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eirebhoy
01/10/2006, 3:34 PM
Former Celtic striker John Hartson believes that Aiden McGeady could soon attract bids of £20m. (Sunday Mail/Post)
http://www.sundaymail.co.uk/sport/football/tm_objectid=17849600%26method=full%26siteid=64736% 26headline=%2d20m%2dhartson%2d%2dthat%2ds%2dwhat%2 dit%2dwould%2dcost%2dto%2dshift%2dmcgeady%2dfrom%2 dcelts-name_page.html
Probably a bit ott by Hartson in fairness. :)
McGeady's 1st half was terrible but he came out in the 2nd half a much better player. He did that trademark turn yet again in the penalty box leaving a Falkirk player for dead. :)
http://www.sundaymail.co.uk/sport/football/tm_objectid=17849600%26method=full%26siteid=64736% 26headline=%2d20m%2dhartson%2d%2dthat%2ds%2dwhat%2 dit%2dwould%2dcost%2dto%2dshift%2dmcgeady%2dfrom%2 dcelts-name_page.html
Probably a bit ott by Hartson in fairness. :)
McGeady's 1st half was terrible but he came out in the 2nd half a much better player. He did that trademark turn yet again in the penalty box leaving a Falkirk player for dead. :)
Would you agree he should start against Cyprus?
and if you do would you agree the he and Duff should start as our wingers?
McGeady10
01/10/2006, 5:40 PM
McGeady was absolutely outstanding again for Celtic today. First half Gravesen and Lennon were overran in midfield so McGeady never got a kick. Second half he went out, demanded the ball, made things happen and scored the winner....
He also had the most sublime run and skill I've ever saw on a football park. Went by four men reached the by-line and was facing away from goal, done the most remarkable turn to leave one defender dead and another falling on his face... Unfortunately not even his own teammates expected him to get in a crossing position and his cut back was intercepted :D
The bhoy is a legend. He should not only start he sould be the first name on the teamsheet.
Poor Student
01/10/2006, 5:43 PM
McGeady has improved his game vastly. He's becomee very strong, runs all over the park and has improved his pace. However, his usage of the ball still needs big improvement. If he could learn to play the right ball and learn when to release the ball he would be a great player. He's still young and his progress is moving in the right direction.
OwlsFan
01/10/2006, 6:25 PM
McGeady was absolutely outstanding again for Celtic today. First half Gravesen and Lennon were overran in midfield so McGeady never got a kick. Second half he went out, demanded the ball, made things happen and scored the winner....
He also had the most sublime run and skill I've ever saw on a football park. Went by four men reached the by-line and was facing away from goal, done the most remarkable turn to leave one defender dead and another falling on his face... Unfortunately not even his own teammates expected him to get in a crossing position and his cut back was intercepted :D
The bhoy is a legend. He should not only start he sould be the first name on the teamsheet.
Who were they playing ? Real Madrid ? Barcelona ? Oh yeh, Falkirk.
I agree though with Poor Student. From what little I've seen of him he seems to have improved and long may it continue.
McGeady was absolutely outstanding again for Celtic today. First half Gravesen and Lennon were overran in midfield so McGeady never got a kick.
If Falkirk were dominating Celtic doesn't say much for them...
Noelys Guitar
01/10/2006, 6:51 PM
McGeady should be starting for Ireland. And should have already been starting regulary. This is like the time Mcgrath couldn't get into the team because Hand prefered McCarthy at center half. Hand didn't have the courage or imagination to play McGrath regulary and stated that he had some "learning" to do. A top manager would be building a team around McGeady and I believe Hartson's comments are correct. McGeady isn't the finished article but either is Rooney or Ronaldo. And if what we have in Midfield at the moment are "learned" players well then give me the learner McGeady! Petrov moved from playing in Falkirk to Stamford Bridge no problem. Why not McGeady? And it makes a mockery of Stans claims to be "building" for 2010 if he is not starting the "learners"?
Dr. Ogba
01/10/2006, 7:02 PM
So why did Reid play RM against Germany? surely Reid is a better option that KK or JOS, I didn't understand the decision at all.
