
Either way it's a pity, I'd have liked to have seen him play in the stripes... just one last time. He's similar to Mitouma, but possibly a bit more robust... Personally I'd have retained Khadra and sent Mitouma out on loan, to learn the English game a wee bit more.
I understand he's theirs should they win promotion... deal agreed as part of the loan arrangement... at least that was my understanding... should they wish to activate the clause that is.
My God if I had his money and I was in my early 20s, I'd be face down in my house at 3am listening to Cat Stevens, crying... hang on, I veered off into to my own early 20s for a second... let's get back on track.
ahem.
I'd be driving a pimped up ride with DJ jurgs in a jacuzzi fitted on the...