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he surely deserves a cap against brazil...he is playin quite well in a premier league side and scoring a couple of goals....after all it is only a friendly,if the likes of martin rowlands can get a competitive cap in the qualifyers then i'm sure mccarthy deserves a cap against brazil!!
He started today home to Bolton. He's playing according to soccernet. Anyone watching?
I would give the lad a cap against Brazil at least as a sub.Quote:
Originally Posted by soccerboy
with mccarthy not being called up to the u21 squad its looking highly likely he will get a call up for the brazil game
I watched the first few minutes, he made a couple of highly questionable passes, thats about all I can report though as I switched back to the Arsenal fiasco pretty quickly.Quote:
Originally Posted by Colbert Report
I half watched some of it in Chineese, he did well at one point when he kept the ball in with his head and beat a player.
Sky says "poor set pieces". I saw him took a corrner which was cleared at the near post.
Rated 3rd best of the Wigan players on Sky Sports site.
He is not in the Under 21 squad for game against Armenia in March, which would suggest he is going to be called into the senior squad for game against Brazil.
Article in today's eleven-a-side confirming his commitment to Ireland. Cap him because he does deserve it.
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Originally Posted by Fergie's Son
Was on Sky Sports 4/5 days ago
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,195...953737,00.html
HaHa Fergie you might as well use smoke signals to get your news!
But seriously James will be capped for the Brasil game. And good for him.
Heh well I like to try and support the Irish sites. He didn't look great today against Spurs but then Wigan were fairly weak.
Wigan actually played some decent football today. They were hard done by - Defoe's goal was a mile offside and they were always up against it after that.
just watched MOTD james was great there for 4 seconds :)
4 seconds of football was an achievement on that pitch
well it was my 1st time seeing him play, and in fairness with the condition of the pitch and the constant long balls by the Wigan defence he didn't have many opportunities to impress. He was not the worst Wigan player today 85% of the time he got the ball he played the short simple pass to try keep possession(unlike most of his teammates who were content to just kick it away).
He also seemed to get more frustrated, with the way the game was panning out, as the game wore on.
Liam Ridgewell just did his best to end James' career with a horror challenge at the corner flag on 74 minutes. He took the lineman out as well! Terrible tackle. He'll be charged by the FA for sure.
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Originally Posted by WexCar
I agree with you, it seems like he doesnt get the ball much. You could tell he was frustrated with that Figueroa guy, who is just awful.
Tough game to watch, turned it off in the second half. You can tell james is lively and agressive though. From watching him, I like his personality on the pitch....
McCarthy had to be taken, nothing on the official site about any injury, but this is in the match report: http://www.wiganlatics.co.uk/page/Ma...~47401,00.html
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It just wasn't to be Latics' day, a feeling confirmed on 75-minutes when Liam Ridgewell flew in dangerously on McCarthy, leaving the youngster on the floor and in a great deal of pain, and the linesman needing attention after the corner flag struck the official.
Manager says James will meet up with the squad but will probably be unable to play vs Brazil do to a swelling ankle.......
Sigh.
Fahey to replace him??
from http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?...cernet&cc=5739
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Liam Ridgewell escaped punishment for a touchline tackle on James McCarthy but Martinez claimed: ''It was an horrendous tackle and McCarthy's ankle is quite damaged. I don't think he will be able to play against Brazil which is a shame because it is his first senior call up. He will meet up with the squad but, the way he is now, he looks unlikely to be able to participate.''
Ridgewell could have had three yellow cards for that tackle, one each for James, the linesman, and the corner flag.:)
Seriously he could have been sent off for that tackle on James.
A very good through pass from James to set up a good chance.
McCarthy met up with the squad, but didn't take part in training: http://www.fai.ie/index.php?option=c...r-men&Itemid=8
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Republic of Ireland Assistant manager Marco Tardelli revealed that McCarthy will be assessed again today by the medical staff, after which a better idea on his likely availability for Tuesday's game will be known.
Came on as a sub in the 2nd half, did alright imo .
Well that puts this issue to bed then. He's one of us now. Actually, he always was one of us!
Yep - hopefully he'll be the mainstay of the team to comeQuote:
Originally Posted by Fergie's Son
Until he plays a competitive game in the Irish shirt, he can still play for Scotland :D
He did good in a situation where the Brazilians were well on top.Quote:
Originally Posted by sheao
He looks like a player that can see and make a good pass. Very promising and delighted he is playing with us.
I thought that the friendly was deemed a competitive game?Quote:
Originally Posted by Serb
It's not deemed a competitive game, but playing in a friendly is now sufficient to tie a player to a national team. He couldn't play for Scotland now even if he wanted.
It has to be a competitive game for him to be tied, no argument.
I hope he gets good game time over the next friendlies.
They changed the language a few years back to include friendlies.
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With the exception of the conditions specified in par. 3 and 4 below, any Player who has already represented one Association in a match (either in full or in part) in an official competition of any category or any type of football may not play an international match for a representative team of another Association.
What about Joe Lapira? I thought he wasn't tied to us because it was only a friendly he played in?
I think Bob Bradley will just have to accept that Joe Lapira will not be spearheading his team's assault of this summer's World Cup.
I was taking the **** with that comment really. There's no chance he'll swap, but he can still play for Scotland until he features in a Euro qualifier (or a World Cup qualifier if it really takes him that long to make his competitive debut).
Classic!Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
I'm not sure how it works, but I assume that any player capped under the old rules will have to remain tied. Where the hell is Lapira now anyway??Quote:
Originally Posted by Colbert Report
I was glad to see McCarthy get his cap. Hopefully he'll have a strong finish this season with Wigan.
Lapira's playing in Norway AFAIK
Based on the above, that may not be true. He is happily tied to us it seems (happily as both sides want this, I'm delighted for the lad).Quote:
Originally Posted by Serb
Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
Nah, who put that 'any type of football' in there? someone has been pulling your leg Charlie :)Quote:
With the exception of the conditions specified in par. 3 and 4 below, any Player who has already represented one Association in a match (either in full or in part) in an official competition of any category or any type of football may not play an international match for a representative team of another Association.
It is beyond argument now, it is participation in an official competition which binds, eg A qualifier.
It use to be this text which was ambiguous
(a) He has not played a match
(either in full or in part) at “A”
international level for his current
Association, and if at the time of
his first full or partial appearance
in an international match in
an official competition for
his current Association, he
already had the nationality
of the Association’s team for
which he wishes to play.´
It was changed to this in June 2008, the key part being the clarity to the level - official competition
a) He has not played a match
(either in full or in part) in an
official competition at “A”
international level for his current
Association, and at the time
of his fi rst full or partial
appearance in an international
match in an official competition
for his current Association, he
already had the nationality of
the representative team for
which he wishes to play.