Striker needs minutes, regularity, coach's trust, keeping the momentum, not benching when something starts to work.

You are trying to revive Marcelo but you can't give regularity to the young striker who proved to Europe how good he is. It's not forgotten, the talent is here.

When Jovic played two games in a row (Betis, RV) he looked better and better. He caused a red card for Betis & looked decent against Valladolid. In the next match, he did not even start to warm up. Why? We should keep his momentum & give him at least 25 minutes from the bench.

Jovic got 12 minutes against Cadiz. When it seemed that this was another change "to an alibi", Luka scored a goal [disallowed for offside] almost had a wonderful assist to Benzema. He did very good.

The game against Shakhtar came and they humiliated us until half-time. If we criticize Jovic for this game and say that he does not deserve to play, then such statements should be made about half of this squad because the ENTIRE TEAM failed.

In the next FIVE games, Jovic was given a full 7 minutes [1,4 min per match] to demonstrate his skills. If Zidane manages him this way, Luka will constantly look for form, confidence and chemistry with his teammates. And sooner or later Zidane will need him...

I just wanted to add that a similar situation happened last season:

When Jovic scored his first goal against Leganes, he was rewarded with an whopping, astonishing 7 minutes in the next game.

Luka assisted crucial Casemiro's goal against Sevilla [2:1] & got unreal amount of playing time in the next match - 1 minute.

Jovic scored again vs. Osasuna & got benched for the next match & wasn't even called up for the next three league games [until COVID break.]

Conclusion? This is not how you should manage a young player's career. Leaving in January will be difficult but if the situation does not change, Luka should look for a new club for his own good and to save his career.

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