Date: 19-1-2009 Wrote by: EP's reporter Mostafa Khalil
According to the Mirror newspaper,
Boro's boss Gareth Southgate is looking for a replacement
for his injury prone striker Mido. Reports suggested
that Aston Villa's striker Harewood is seen as the right
replacement for Mido who is eying a move out the Teesside
in the current transfer window.
Mido's injury proneness could result in him being offloaded
to another club in the current window. Boro's underfire
coach Gareth Southgate is said to be keen on signing
Aston Villa's striker Marlon Harewood as a replacement
for the 26 year old Egyptian.
Southgate's job is currently extremely insecure after
the recent run of poor results for Boro and their 3-0
away loss to WBA. The whole team morale is very low
at the moment and the board could sack Southgate at
any time.
The Boro manager is looking for a speedy resolution
to get the team out of relegation battle and Mido's
frequent injuries are not helping him achieve this goal.
Southgate criticized Mido for his frequent injuries
a few days ago, and it seems that the Egyptian international
is no longer backed by the young manager.
It is known that Mido didn't start the last two matches
for Boro but he came on from bench although he was fully
fit to start. However, Southgate always prefers to start
with Alves although the latter missed three real chances
versus WBA.
Against WBA on Saturday, the Boro fans feel that Mido
is no longer giving his all for the team. They realize
that the Egyptian is not happy at Boro anymore and is
trying to find a new club before the closure of the
current transfer window.
Even if these claims are true, Mido looked far superior
than Alves when he came on on Saturday. He provided
a key pass to Alves but the latter headed wide and also
almost scored a legit goal but it was ruled out for
offisde by the match referee.
Aside from Mido news and his transfer speculations,
it was interesting to see his compatriot Shawky come
back to selection versus WBA. Shawky played a decent
game despite the heavy 3-0 defeat. He is also expected
to start the tough clash with Chelsea next weekend especially
after the sending off of Digard.
EP will keep you updated with all the transfer rumours
and speculations....
