Marco Silva says Fulham forward Aleksandar Mitrovic has found his eight match suspension ‘really tough’ to handle.
The Serbian striker will serve the final game of his ban for his Old Trafford altercation with referee Chris Kavanagh when the Whites face relegation-threatened Leicester City at Craven Cottage tomorrow afternoon before making his return at Southampton on Saturday.
Silva outlined just how hard it has been been for Fulham’s top scorer to be ruled out of a critical part of the club’s campaign.
“It has been a tough period for him. He has been working hard, it has to be like that. The mood on some days is a little bit better than the others because he knew a month-and-a-half ago he was going to be out for eight games which is really tough for any player.
The way it has come for us, the way everything happened as well, and the treatment behind the whole scenario, it was really tough. Not just for Mitro, but for our football club. We felt something that was not good. We are here to support Mitro and it is up to him to keep working hard, to be the best he can be from a physical point of view. It will be good to have him again.”
lets hope the pratt has learned his lesson also somewhat presumptive to say he will be back for Southampton.
We all know the FA’s double standards stink in this, but, if we’re honest Mitro’s antics had been pushing it for a while. Constantly moaning and complaining to refs. Silva has to support him publicly put privately I sincerely hope Mitro has reflected on his behaviour and comes back just concentrating on burying the ball in the back of the net because this might have been hard on Mitro but it’s not been great for the team, the club and its supporters either! COYW
I hope he’s either been ordered (or made his own decision) to go nowhere near referees. There’ll be zero tolerance towards him and he just has to keep his distance no matter what.
There’s been loads of negative comments towards Mitrovic from so called Fulham fans with short memories.
I hope he returns with a vengeance and gets the goals especially against the Manx’s
COYW
Diggy you need to wake up and smell the coffee Mitro has absented himself from 8 games, it could have been more, solely down to his own stupid mis-behaviour, and left us in the lurch. I am not a so called Fulham fan I AM a fan and I have no sympathy for him whatsoever. Single handedly he has ruined the last part of the season.
You never know, but the FA could put the cat amongst the pigeons and test him, by putting Kavanagh in charge of the United game.
The idea that you don’t talk to referees is stupid. However you must remain respectful