Agree with this. Both Stan and Robson have come out and said that Reid is the future in the centre of the park for us and then proceed to play him out of position!!! Can't do much for the lad's confidence either??:confused:
Someone else mentioned KK was only in the team in Stuttgart to nullify Frings as he's a big physical lad but surely Reid could have done the same job as well as being able to find his own players with simple passes!
I'm dreading seeing the teamsheet for Saturday now...O'Shea/Kilbane in the centre of the park = no creativity whatsoever. Hopefully he offsets this with the inclusion of McGeady and if not, I want Staunton sacked and Hartson in now!! :D
McGeady10
01/10/2006, 7:18 PM
http://media.putfile.com/McGeady-89
GENIUS!
Stuttgart88
01/10/2006, 7:24 PM
I still think it's premature to assume KK and JOS will be the central midfielders on Saturday. God help us if they are.
We've got better players than Kilbane. O'Shea didn't figure for MUFC today but I expect Stan will pick him. I'll actually be surprised if he picks KK.
Any news on any call-ups? McPhail's Cardiff won 4-0. Alan Quinn played on Saturday. Daryl Murphy started for Sunderland. Shane Long got 25 minutes today.
Agree with the above comments about Steven Reid.
Stuttgart88
01/10/2006, 7:27 PM
First half Gravesen and Lennon were overran in midfield so McGeady never got a kick. Can that in any way be attributed to Patrick Cregg? One to look out for?
McGeady10
01/10/2006, 7:29 PM
Can that in any way be attributed to Patrick Cregg? One to look out for?
Cregg is a thug and should have been red carded/jailed for an assault on Lee Naylor
The boy from Arsenal up front looked a handful though for his age.
geysir
01/10/2006, 8:34 PM
McGeady should be starting for Ireland. And should have already been starting regulary. This is like the time Mcgrath couldn't get into the team because Hand prefered McCarthy at center half. Hand didn't have the courage or imagination to play McGrath regulary and stated that he had some "learning" to do.
Maybe Eoin was right in some respects, when Paul finally started in midfield we lost 1-4 at Home to Denmark :)
Eoin hardly used Mick, only once afair, mostly it was Lawrenson and O'Leary or Moran at centre half.
Charlton didn't disturb the centre half pairing and deployed McGrath elsewhere even at LB. It would be a nice problem to have now, where to squeeze in a player like McGrath.
The thread has gotten out of hand when likening McGeady to paul McGrath & saying mCGeady should be first player on the team sheet.
McGeady has played numerous games for Ireland & while showing some good moves clearly has a long long way to go before he could be considered an automatic first choice let alone first player on the team sheet.
:rolleyes:
Who were they playing ? Real Madrid ? Barcelona ? Oh yeh, Falkirk.
I agree though with Poor Student. From what little I've seen of him he seems to have improved and long may it continue.
Who are we playing next Spain, Italy, Brazil?
oh yea, Cyprus. Surely he is exactly what we need against them.?
dr_peepee
01/10/2006, 10:14 PM
I wouldn't start with Duff and McGeady in a 4-4-2 midfield... Not until we have a comfortable centre midfield pairing, which we don't have, and it doesn't look like we will for a while.
Noelys Guitar
02/10/2006, 12:06 AM
The thread has gotten out of hand when likening McGeady to paul McGrath & saying mCGeady should be first player on the team sheet.
McGeady has played numerous games for Ireland & while showing some good moves clearly has a long long way to go before he could be considered an automatic first choice let alone first player on the team sheet.
:rolleyes:
Exactly what Hand and some fans thought of McGrath when he started playing for Ireland! I can remember Hands comments about McGrath when he played McCarthy ahead of him. When Charlton took over he immediately began mentoring McGrath at the Iceland tournament (he wanted to make McGrath captain. McGrath said no) and there began his rise as one of Ireland's greatest ever players. I was at a St Pats v Rovers game when McGrath was outstanding against Liam Buckley and the hoops frontline. The best performance from a player I had ever seen in the LOI. Pats won 3-0. McGeady is not the same type of player as Paul McGrath as McGrath was not Liam Brady. But he has the same potential. And it would be a shame if it also takes a change of management to see that.
