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Egyptian ace Mido continued to receive praise
although he didn't appear on the score sheet in Boro's
last win over Birmingham. This time, Birmingham's boss
Steve Bruce heaped praise on the Egyptian striker and
regretted not signing him this summer
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"Over the years they have had very,
very good strikers here and he's definitely a very,
very good striker," The Birmingham coach said.
Bruce praised Mido's enthusiasm and style
of play which has helped improve Boro's early season
form by winning against Fulham and Birmingham and holding
Newcastle to a 2-2 draw.
"He wears his heart on his sleeve and he's given
a performance to show what we've missed and all credit
to him," he added.
In addition to this, Birmingham striker Mikael Forssell
had only kind words for the striker that could have
been his forward partner. Although expressing his confidence
that he would have kept his place in the side had Mido
arrived, he reserved a special mention for the Egyptian,
whose potential summer move to City collapsed.
"I think Mido is a great player in every way and
you can see that. There is no doubt he is a quality
striker,"
"I don't think him coming here to Birmingham would
have meant the end for me because we are different types
of players and bring different qualities to the table.
"All I know is that whoever comes in, competition
is always good because it keeps you on your toes. I
think I could have played alongside him.
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"I'm sure we could have done well together for
Birmingham."
After the game against Forssell's side, Mido was praised
by the British press, and especially by tabloid paper
the "Sunday Mirror".
The paper's analysis of the match includes a "Head
to Head" section, in which, features Mido and the
Birmingham defender Jaidi. It reads as follows:
"Jaidi must have been hoping he would be one of
the players hooked off in a triple substitution, but
his agony continued as Mido's first touch and intelligent
movement ensured a harrowing 90 minutes for the entire
Blues' defence". The same newspaper rated him at
7 out of 10.
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