They will be announced tomorrow and Rafa has confirmed we will have a new captain and a new number 9 on Thursday. Apparently 2 of our strikers wanted it. Looking forward to tomorrow now.
This year could be the absolute making of Mitrovic if he rises to this. Saying that I can definitely see him picking up another few reds when one of those cookie cutter football league burly 36 year old centre halves decides to clatter him 90 seconds into a game!
Mitro for the Number 9 shirt and Lascelles for Captain for me. Mitro could do a Wor Andy in my view given the right service and we have the players to do it in Ritchie and Aaron's.
1 Tim Krul 2 Ciaran Clark 3 Paul Dummett 4 Jack Colback 5 Grant Hanley 6 Jamaal Lascelles 7 Moussa Sissoko 8 Vurnon Anita 9 Dwight Gayle 10 Siem De Jong 11 Matt Ritchie 12 Jonjo Shelvey 14 Isaac Hayden 16 Rolando Aarons 17 Ayoze Perez 18 Chancel Mbemba 19 Massadio Haidara 20 Yoan Gouffran 21 Rob Elliot 22 Daryl Janmaat 23 Henri Saviet 24 Cheick Tiote 26 Karl Darlow 27 Jesus Gamez 28 Matz Sels 29 Emmanuel Riviere 32 Adam Armstrong 41 Freddie Woodman 42 Jamie Sterry 43 Kevin Mbabu 45 Aleksander Mitrovic TBC Mohamed Diame
It's 10 - To represent the number of injuries he'll pick up during the season. Symbolic. Though it would have been more apt to swap with Mitrovic - 45 - to match the number of games he'll miss.
I believe Mitro was offerred no.9 last season, but turned it down stating that he wanted to earn it. Gayle comes in and just takes it. I think its the wrong decision, but Rafa confirmed that it was agreed between the two strikers. All Mitro can do now is steal it off him. I wanted to see alot more of Mitrovic this year, but something's telling me he will be restricted to the odd start and a load of cameo appearances.
Well there's an under estimation if I've ever heard one. There's optimism and there's optimism but that would be ridiculous.
Mitrovic apparently asked to keep 45 again from what I've heard on social media, how true that is I don't know but happy with those numbers although I wanted Lacselles to take number 5 as that's MY number!!!
Why does Riviere have a number? So does this mean Siem De Jong is staying? Surely he can rip it up in the Championship? Surely. Come one. CL to League 1 in 4 years?
I don't think he's even that good! I've never seen him do anything of note since he came here. Edit - that was meant for de Jong but could apply to rivière as well.
I'd be quite happy for SDJ or Riv to prove us all wrong and have a splendid time this season... but it ain't gonna happen! Sad for de Jong having declined from day 1, but resigned to Riv just being a terrible terrible player.