gspain
02/10/2006, 7:56 AM
Exactly what Hand and some fans thought of McGrath when he started playing for Ireland! I can remember Hands comments about McGrath when he played McCarthy ahead of him. When Charlton took over he immediately began mentoring McGrath at the Iceland tournament (he wanted to make McGrath captain. McGrath said no) and there began his rise as one of Ireland's greatest ever players. I was at a St Pats v Rovers game when McGrath was outstanding against Liam Buckley and the hoops frontline. The best performance from a player I had ever seen in the LOI. Pats won 3-0. McGeady is not the same type of player as Paul McGrath as McGrath was not Liam Brady. But he has the same potential. And it would be a shame if it also takes a change of management to see that.
Any relation to the Jack Charlton that managed us and played McCarthy at centre half until he retired and played McGrath at right back and midfield for those years.
For the record I thought Paul McGrath was the best player I've ever seen in an Irish shirt bar none.
eirebhoy
02/10/2006, 8:43 AM
A few quotes from McGeady and Stokes:
http://www.sportinglife.com/football/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/06/10/02/SOCCER_Falkirk_McGeady.html&TEAMHD=soccer
drinkfeckarse
02/10/2006, 9:07 AM
If Falkirk were dominating Celtic doesn't say much for them...
If only it was as simple as you so wished Pete. Traditionally the games after the midweek Champions League outings are always tough and statistically results don't always go well. The term "Euro Hangover" comes from this.
IMO these are the bread and butter games that win you league titles and that's two hard fought 1-0 victories Celtic have ground out following their Champions League ties. I'm sure that's all that matters to Strachan and the rest of the supporters.
NeilMcD
02/10/2006, 9:33 AM
I have been convinced this season that Mc Geady should start for us against Cyprus. I am not a Celtic fan but having watch his performances I think he should play on one wing with Duff on the other. They can swap wings throughout the game if they like.
Lets be bold and go with these two guys. Mc Geady is on better form that Duff is at the moment and confidence is huge in football so lets use one of the few players we have that is on fire.
Stuttgart88
02/10/2006, 9:38 AM
I agree. I think Dr. Peepee is right that without a good central midfield this may be a bit of a risk, but sod it, put your best players out & let them take the game to the opponent. We should not fear Cyprus FFS.
Jumping threads a bit I'm glad Youngirish ahs changed his mind on Stephen Ireland. He's played very little football all year and is lightweight, though obviously talented. Too early for him to start a must-win game in my mind.
I'm convinced O'Shea will start and my inclination would be to pick Miller beside him and hope to **** he plays one of his good games. He's hit & miss at club level to say the least.
tetsujin1979
02/10/2006, 9:45 AM
McGeady's step-over, back-heel, Cryuff-thing from the weekend, love the way the defender falls over trying to track him!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfhnPJ8LUYE
eirebhoy
02/10/2006, 10:04 AM
McGeady's step-over, back-heel, Cryuff-thing from the weekend, love the way the defender falls over trying to track him!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfhnPJ8LUYE
It should be called the McGeady spin at this stage. :)
http://www.zshare.net/video/mcgeady-turn-avi.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DK6Ty-xz80g
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sj_EHjWqnV0
I think it's also the spin he did which was applauded by Nesta but there's no clips of the Milan match.
Apparently yesterday was McGeadys first goal since January last season. Think he needs to be scoring more than that considering its the SPL hes playing in...
Stuttgart88
02/10/2006, 10:57 AM
Didn't McGeady miss 3 or 4 months from January?
It's a bit like saying Robbie Keane hasn't scored since April (which was all over the press last week), like he had any chance of scoring in May, June or July.
Anyway, show me a midfield or wing candidate for Ireland with a better goalscoring pedigree. He's not picked for his goalscoring.
eirebhoy
02/10/2006, 11:00 AM
Apparently yesterday was McGeadys first goal since January last season. Think he needs to be scoring more than that considering its the SPL hes playing in...
I think it's best to just say first goal this season. :) He started 3 games after January last season. He does need to be scoring more all the same but has been unlucky not to score already. He must have hit the woodwork 4 or 5 times this season and Gravesen robbed a goal off him on Saturday.
