Stevan Jovetic (continued)

[The Fat el Hombre]

Many posts praising Jovetic's display at white hart lane- rightly so.We could also mention that he nearly scored at upton park when he jinked past nolan and flighted a crafty chip which jaaskelainen only saved at full stretch over his head just under the bar. What' s more, he started the move which led to the opener against watford.
jovetic's alleged '' mental weakness'' is a hack journo's fiction like the bollocks from a scribbler in the mirror claiming he was costing the club a fortune every minute.in fact, his transfer fee was relatively low. It may have been influenced by his cruciate injury three years ago. But, in fact, he was noted at fiorentina for the guts with which he battled back against that setback. The journos also misunderstood Manuel Pellegrini when he said '' we needed to build up his trust''. This did not of course mean his trust in the club but his trust in himself i.e. his self-confidence. As with any player, this can be more shaken by a series of minor injuries than a single bad one.
jovetic's game is based on his tricky gait, his lightness on his feet, his deceptive scampering stride, his anticipation and awareness of teammates. These were the qualities which led him , at only nineteen, to destroy liverpool in the champs league.
there's nothing at all wrong with his attitude. at upton park, he gave his shirt to the fans, some of whom had greeted his arrival sceptically.
at white hart lane, it seemed sherwood had sussed him for a softie. he was hardly on the pitch before adebayor threw him over the touchline and rose blasted the ball at him while he was down.but he just got up and got on with it without complaint. he showed respect for silva, apologising at once for failing to execute the one-two which merlin had in mind. and at the end he showed a polite but no fuss respect for his manager when mp seemed to ask him'' have you got through all right'?' and he turned and just nodded.
ok this is still a long way from the jovetic who lit up serie a and masterminded montenegro but, provided only that he keeps free of injuries, he'll surely be a sky blue star.

Top post.

Seconded.

Agreed top post. The chip against west ham woulda been a special goal

 

[cityok]

Top post.

Seconded.

Agreed top post. The chip against west ham would have been a special goal

yeah but it was a lame chip, it was a half hearted half capable chip, meant to please himself the fans and the management.

That chip will be hit harder or more spot on, in the next weeks

 

[welsh_andy]

for me the boy needs gametime to recover his best form, injuries have dogged him and just had a bit part so far, hes looking good though

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

Jovetic to come on and do something special tonight? Just the arena for him - millions watching round the world ;-)

 

[TrueBlue1705]

Jovetic to come on and do something special tonight? Just the arena for him - millions watching round the world ;-)

I'd like him to start on left with Silva down the middle in free role behind Negredo, Navas on the right :-)

 

[CELTICRORY]

Played great today

 

[Bluemoonie92]

One of the few positives from today

 

[shevtheblue]

Him and the beast pls. Looked really good.

 

[The Man With The Stick]

Shame he didn't start, presume that's just a fitness thing.

 

[ake_stan]

Probably the only positive from tonight

 

[Feed the Elk]

And he's far from match fit - he looked like he was blowing

 

[Mancini Manus Domini]

I hope he starts against Norwich. I'd rather he partner Negredo or Dzeko.

 

[FromPollockToSilva]

Thought he showed more responsibility than any of our other forward players tonight, always showing for the ball, happy to take on a man and trying to make things happen. I have had niggling concerns all season that Negredo doesn't have the arsehole for big games when things aren't going our way, so it's good to see Jovetic willing to step up.

 

[without a dream]

The only real positive today, he'll fit right in now, looked excellent.

 

[JamesA]

Played well tonight when he came on, showing good signs this lad, skilful player and decent shot at the end could have nicked us a point from a terrible overall performance.

 

[Juddaman83]

Looked sharp today, came looking for the ball as well which was my main concern based on his cameos previously.

 

[blinkblue]

Should have started but a good performance nonetheless.

 

[Ray78]

He will be a valuable player once he gets match fit imo.

 

[mcfcbhoy]

He will be a valuable player once he gets match fit imo.

Agree, but was surprised to see him on, although he still offered more than the others

 

[Hungarian blue]

Great to see him track back and tackling Hazard and their other forwards a few times. He really tried hard, lost the possession sometimes but you cannot be angry about him as his determination and ability is unquestionable. Hopefully he's not just playing like that because he wants to get to our first team, but he's always like that. :)