Jim Goodwin has told Christian Ramirez he lost his place as Aberdeen’ s main marksman because his strike rate wasn’t up to scratch.
And in a blunt message the Dons boss has challenged the hitman to knuckle down and force his way back into his team after missing out on a summer exit from Pittodrie. Ramirez, who was loosely linked with Hearts on Thursday, has been the centre of constant speculation over a move this summer after losing his No.9 shirt to £535,000 summer signing Bojan Miovski. A cryptic deadline day social media message, later deleted, hinted at unrest after he tweeted: “Make it make sense please. There are two sides to every story. That’s all for now.”
But Goodwin addressed his relationship with the American ahead of today’s trip to Ross County and insisted there were no issues. Ramirez struck 14 goals in 33 appearances before Goodwin took over from Stephen Glass in February but only netted once in 12 games thereafter.
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