NeilMcD
02/10/2006, 11:01 AM
Pete you can pick holes in any players performance and who should we play as our first 11 and i am sure I could come up with reasons not to play all of those players with the exception of Shay Given when fit. We dont have many world class players on form. But Mc Geady is playing very well week in week out. He has been the best player in the SPL this year.
Stuttgart88
02/10/2006, 11:02 AM
i am sure I could come up with reasons not to play all of those players with the exception of Shay Given when fit. Shay Given hasn't scored since he was 12.
Condex
02/10/2006, 11:30 AM
Pete you can pick holes in any players performance and who should we play as our first 11 and i am sure I could come up with reasons not to play all of those players with the exception of Shay Given when fit. We dont have many world class players on form. But Mc Geady is playing very well week in week out. He has been the best player in the SPL this year.
We don't have any worldclass players full stop... Apart from Given, McGeady on current form is about the best player we have...
livehead1
02/10/2006, 11:54 AM
I was talking to a good friend of mine last night who spent the summer coaching Tottenham's academy sides and doing a bit of scouting for them. I asked him who the best player in the youth set up was and within a split second he said Terry Dixon. He said that he is an absolute animal and will be as good as Rooney without any doubt.
I also asked him about Mark Yeates. He said hes quite a useful player, but too small and feels it very unlikely that he will cut it at Spurs.
FarBeag
02/10/2006, 11:55 AM
The funny thing about it is Mcgeady would walk into the Scottish team and at present they are a better team than we are.He has to be in the team imo.
cavan_fan
02/10/2006, 12:09 PM
We don't have any worldclass players full stop... Apart from Given, McGeady on current form is about the best player we have...
Cant agree with this. I'd certainly put Finnan and Dunne ahead of him and probably Keane too.
Stuttgart88
02/10/2006, 12:18 PM
I think our defence is sound. We have good wide players and good forwards in Keane & Doyle, the latter who seems to be getting better & better.
Central midfield is a problem. If this gets sorted we have the bones of a good team who on any given day can compete with any second seeded team.
It's not doom & gloom. It's pretty depressing that the FAI doesn't know how to contact Andy Reid but that's an administrative issue.
eirebhoy
02/10/2006, 12:42 PM
Cant agree with this. I'd certainly put Finnan and Dunne ahead of him and probably Keane too.
I can't believe how much Duff has fallen under Mourinho. :(
Stuttgart88
02/10/2006, 12:54 PM
I'm not too worried about Duff. I thought he was fine in Germany and if he had any help at all inside him or ahead of him he'd have been far more dangerous. I thought his performance was completely mis-assessed by many.
If, let's say, McGeady had had exactly the same game people would have said he was busy on the ball, hard to dispossess, tracked back well and all in all was encouraging but had too much to do by himself. Because it's Duff we say he didn't beat 3 men every time he got it and therefore wasn't good. That's not pointed at you eb, but that's generally how his game was perceived in my opinion.
RogerMilla
02/10/2006, 1:06 PM
macgeady and duff must start both games if fit , we have to get 6 points and its our flair attacking players who will help us to go this, not defenders played out of position in midfield
NeilMcD
02/10/2006, 1:28 PM
Aiden McGeady scored the winner against Falkirk
Celtic midfielder Aiden McGeady is being pushed hard by manager Gordon Strachan's relentless drive to turn him into an all-round player.
He said: "The manager always wants to make me work hard and be constantly aware of things.
"I didn't know what defence was about until he taught me about tracking back and heading but it's all a learning experience and I feel better for it.
"I'm feeling more responsibility. I'm not the young guy any more."
The 20-year-old Republic of Ireland international is currently winning the battle with Shaun Maloney and Derek Riordan for the position on the left-hand side of the Celtic's four-man midfield.
And he vindicated his selection against Falkirk with the only goal of the game which keeps the champions at the top of the Premier League table.
"It's expected of me now to make this sort of impact and I thrive on it," he added.
McGeady then laughed off claims by his former team mate John Hartson over the weekend that he is worth £20m.
