http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Radosav-Petrovic-c30309 hoping to make Blackburn Rovers debut against Aston Villa
The new arrival at Blackburn Rovers, Radosav Petrovic revealed he was eagerly awaiting his debut for the English Premier League side. With the Rovers scheduled to take on Aston Villa over the weekend, the 22-year-old defensive midfielder said he hoped to
make his debut for his new club on Saturday against the Villains.
Even though Petrovic had completed his move to Ewood Park last week from Partizan Belgrade, he was unable to participate in the opening fixture against Wolverhampton Wanderers since he had not received his work permit. The Serbian midfielder watched from
the sidelines as his new side lost to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Wolves-c40952 2-1 in the first game of the new season.
He revealed he wanted to participate in the match against Aston Villa, and said he hoped Blackburn Rovers boss Steve Kean selected him. Despite his desire to feature for Blackburn Rovers over the weekend, Petrovic admitted the decision ultimately lay with
the manager, who would decide whether or not the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Serbia-c3002 international was fit to make his debut.
The holding midfielder has a knack of scoring goals, having found the back of the net 20 times in 107 appearances in all competitions. He scored ten goals last season while with the Serbian outfit and revealed he was aiming to put his name on the score sheet
for Blackburn http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Rovers-c40385 as well. Petrovic admitted it had been his dream to play for an English Premier League side.
Petrovic said while speaking to reporters:
“Everybody knows that Blackburn Rovers is a very big club with a very big history and I'm very happy to be here.
The Premier League is the best in the world and every little boy's dream is to play in the Premier League.
I want to play for Blackburn and win in every match if it's possible.
I play in the centre and last year scored 10 goals. For Blackburn I want to score five or six goals.”
After three years at Partizan Belgrade after having made his senior debut with the Serbian side, Petrovic signed with Blackburn Rovers on a long-term four year deal. He snubbed SBV http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Vitesse-c40905 for a move to Blackburn Rovers, with the Premier League side paying
an undisclosed fee for the talented midfielder.
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