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James McCarthy

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played really well against Georgia as he was the sole defensive midfielder, thought his tackling and interceptions were superb and he looked sharp. Was further forward against Moldova and seemed less effective unfortunately.
 
squonk said:
played really well against Georgia as he was the sole defensive midfielder, thought his tackling and interceptions were superb and he looked sharp. Was further forward against Moldova and seemed less effective unfortunately.
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Yeah 'cos he's total poo in the opposition's half of the field.

Ask him to sit ahead of the defence, alongside a creative or high-energy player, and he'll be fine.
 
Nil Satis Niasse Optimum said:
Yeah 'cos he's total poo in the opposition's half of the field.

Ask him to sit ahead of the defence, alongside a creative or high-energy player, and he'll be fine.
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I still don't think he can even do that to the required level.

I was watching the Georgia game and the commentators mentioned that O'Neill was going mad at him for rushing out of position to make a tackle and then not getting there. This is one of his biggest failings for me, and I've said it loads on here. His lack of attacking ability would be OK if he was a disciplined, intelligent, deep lying midfield sweeper. He isn't though, he's just a workhorse who wants to leg it all over the pitch making tackles.

Sometimes that's not a bad thing to have, but it's not the type of player that pushes you up the league in the long run.
 

Lanolin said:
I still don't think he can even do that to the required level.

I was watching the Georgia game and the commentators mentioned that O'Neill was going mad at him for rushing out of position to make a tackle and then not getting there. This is one of his biggest failings for me, and I've said it loads on here. His lack of attacking ability would be OK if he was a disciplined, intelligent, deep lying midfield sweeper. He isn't though, he's just a workhorse who wants to leg it all over the pitch making tackles.

Sometimes that's not a bad thing to have, but it's not the type of player that pushes you up the league in the long run.
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So basically a turd Jordan Henderson. At least Horrendouson has something going forward.
 

Lanolin said:
I still don't think he can even do that to the required level.

I was watching the Georgia game and the commentators mentioned that O'Neill was going mad at him for rushing out of position to make a tackle and then not getting there. This is one of his biggest failings for me, and I've said it loads on here. His lack of attacking ability would be OK if he was a disciplined, intelligent, deep lying midfield sweeper. He isn't though, he's just a workhorse who wants to leg it all over the pitch making tackles.

Sometimes that's not a bad thing to have, but it's not the type of player that pushes you up the league in the long run.
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He looked leggy against Georgia in the first half but given a lack of playing time, that's no surprise.

Ireland were awful in that first half but he improved second half and you could visibly see his sharpness picking up.

Played box to box last night and in all truth did ok, albeit against crap opposition.

At the moment, he'll be back up.
 

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