Milan Jovanovic

[red g]

Hard worker and no skill.

Rafa loved to control games so why do so many of his purchases not seem able to control a ball?

[destinydude]

Jovanovic isn't a winger. He is/was a striker who can put a shift in on the left but his best days have been upfront. He scored **** load of goals for Liege playing as a striker.

[danperkins]

Jovanovic looks woeful, can't beat a man, doesn't get down the line, cut inside every time (reminds me of Riera in that way), zero creativity,zero productivity, actually is he Riera in disguise. Maybe LM is not the position to play this guy.

Jovo done two nice turns inside yesterday apart form that he was dreadful just as he was in last few games also. Said as much when Rafa originally went after him that he was a duffer, was terrible in world cup too.

This guy is definitely not the answer to our problems and IMO will be a squad player at best. We have serious problems in wide areas especially LM, when the **** are we actually gonna get this position sorted?

[Baracus]

Gary Mac?
Markus Babbel?

In Recent times in fact it feels like such a long time ago that we achieved sucess with free transfers and it actually is almost 10 years ago.

[Baracus]

I think he will come good but I am not sure if he is suited to the LM role. He may be more effective if we played a 4-3-3 with him and Joe Cole either side of Torres.

We seriously lack pace to be effective in a 4-4-1-1 and with a 4-3-3 IMO we have awful full backs who can't defend and we lack a world class DM based on the current crop of players Roy seems to be using. However if he used Agger, Aurelio and Babel and Kelly at RB and Johnson at RW it would be a totally different proposition

[Mostar]

I can't quite understand his positioning. Obviously he spends a lot of time in the centre of the field. Do you think its down to his natural tendency to be playing through the middle, the lack of ability from Poulsen/Lucas or because he is simply trying to link up our attack. It could also be an odd strategical plan because Torres seems to regularly find himself wide left when Jova comes midfield or is that simply Torres covering Jova....

That's just it. He likes attacking through the middle but he cannot link nor feed Torres as he is overtaken by the defense too quickly.

Passing is what disappoints me the most as he needs time to see who he'll be passing to and when he does eventually decides to pass it is already too late.

[Exiled_red]

For me he's a square peg in a round hole, not necessarily an issue of ability (we can judge that more long term). Everytime I see him he comes inside, we desperately need a winger, someone who will stay out wide, because we are just too narrow. All our play comes through the middle.

[Rich]

Where just no good with free transfers, can't remember a single one becoming a success with us and don't except any of this seasons too either. (includes Joe Cole)

Gary Mac?
Markus Babbel?

[Baracus]

Where just no good with free transfers, can't remember a single one becoming a success with us and don't except any of this seasons too either. (includes Joe Cole)

[Tee]

I think he will come good but I am not sure if he is suited to the LM role. He may be more effective if we played a 4-3-3 with him and Joe Cole either side of Torres.

[-V-]

Who cares, he's not exactly a world-beater

He's a very good player so I care.

I dont think its true anyway.

He's definitely the best option we can get right now, and a very good player regardelss the fact that he's a free agent.

Yeah me too, I'm very hopeful about this. Looking forward to watching him in the World Cup.

Clearly you all rate him alot more highly than I do

I think he could be a bit meh

From what iv seen of him I just don't think he's very good. I hope im wrong and that he turns out to be great but I predict he'll be sold next summer after he fails to impress

Well, I did tell you........

[Fernandinho]

I can't quite understand his positioning. Obviously he spends a lot of time in the centre of the field. Do you think its down to his natural tendency to be playing through the middle, the lack of ability from Poulsen/Lucas or because he is simply trying to link up our attack. It could also be an odd strategical plan because Torres seems to regularly find himself wide left when Jova comes midfield or is that simply Torres covering Jova....

[Mostar]

Bit poo isn't he.

Seems to need to concentrate hard to keep the ball under control which means he isn't really aware of whats around him. Bit of a headless chicken, although he can beat a man.

Perhaps he's an out wide version of Titi Camara without the shooting boots?

To me that is the biggest problem and no time in the world will address that issue. He cannot pass on the fly and by the time he does it is way too late (90% of his passes are going backwards and that drives me crazy). He has no confidence in his shooting skills so he is not a goal threat, he cannot play wide so he cannot feed Nando in the box etc. Very poor showing on his part and I don't think it will get much better.

[Craig_H]

Thought he was decent yesterday, without being spectacular. Unfortunately though, i think that sums him up.

[Rudo]

I think he's come in for unfair abuse so far tbh.

He's been put in the deep end, early on and in difficult circumstances, he should be cut a bit of slack.