Argyle's Baidoo needs time to adapt to English football
Plymouth Argyle head coach Miron Muslic says Ghana forward Michael Baidoo needs more time to adapt to English football.The 25-year-old signed for a then-club record fee from Swedish side Elfsborg in early January but has struggled to make an impact.Baidoo has yet to score a goal and has not started a game since the 2-1 win over West Bromwich Albion on 1 February when he was taken off at half-time with the score 0-0.Muslic says fatigue is a factor with Baidoo playing a full season in Sweden - which runs from March to November - before moving to Argyle. "He finished the season over there and joined here. He came here without a break," Muslic said."Imagine you have to play throughout the whole season and you just have to continue another season, that's almost somehow unfair to Michael."He's a very good lad. He tries hard, but he looks just fatigued and he is struggling at the moment."We've tried to give him all the support he needs, but it's not easy for him, and then adapting to Championship, it's physical here."That's a different type of play, a different style of play and he's obviously struggling with everything in a moment."
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