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With the transfer window coming to a close
on the 31st this month, Mido might make a last minute
move to join his compatriot Zaki at Wigan.
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Mido: Star of final minutes of each
transfer window
Nobody can doubt the talent of Egyptian
ace Mido. He can easily be one of the world's top 20
strikers with some hard work and luck. However, the
Egyptian is doomed with injuries and when he recovers,
he gains weight and will have to put much effort in
order to lose the weight that he gained during injury
which hinders his progress as a player.
Mido is one of the players who became
stars in every transfer window. He played for seven
European clubs so far while he is only 25. Hossam is
a striker who hates the bench and wants to enjoy playing
football, so he doesn't accept playing as a sub in a
big named club and would prefer playing as a key player
in smaller clubs rather than playing as rotation player
in bigger teams.
The Egyptian left Spurs last season after
he realized that Berbatov, Keane and Defoe are all above
him in the order of selection. The Egyptian joined Boro
hoping to be their main star and he was for a couple
of matches. The injuries plagued the striker and Boro
had to buy Afonso Alves for 12m pounds to compensate
the absence of the Egyptian forward.
In summer, Mido worked very hard to regain
his fitness and lose the extra weight that he gained
during his injury. However, he found it hard to reclaim
his starting spot despite being fit and sharp on goal.
Hossam came on with just a few minutes
left against Spurs to score the 2nd goal against his
former club. He also came on as sub to turn the tables
and stun Liverpool at their home stadium, the Anfield.
Southgate played Mido a full match in the Carling Cup
and the Egyptian did well as he scored and assisted.
Mido is now putting much pressure on Southgate
with such form and ability to score. None of the strikers
Tuncay and Alves scored a single goal while the super
sub Mido scored three in three matches.
The fans started to chant Mido's name
again and are asking the coach to start with Mido. It
is fair to see Mido starting against Stoke City on Saturday
but it seems that Southgate still wants to start with
his preferred duo Alves and Tuncay in that game.
Both the Turk and the Brazilian didn't
play a single minute in the Carling Cup while Mido played
the full match which means that both strikers were rested
for the more important clash with Stoke.
Mido might feel that he deserves to start
especially after showing that he is in a great form
and shape. However, Southgate couldn't promise Mido
a starting spot, he said that Mido has to concentrate
on one club and not a single Premiership club can guarantee
him a starting spot in all the games.
Such statement from Southgate means that
Mido is still behind Alves and Tuncay in the picking
order. On the other hand, coach of Wigan Steve Bruce
is a keen admirer of Mido and would like to pair him
with Zaki in attack especially if Heskey will join Tottenham.
For that reason, Mido might make a last
minute move to Wigan. This forced Southgate to make
special comments on the Egyptian on the club official
website.
"It's time he had a more settled
period in his career and was at a club for a bit longer
and if that period takes us where I think it can, I
think he will enjoy it," he said.
"His attitude to not starting at
the moment has been first class. He's had a big impact
for us from the bench and he's pushing hard to be in
the starting line-up.
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