Mitrovic - I Need To Stay Calm And Then I Will Score Lots Of Goals For Newcastle

The 20-year-old Serbian is adamant he will take the Premier League by storm.

by Chris Waugh
Aleksandar Mitrovic believes he needs to "stay calm" on the pitch in the Barclays Premier League - and then the goals will really start to flow for him in a Newcastle United shirt. The 20-year-old Serbian was booked less than 15 seconds after coming on to the field off the bench on his debut, and then little more than a minute into his second appearance as a substitute. But, following an impressive display in the 0-0 draw against Manchester United at Old Trafford on Saturday - when he started for Newcastle for the first time - Mitrovic has revealed he has spoken to the coaches and has tried to calm his approach to matches.
Speaking to The Northern Echo, Mitrovic said:
"I spoke to the coaches and they told me you need to work but you need to think about every situation. "They are right - I need to work hard for the team but I also need to stay calm. I learned a real lot from my first two games. €œIt was my first game for Newcastle from the beginning at Old Trafford and I felt good. It was a long time since I€™d played a game from the beginning but I really felt good. "It was a good 80 minutes for me. By the end, I felt a little tired, but that€™s okay."
Newcastle face Northampton Town at St James' Park in the Capital One Cup Second Round on Tuesday night (7.45pm kick-off) and Mitrovic is keen to be involved. The Serbian is adamant that, once he scores his first goal, more are certain to follow. He added:
"When I spoke to the team before the game I was really excited, because it was my first game from the beginning and it was against Manchester United - it was a good feeling. "I gave everything on Saturday and I expect I will soon start to score goals. "I didn€™t have a lot of service but the balls I got were very good and I almost scored a goal. In the next games I hope I will have more service of the same quality."
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