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Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
Yes it is all about the stats, as they say there are stats, dammed stats and statistics.
A good game for Aiden elevates him to 224th in the rankings.
A bad day at the office for Richard Dunne though, he seems to have dropped about 50 places to 59th. (Stuttgard mentions he was "culpable" for a goal)
James McCarthy is 30th and Coleman seems to have dropped down to 94th.
Green ballooned a clearance into the air, Dunne tried to get it down but it ran to an Everyon guy who fed McGeady for the cross.
That should tell you more than any statistic!
I saw about twenty minutes of the first half and McGeady lost possession the couple of times he got it, one with a really poor attempted pass with his left foot. I don't think he does his best work on the right but it was a lovely little assist for Naismith and it's was badly needed from his own point of view.
I just read there that Mirallas was stretchered off and looked in a bit of distress. Hopefully he's not out for too long but if he is it might mean more game time for McGeady in his more favourable position. Well, I'm not sure if it's his own preferred position but I think it's where he's most effective.
You can't tell much from a statistic of one, the margin of error is huge.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stuttgart88
That is the trouble with highlights you might see a player do one thing either good or bad and think he is brilliant or rubbish.
Often the players who score spectacular goals are not so good because their 50 other attempts at the spectacular had a rather disappointing end.
Likewise a player you is consistently good but unspectacular may not make the highlights at all.
http://www.grandoldteam.com/forum/th....25077/page-96
http://hereisthecity.com/en-gb/2014/...s-performance/
McGeady on the receiving end of a lot of criticism these days.
I thought McGeady, while poor, was one of their better players. Didn't see him bottling anything. Barry, Baines, McCarthy, Alcaraz, Distin, Eto'o were all worse. I'll give Garbutt a pass because he's young and shouldn't have been on the pitch in the first place.
Heard from a friend that some Everton fans were on his back yesterday. Subbed again I see. Not sure how many games he has played the full 90 for Everton.
Full details on all his appearances here: http://www.soccerbase.com/players/pl...layer_id=38265Quote:
Originally Posted by OwlsFan
He has played 13 full games for Everton and has been either subbed on or off in another 17.
That's actually more than I would have thought. He an obvious fall guy when things aren't going well. Fans tend to be more patient when things are going well otherwise, naturally enough. He's well used to fans vocalising their frustrations anyway from playing for us.
It did seem too generous, so I've had a re-check and it turns out I misinterpreted those figures. Sorry about that. He's started 13 Premier League games since he joined Everton last January. Since then, he's also made 17 appearances as a substitute. Not sure why I interpreted it otherwise as that format - x(x) - conventionally signifies games started and then games in which a player has been brought on in brackets, doesn't it? Having gone through the Premier League fixtures in which he has started since January last - don't think I missed any, but open to correction - it looks like he finished none of them, so he has actually never played a full 90 minutes for Everton in the Premier League. He has played a few up until the 85+ minute mark.Quote:
Originally Posted by DeLorean
ahem: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/Play...5&seasonID=144Quote:
Originally Posted by DannyInvincible
McGeady played his first full 90 minutes for Everton in a Premier League game today. Everton beat Palace 1-0 away.
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Originally Posted by DannyInvincible
I am always confused by the x(x) format, is the first x all games played in or only the ones started in?
I think it must be all game he has played in as I don't see recall any where the second x is greater that the first.
Actually Drogba has 2(15) so the first x must be games started and the 15 must be when brought on as sub.
Incidentally McGeady got his highest rating so far this season for his last game
Looked good yesterday, hopefully it's the beginning of a rich vein of form that last to the Poland game...
Looks like Aaron Lennon is going to Everton on loan. McGeady could probably do without the extra competition!
I think McGeady's a better player than Lennon, he has more ability on the ball, however they are similar with quality of delivery, even if one had an opinion that Lennon was better, would he be that much better to justify all that expenditure for a loan deal?
No doubt this is further proof of the Martinez decline, as his lucky streak is exposed for what it really was, a glorious "spoof" (to quote John Giles).
