New Aberdeen star Bojan Miovski didn’t get to satisfy Calvin Ramsay however he noticed the child transferring from the Dons to Liverpool and understood Pittodrie might be a springboard to the English Premier League.
And the North Macedonia worldwide makes no bones about eager to ply his commerce in that division in some unspecified time in the future in his profession, figuring out full nicely with a view to obtain that objective he must rating loads of them within the Granite Metropolis. Miovski bought off to the proper begin with a debut objective towards Raith Rovers on Sunday, simply 5 minutes into an Aberdeen profession that had been delayed by three weeks attributable to work allow points.
However the striker is right here from MTK Budapest and has set himself a lofty goal of ending amongst Scotland’s prime three scorers in his first marketing campaign in his first season. The 23-year-old stated: “I'm so excited to have began very nicely. I'm grateful I had the penalty to shoot because it gave me extra confidence within the sport and the longer term within the league.
“After we bought the penalty my team-mates stated I can take it. The coach additionally stated that I can shoot. I hope to be the penalty taker – if I rating, why not?
“I'll give every little thing on the pitch to attain a variety of objectives. I feel each striker desires to be primary within the league. If I rating 10 or 15 objectives, I wish to end within the prime three.”
Miovski is aware of he's taking part in catch-up together with his team-mates on the health entrance however is assured that he can be on top of things shortly. He added: “I knew that I needed to wait three weeks (for the work allow). I skilled together with a programme from the membership. It was laborious to coach alone however lastly I'm right here and I'm joyful about that.
“My legs have been a little bit bit heavy as a result of I had not performed video games. That was my first sport of the season. The fellows listed here are so superb as they've helped me a lot in coaching and with every little thing. From the primary day after I signed they've given me a variety of assist and I admire that.”
The striker had loads of choices earlier than signing for Jim Goodwin’s facet and he admits that the possibility to develop his profession at Aberdeen swayed his choice. He stated: “The membership has a variety of younger gamers right here and I needed to go to a membership the place I can enhance.
“That is my finest choice already. I do know they promote gamers to the Premier League and that is what I would like sooner or later.”
Boss Goodwin is delighted together with his new recruits however he isn’t getting carried away - significantly after a primary half show towards Raith that wasn’t as much as scratch in his opinion. Goodwin noticed sufficient to supply his gamers with a half-time actuality examine forward of their go to to Celtic Park on day one of many league season on Sunday.
They could have been 2-0 up, however their supervisor wasn’t solely joyful and the message was clear: carry out like that at Parkhead and also you’ll get nothing.
Goodwin stated: “We have been delighted with the top outcome towards Raith and one other clear sheet was pleasing as nicely. However as a lot as there have been constructive components, there have been additionally a lot of issues we have to do higher.
“Within the opening 15-20 minutes we have been very sloppy with a few of our possession - poor turnovers and low cost transitions when that occurred defensively. Possibly they thought it was going to be too straightforward early doorways however after we bought to grips with that the boys have been higher.
“I defined to the blokes at half time that in the event that they try this subsequent weekend at Parkhead, then they’ll discover themselves 2-0 or 3-0 down at half-time after which it’s a hell of a great distance again. So there are components of our sport that we have to get higher at, however that’s solely pure as a result of it’s a comparatively new group.
“We've spent a very long time in pre-season speaking concerning the offensive patterns of play and it was solely final week that we actually touched on the defensive form. We'll work even tougher on that this week in preparation for what will be a particularly troublesome opener. However there have been bits of it that have been actually good. Some thrilling and entertaining soccer.
“The followers appear to be on board and shopping for into what we’re attempting to do. We should always have had one other two or three objectives on Sunday. All in all, I've to be happy as a result of it’s very early days for this group of gamers. There are actual indicators of optimism and hope, I feel.
“I don’t assume we are able to ask for a greater begin to the aggressive video games from our standpoint. We haven’t conceded and Anthony Stewart and Liam Scales have struck up an honest partnership. Kelle Roos in objective hasn’t been examined an excessive amount of however has introduced confidence to the again line.
“Ylber Ramadani reads the sport so nicely in entrance of them. I really feel there’s no one who's going to outmuscle and outfight us this season. We’ve bought actual leaders within the group and we've actual good high quality within the attacking areas the place we are able to go and damage groups and we’ve bought tempo, which is crucial factor.”