Aleksandar Mitrović sat down with FourFourTwo magazine after being voted the Football League’s best player by its readers.
You’re in great form this season. Has it felt different to previous ones?
It hasn’t been any different, no. I work really hard every day in training: the first one out, the last to leave. All that hard work is paying off. My team is having a brilliant season, and what’s important for me is that I have good players around me who are playing well, too.
Pundits frequently say you are playing in the wrong league; that you are a Premier League player. Do you agree?
Honestly, I don’t think about that. I’m with Fulham because I love the club, my family is happy here, and I love the challenge of the Championship. Players who haven’t played in it or don’t watch it can say it’s easier, but trust me: it’s a hard league.
Do you enjoy the responsibility of being the main man upfront?
It’s my job to score goals, perform well and lead this team. I don’t feel pressure. I love to score, and I know that if the team plays well, the goals will come. [FFT: Do you mind if the team wins and you don’t score?] I’d prefer to score! I’m a striker, so if we win and I don’t score, then I’m missing something. But you can’t score in every game, and the important thing is that we win.
The full interview with Mitro is in the new issue of FourFourTwo which is available to buy now, and also includes a chance to win a shirt signed by the Fulham number nine.
Football League Top 10, as voted by FFT readers:
1. Aleksandar Mitrović (Fulham)
2. Kalvin Phillips (Leeds)
3. Matheus Pereira (West Brom)
4. Said Benrahma (Brentford)
5. Eberechi Eze (QPR)
6. Ollie Watkins (Brentford)
7. Wayne Rooney (Derby)
8. Tom Cairney (Fulham)
9. Romaine Sawyers (West Brom)
10. Bradley Dack (Blackburn)