Phil Neville was just on R5 Live saying it was a good move, taking pressure off Coleman to be the main threat on the right flank, leaving Mirallas and McGeady as options on the left.
It's definitely a good move for Everton, especially if they have a decent run in the Europa knockouts. There is no question that it is extra competition for McGeady though. I'm a big McGeady fan but would have to accept that Mirallas is a better player overall, so the right hand side is the more likely position that McGeady could occupy, despite the fact that I'd prefer him on the left. McGeady is definitely a technically superior footballer to Lennon, but Everton's lack of tempo and pace compared to last season has been well documented, which is the kind of football Lennon excels in. Hopefully McGeady starts the majority of the games, with Lennon held in reserve as an impact sub, to come on when the games are more stretched.
If Lennon's enthusiasm on the pitch matches his unveiling photos, McGeady has nothing to worry about :)
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/...2962654876.jpg
honesty believe that lennon is a dreadful player. zero end productQuote:
Originally Posted by DeLorean
He doesn't have the greatest football brain, that's for sure, but his pace can cause no end of damage at times. Patrice Evra always struggled to deal with him.
I like the sound of the new Lennon-McGeady combo up on Merseyside. I've always been more of a Kinks man myself.
A former colleague was Lennon's financial advisor. He said he was a charmless drip.Quote:
Originally Posted by DeLorean
To be fair to the man I often adopt that particular pose myself.
There's usually a bar counter under my elbow at the time though.
I have heard of being sent to Coventry but Lennon looks like he thinks being sent to Everton is worse !Quote:
Originally Posted by DeLorean
Back on the bench today for Everton.
McCarthy and Coleman start, Gibson still injured
Martin O'Neill said in Press Conference that it's up to McGeady essentially whether he feels he can start or not.
Of course he's going to say yes.
O'Neill has to make the decision. Start McClean. He's better anyway. Walters was going to start no matter what so that makes the decision a bit easier.
http://www.theguardian.com/football/...eland-scotland
Enigma of Aiden McGeady to tease Ireland fans once more against Scotland
Just watched it on the news: http://www.rte.ie/player/ie/live/7/
He has been left out as a precaution
Woeful article.Quote:
Originally Posted by TheOneWhoKnocks
If McGeady could frustrate opposing Teams as much as he frustrates a lot of Irish Fans then we would be a lot happier.
Quite liked that article, minus one or two lines - kind of hits at why he's so simultaneously frustrating but endearing.Quote:
Originally Posted by TheOneWhoKnocks
Sometimes I think our attacker(s) don't do another to read what he's doing. For instance, he nearly always stands the ball up to the penalty spot/back post when he hits the by-line close in. He did that against England on Sunday - beautiful ball across goal - but Murphy and McGoldrick had both drifted to the near post.
They're not the only ones. A decent McGeady delivery to a space no one is attacking is a regular feature of our games.
Anyone else think McGeady could stand to lose some weight?
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He's just stocky
I though he could do with a bit of Bulk but I think he may have taken things a bit far.Quote:
Originally Posted by TheOneWhoKnocks
I know he packed on the pounds after things went pear shaped at Spartak, that comfort eating's a killer! He didn't look particularly out of shape to me on Sunday so maybe it's just an unfortunate photo. He really shouldn't allow himself to put on weight like that if it's not.
It's just a bad photo. You can see that the jersey is hovering or superficially raised at the back by his movement/body position, which makes him look much wider or bulkier than he actually is. It's also a bad angle and reminds me of that photo of overweight Andy Reid in a stride for Sunderland. Andy Reid was actually overweight in the photo, but the angle and his body position just made it look so much worse.
If McGeady was actually that bloated, his head/neck should be a bit bigger and stockier as well, but as it is, it looks disproportionately small and lean compared to the exaggerated frame. There's no excess puppyfat around his face or neck which can be a good indicator as to whether or not someone's carrying a few excess pounds overall. Robbie notoriously had facial puppyfat in his younger days but has much less now, which is a sign of his overall superior condition.
I certainly didn't notice that McGeady looked overweight or even out of shape on Sunday either.