He said: "The fitness coaches teased me about that. It is nice to get praised but you don't take it too seriously or get wound up about it."
eirebhoy
02/10/2006, 1:54 PM
I'm not too worried about Duff. I thought he was fine in Germany and if he had any help at all inside him or ahead of him he'd have been far more dangerous. I thought his performance was completely mis-assessed by many.
If, let's say, McGeady had had exactly the same game people would have said he was busy on the ball, hard to dispossess, tracked back well and all in all was encouraging but had too much to do by himself. Because it's Duff we say he didn't beat 3 men every time he got it and therefore wasn't good. That's not pointed at you eb, but that's generally how his game was perceived in my opinion.
I agree. It's just disappointing that the player once voted best left winger in the world is already being written off by many at the age of 27. Although maybe cavan_fan was just talking about form.
Playing McGeady can only be good for Duff.
cavan_fan
02/10/2006, 1:57 PM
Just to clarify and in case Duffer is reading this in bed.
We have only 2 world class players, Given and Duff. Unfortunately since about the turn of the year, Duff has not played well. I still think in a few months hell be back playing to his best but on form this (calendar) year I'd put him behind Given, Dunne and Robbie
Dr. Ogba
02/10/2006, 3:45 PM
Aiden McGeady scored the winner against Falkirk
Celtic midfielder Aiden McGeady is being pushed hard by manager Gordon Strachan's relentless drive to turn him into an all-round player.
He said: "The manager always wants to make me work hard and be constantly aware of things.
"I didn't know what defence was about until he taught me about tracking back and heading but it's all a learning experience and I feel better for it.
"I'm feeling more responsibility. I'm not the young guy any more."
The 20-year-old Republic of Ireland international is currently winning the battle with Shaun Maloney and Derek Riordan for the position on the left-hand side of the Celtic's four-man midfield.
And he vindicated his selection against Falkirk with the only goal of the game which keeps the champions at the top of the Premier League table.
"It's expected of me now to make this sort of impact and I thrive on it," he added.
McGeady then laughed off claims by his former team mate John Hartson over the weekend that he is worth £20m.
He said: "The fitness coaches teased me about that. It is nice to get praised but you don't take it too seriously or get wound up about it."
He seems to be a fairly grounded young lad which is pretty encouraging. Good to see he's willing to learn and not getting carried away with himself...
eirebhoy
02/10/2006, 10:22 PM
He seems to be a fairly grounded young lad which is pretty encouraging. Good to see he's willing to learn and not getting carried away with himself...
He has a diary on icons.com which he updates fairly regularly. Here's his latest entry from last Friday.
I'm feeling good after two games that went really well for us. In the first of those, against Rangers, we played really well as a team and then, against Copenhagen in the Champions League, we clicked really well to win 1-0. That game meant a lot to us because it is especially good when playing in European competition for it all to come together. We played a lot of good football on the night and got the three points we needed.
There was a lot of pressure on us after losing our first Champions League game, against Manchester United, and I thought we responded really well by controlling the game against Copenhagen throughout.
We had the majority of possession and I can only recall Copenhagen having one clear attempt on goal, with a shot from outside the box. Copenhagen are a decent team - they are Danish champions and have good players - and although they didn¹t play that well on the night, or didn't get the chance to do so, they drew their first game against Benfica, so that shows they have the capability to match the major names in the competition.
Every game in the Champions League is crucial and that is true of our next two fixtures, home, and then away to Benfica. If we get a win against them at Celtic Park, in just over a fortnight¹s time, it would put us in a great position in the group.
I was also pleased with the way the Old Firm game went last Saturday. Our opening goal came when Allan McGregor, the Rangers goalkeeper, saved my header and Thomas Gravesen, close to the Rangers goal-line, eased the ball into the net with his head. Even before Thomas got his touch, though, it was clear to me that the ball was definitely going in but I'd have done the same thing as him if I'd been in his position. I'm just a bit disappointed I didn't score.
I was happy also to play a part in our second goal in the 2-0 win. My pass to Kenny Miller set up the goal, which he scored with a fine shot. The manager is looking for me to do that a lot - one of my assets is to play that type of pass in behind a defence. Compared to last season the manager is asking me to do a lot more of that and I think I am managing to do so. It's a hard thing to practise – it's more to do with instinct in a match situation and about getting exactly the right weight of pass. If you over hit the ball even fractionally, the chance is gone.
