Wednesday Mar 26 2008 07:30
Hibernian boss Mixu Paatelainen has urged striker Abdessalam Benjelloun to keep working hard in his bid to regain a starting spot in the Easter Road team.
The 23-year-old Moroccan hasn't started a game for more than two months, having also seen his season interrupted by injury.
Paatelainen told The Scotsman: "He is a great striker, but he's been unfortunate that he's been injured and that the other players who've come into the side have done well.
"That's a good problem for me to have and he has to understand that when the other players are doing well and scoring goals, that I can't just start changing the team around.
"He has to understand that I have to be fair to everyone in the team.
"He will get another chance and he has to make sure that, when he does get the chance, that he takes it with both hands."
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