Garang Kuol has been called up for Australia for their two friendlies against Ecuador during this international break. The 18-year-old will hope to add to his three caps, two of which came during the World Cup in Qatar.
Kuol has been on loan with Scotland’s Hearts since January. The young forward has not hit the ground running with just 1 start under his belt. He has made 9 appearances overall though it’s mainly been late cameos for Kuol.
The youngster has struggled to adapt to the Scottish Premiership. He is still coming to grips with the league’s physicality. Though in a recent interview, he revealed his belief that he will soon turn a corner. The Daily Record has published the following from Garang:
“Everyone you [play against] is here to fight. There’s big boys everywhere. But I feel like game by game, I keep adapting to the level of physicality. It’s definitely getting better, my physicality. I’m tracking my food, my weight every day … I’m just trying to stay focused on doing all that stuff, because it does make the difference.
“It’s been good to get that experience in. Training with the top players every day, with men – I think that’s the key to developing. The most important thing is what happens in training, and what happens when I get my opportunity on the pitch. That’s where all my attention’s going. I’m just trying to get as much minutes as possible, and that’s up to me, and what I do. Hopefully, I can get some stats up on the board.”
While it’s been tough going, this experience should benefit Kuol in the long term. Hopefully, he’ll get a steady string of starts before the season ends. Eddie Howe will then take a look at him over the summer though another loan move appears to be in his future.
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155 comments so far
Sir Pugalot, the Dutch Bulldog
Mar 20, 2023 at 11:31 AM
Comment #1pug power
Sir Pugalot, the Dutch Bulldog
Mar 20, 2023 at 11:32 AM
Comment #2Isak must be bottling MOM.
catchy in norway
Mar 20, 2023 at 11:34 AM
Comment #3Pug, it’s a one horse race.
Sir Pugalot, the Dutch Bulldog
Mar 20, 2023 at 11:37 AM
Comment #4🙂
Bambams
Mar 20, 2023 at 11:38 AM
Comment #5magicmac54
Morning fella
Yes i did, spoke with Sparky55 the other day, he mentioned a while ago he was up for the Southampton game, mentioned Dog and Parrot.
Be nice (work allowing) to meet up mate.
Ruddy Marveaux-lous
Mar 20, 2023 at 11:38 AM
Comment #6Wor B
Ah I was unaware of this rather obscure rule, though luckily I fully intend to be 100 points clear at the end of the season so the 10 point deduction should have a rather negligible impact on my FPL glory.
Should, in the unlikely event my plans not work, I’ll slip you the £10 in a brown envelope but keep it quiet. We don’t want accusations swirling around that you’ve been bought and paid for…
ToonDarnSarf
Mar 20, 2023 at 11:39 AM
Comment #7Magic – I used Kane and Gerrard as two examples of loyalty. There’s always been a pull between the love of their hometown club and what is actually best for their career (cups, facilities, money etc.)
Shearer nearly left a couple of times too, similar to Gerrard. I bet there are a few players at other clubs who resisted a move because they’re at their hometown club too. I’m really not sure loyalty was more of a thing then then now.
Raj of Hailsley
Mar 20, 2023 at 11:39 AM
Comment #8Kuol never even got a cameo last Saturday, hope he tears it up against Ecuador.
Sir Pugalot, the Dutch Bulldog
Mar 20, 2023 at 11:40 AM
Comment #9Lol, Pope has dropped out with an injury. A poster on this blog did suggest it might happen. I can’t remember the name so put your hand up.
Bambams
Mar 20, 2023 at 11:40 AM
Comment #10Ref watch now with Dermot re Andersons goal…
catchy in norway
Mar 20, 2023 at 11:43 AM
Comment #11Rotunda
Your comment about shearer on previous thread, fully agree with it. And it’s only been in recent years that i have been thinking it might have been Shearer who got SBR the sack and it was blamed on the fans, as I don’t know many people at all that was happy when SBR got fired. This is my opinion, I think shearer heard SBR wanted him out, and shearer won that little power struggle.