On Saturday, against Rangers, I was holding on to the ball when I spotted Kenny, standing outside of a Rangers player - I think it was Barry Ferguson - so it was then a case of just holding on to the ball until it was exactly right to release it on to Kenny's run. It worked beautifully. On Tuesday, against Copenhagen, a similar pass from me again sent Kenny in on goal but on that occasion he was unlucky not to score, when the goalkeeper blocked his shot.
I enjoyed seeing a lot of the ball against Copenhagen and Rangers. It was completely different to the game against Manchester United, in our opening Champions League match. I could have counted on one hand the amount of times I got the ball at Old Trafford.
The way Copenhagen and Rangers played I got the chance to set up goals and get shots on target. I felt it was tougher to get on the ball against Manchester United. They were always shutting down the space and when I did get the ball I had my back to goal and there was somebody from their team on my back right away.
Celtic's Champions League record is a lot better at home than away from home and a lot of that has to do with the fans. In Europe especially they provide us with good backing. There is almost always a full house and a different type of atmosphere to normal League games. It was especially good to have several thousand Copenhagen fans there on Tuesday - they did a lot to make it a great atmosphere.
We are now away to Falkirk on Sunday and although this is a trip to a modest-sized ground that does not make one bit of difference to me. It is another game of football that we've got to go out and win.
Falkirk have done quite well in the Premierleague and play good football and it is always pretty tough to go there. Last year it was fairly even for the first half of our match there and we had to do well to get the couple of goals we needed to go on to win the game.
I'm pretty pleased too this week to know that I am in the Ireland squad again, for the matches with Cyprus and the Czech Republic. I would never take being selected for the national side for granted; in fact, I actually never expect it. So it is great every time it happens.
eirebhoy
02/10/2006, 11:43 PM
Apparantly McGeady is being linked with Spurs in tomorrow's papers. Whether he's worth it or not it'd take an 8 figure sum for Celtic to part with him as they simply don't sell players unless they want out. I wouldn't be suprised if Jol is after him as he's looking for a left winger and he seems to like his skillful players.
Dr. Ogba
03/10/2006, 8:58 AM
Good Stuff EB cheers for that, seems like a good lad...Hope he sticks with Celtic for a while yet though. I think a move to Spurs at this stage of his career could be disastrous. Follow the example of Petrov, stick with them for a few years, win a few things and then move when the time is right...
NeilMcD
03/10/2006, 9:05 AM
Yeah I think he shoudl stay at Celtic but I can understand why Jol would be after him.
RogerMilla
03/10/2006, 9:20 AM
he still has a lot to learn and celtic can offer chanpions league football , he would be unwise to move quite yet , he signed a four year deal a year ago so he is tied in at the moment anyway , i can't seehim wanting to leave his home town and family either
NeilMcD
03/10/2006, 9:22 AM
And as a wise man once said to me before, he is from Celtic.
Stuttgart88
03/10/2006, 9:30 AM
I think despite what some people think of the SPL I'd be surprised if we didn't all agree that he'd be well advised to stay at Celtic.
RogerMilla
03/10/2006, 9:35 AM
he is on fire at the minute too , hopefully it will translate to the international arena on saturday and particularly wednesday , i remember when rooney burst on the scene against turkey he caused them so much trouble that day that they were always on the back foot , that is the kind of penetration aiden can deliver when on song
tetsujin1979
03/10/2006, 9:36 AM
Spurs have been at one time or another linked with every half decent midfielder in England, and (according to soccerbase) have Didier Zokora, Edgar Davids, Teemu Tainio, Jermaine Jenas, Danny Murphy, Hossam Ghaly, Steed Malbranque, Reto Ziegler, Jamie O'Hara and Aaron Lennon on their books as recognised midfielder, with Mark Yeates and Wayne Routledge out on loan. For McGeady (hell, any midfielder!) to move there they'd have some job to get into the match day squad, not to mind the starting XI! McGeady is fine as it is at Celtic, the big move will come if he continues to improve as he has done over the last 18 months.
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