Bogdanovic likely to start on Saturday
Written by Mark Stokes on Friday 14th August 2009

The Maltese international has certainly got the knack of scoring goals with six goals in eight games this summer.

As a result it looks like Simon Davey will reward him with a starting place against Coventry City.

Talking about the striker issue and who to play, Simon Davey said, "You want strikers to perform and score goals and Bogdanovic has come off the bench twice in three games and scored. I would be a fool to ignore that. Macken scored on Saturday and Odejayi has had chances. Each one gives you something different so it is a good headache to have.

"What I am going to try and do this season is reward players who score goals. If they are scoring, then my opinion is they should be in the side. If you are not scoring then you sit it out. This will create competition within the group to stay in the side.

"What I speak to Daniel about is that the British game is completely different to what he has played before. What I demand is not just scoring goals, but to compete, run the channels, link up play and be a team player.

"I will admit I didn't feel over the last six to eight weeks that Daniel had given that extra to be in the starting eleven. If he had he would have been in their. Jon has done it, Kayode has done it in pre-season, but they live and die by their goals and we have to find the happy medium that Daniel can give us everything and his goals. If he can't do that and can only give us the goals then I need the other one to do his workload for him. It's finding the balance."

Bogdanovic has become a fans favourite and as a regular starter he has the self-confidence that he can get plenty of goals for the Reds.

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