I’m also of the opinion that SBR never lost control of the young players, it was Shearer who lost them as i believe it’s the club captain who keeps players in check, and back then pretty much every night of the week you would find Carl Cort, dyer, Bramble and a load of others down on the quayside, shearer couldn’t cantrol them.
Obviously as manager he has ultimate responsibility, but shearer played the game.
He might have had to much power back then.
Again, just my opinion.
Sir Pugalot, the Dutch Bulldog
Mar 20, 2023 at 11:45 AM
Comment #12Bams. thank you for the reminder. Shows it was a goal. By the only decent ref we had had in a while (retired).
Raj of Hailsley
Mar 20, 2023 at 11:45 AM
Comment #13Bambams,
Keep us posted on that.
catchy in norway
Mar 20, 2023 at 11:45 AM
Comment #14TdS
Matt le-tiss
Sir Pugalot, the Dutch Bulldog
Mar 20, 2023 at 11:46 AM
Comment #15Catchy, Only the trolls were happy with SBR sacking. I could not believe it (Jeff)
magicmac54
Mar 20, 2023 at 11:48 AM
Comment #16Bambams
Yes Sparky55 is meeting up with us fellow blog members in the D&P pre the southampton game for a few pints and a bit of craic, i hope your work situation and circumstances doesn`t get in the way and you can attend mate as the craic will be 90 mate 😀 😀 😀
Bambams
Mar 20, 2023 at 11:49 AM
Comment #17Sir Pugalot
Morning mate.
I am still annoyed about it, been forgotten about because we still picked up the three points.
What annoys me, none of their players contested the goal, someone at VAR HQ must of literally been looking for a reason to rule out the goal !
I am not really one for conspiracy theories, but as my aussie mate would say ‘strewth’ ….
Felt for Anderson, hopefully he gets his first goal soon – but you just never know.
Crazy decision.
Sir Pugalot, the Dutch Bulldog
Mar 20, 2023 at 11:51 AM
Comment #18In Newcastle for Saints game but cannot get 2 tickets. Will pop in to D & P.
Bambams
Mar 20, 2023 at 11:51 AM
Comment #19magicmac54
I will be speaking with Sparky55 before the match mate, hopefully I am not otherwise engaged.
Mind getting a pint out of Sparky55 is like getting Mike AshLIE to but Harry Kane
🙂
Bambams
Mar 20, 2023 at 11:52 AM
Comment #20*buy
(Bloody thumbs)
Sir Pugalot, the Dutch Bulldog
Mar 20, 2023 at 11:52 AM
Comment #21Bams, crazy is the correct word.
Bambams
Mar 20, 2023 at 11:53 AM
Comment #22Sir Pugalot
I will be wearing my Black and White Toon top mate in the D&P
😉
Sir Pugalot, the Dutch Bulldog
Mar 20, 2023 at 11:53 AM
Comment #23Bams, lol ref Sparky.
Raj of Hailsley
Mar 20, 2023 at 11:53 AM
Comment #24Bambams,
Please forget this notion of a VAR conspiracy against us, we had until recently the most go our way. There is not three or four Refs, who pride themselves on integrity, sitting there discussing our downfall, that really would be a conspiracy and it just isn’t happening. Do we just turn a blind eye to every decision that goes our way and cry foul when it doesn’t.
Davas
Mar 20, 2023 at 11:55 AM
Comment #25I know we won the game anyway but, if that goal had stood, it would have been amazing for Anderson and his confidence plus I really felt we would have gone on to score more which would have been good for our GD.
Having said that, winning in the last minute will be an amazung lift for the team
magicmac54
Mar 20, 2023 at 11:56 AM
Comment #26Ruddy
Wor B has just 100% confirmed what i`ve been telling you for ages in reference to you`re likeness to a certain Tyson Fury 😀 😀 😀
Raj of Hailsley
Mar 20, 2023 at 11:58 AM
Comment #27Would we have gone on to beat Wolves 2-1 starting off 0-1 down and with ten men, a VAR conspiracy could have easily have sent Pope off. How does that work.
