Milan Jovanovic has been restricted to just four Premier League starts for the Reds and has failed to make an impact on Merseyside since joining the club on a free transfer. The big Serb striker initially agreed to join Liverpool while Rafa Benitez was in charge at Anfield but joined up with the club after the Spaniard had been replaced by Roy Hodgson. With a change in management it would seem the Liverpool man is in no way part of Hodgson’s plans.
It would be fair to say that he has struggled to demonstrate to the Liverpool boss that he is worthy of a place in the starting line-up but – despite interest in his signature from abroad – the 29-year-old maintains he will fight for his place at Anfield. With this admirable attitude im left surprised as to why the Serb has still been restricted to appearances from off the bench – would it be out of the question to think the striker is being badly treated?
Jovanovic comments “Since I moved to England I’ve done everything regarding my job the way the coach wants from me. I was really focused on not making many tactical mistakes. I’ve not done things my way. I didn’t do things my way, I didn’t take risks with my moves and actions. I’m just thinking about Liverpool. I’ll stay here because I’m no quitter or a person who doesn’t fight.” With such a positive attitude I can’t help but feel Hodgson is poorly treating the former Standard Liege man.
With Hodgson keen to offload players in order to acquire new ones come January, it would not surprise me if Hodgson is giving Jovanovic the cold shoulder in a bid to force the Serb towards the Anfield exit door. It is thought that the Liverpool boss is in the market for a more potent striker, maybe in the mould of Carlton Cole or Johan Elmander.
Am I alone in thinking that this is rather harsh as Jovanovic has hardly been given a chance to prove that he could be the ideal striking partner for the classy Fernando Torres? For me, the Serb has most definitely been unfairly treated and the situation that he currently finds himself in is no fault of his own.
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