Sir Pugalot, the Dutch Bulldog
Mar 20, 2023 at 11:59 AM
Comment #28I always like Ref watch.
Adamn_92
Mar 20, 2023 at 11:59 AM
Comment #29Was a terrible weekend for VAR again, is there ever a weekend without awful VAR decisions lately? Well, to be fair I guess it’s the referee decisions and not VAR.
Anderson goal, absolutely farce that the ref decided Felipe’s touch was a ‘defelction’. Funny ol deflection that considering he purposefully moved his foot into a position to try and clear the ball away from danger…. I’d almost say he was deliberately attempting to clear the ball. Not a deflection.
The penalty against Spurs was a joke as well, no contact or if there was it was totally minimal and not enough to warrant the Southampton players reaction. Never a penalty.
Then you have inconsistencies, like Mitrovic being sent off for putting hands on the ref (correctly so) but Fernandes didn’t get sent for pushing a linesman a few weeks back.
It’s outrageous that referees and VAR officials can look at incidents over and over and over, from multiple angles and in slow motion, yet still get the wrong decision. The officiating is a complete joke in this country. VAR works 99% of the time but the referees get the decisions wrong.
Ruddy Marveaux-lous
Mar 20, 2023 at 12:00 PM
Comment #30Magicmac54
Personally I don’t see it. For the avoidance of doubt, I am 4 ft 11 with hair down to my knees so any likeness to Tyson Fury is erroneous on both yours and Wor B’s perspective 😆
magicmac54
Mar 20, 2023 at 12:01 PM
Comment #31Bambams
If you manage to get a pint out of TDS you will indeed have performed something of a minor miracle 😀 😀 😀
catchy in norway
Mar 20, 2023 at 12:02 PM
Comment #32Reading the papers there about mitrovic, and how he might get a long ban.
How pathetic, yes what he did was wrong, but a 3 match ban is good enough, it wasn’t a shu c, I think refs are getting away with far worse with decisions they make and get wrong. No punishment even though it could cost a club millions.
Bambams
Mar 20, 2023 at 12:05 PM
Comment #33Raj
Morning mate.
I am not one for conspiracy theories, as above.
I hope it is swings and roundabouts, but my point was the ref nor the players questioned anything when Anderson scored the goal, for me whoever it was at VAR HQ must of been looking for a reason to rule it out, it never looked offside at all yet alone after this rule was explained, still didn’t look offside.
Just my opinion mate, but yes I agree we take rough with the smooth.
Sir Pugalot, the Dutch Bulldog
Mar 20, 2023 at 12:06 PM
Comment #34TDS buys his round.
Bambams
Mar 20, 2023 at 12:07 PM
Comment #35magicmac54
I fully expected Sparky55 to react….
Must be still rubbing his factor 20 on whilst sat on a balcony abroad !
Sir Pugalot, the Dutch Bulldog
Mar 20, 2023 at 12:08 PM
Comment #36you get my drift.
magicmac54
Mar 20, 2023 at 12:08 PM
Comment #37Ruddy
It`s obvious your just fishing for compliment`s in reference to your looks big lad, as your from the red hand county those compliment`s are going to be in short supply from this Ard Mhacha man 😀 😀 😀
magicmac54
Mar 20, 2023 at 12:22 PM
Comment #38Bambams
I can see there is method in your madness, your obviously trying to entice Sparky55 out of the Shadows 😀 😀
Sir Pugalot, the Dutch Bulldog
Mar 20, 2023 at 12:23 PM
Comment #39Meanwhile, in Whitley Bay/Tynemouth. I believe that the sloop Johnj is organising a lunch. 25th March. so far 6 people confirmed.
magicmac54
Mar 20, 2023 at 12:25 PM
Comment #40Looking forward to Sir Peter the Pug buying me a half pint of shandy 😀 😀 😀