Aiden McGeady

**seanfhear** · 31/08/2010, 6:18 PM

Aiden may have forgotten his old technique for crossing and may discover a successful one(I am trying to wink but cannot find the winking head)

**irishfan86** · 31/08/2010, 6:33 PM

In Soviet Russia, ball crosses you!

**geysir** · 09/09/2010, 9:42 AM

McGeady has been receiving a lot of attention from Trap these last 2 games. Trap is well pleased with McGeady's attitude and has observed a definite change (a "metamorphosis" no less) in his overall approach to the training sessions and the game he wants him to play for us.
Trap talk, Examiner article

"Life is competition," he said, citing the performance of Aiden McGeady against Andorra as an example.

"In the game against Armenia, McGeady was tired and Keith Fahey went on and, against Andorra, McGeady’s reaction was fantastic," he said. "He saw that Fahey played well and scored a goal and then Tuesday was one of his best games in two years. He understood better what we asked of him. He saw 30% more of the ball than in another 10 games. It’s always better to have competition."

Trapattoni believes that it’s taken until now for the new Spartak Moscow man to fully adapt to the Irish system.

"There are the habits that players develop," he said. "I have told them: ‘I’m not interested in your club system because it’s not my job. In your club, do what your coach asks you to do. But we have a different system and different teammates’.

"At Celtic, it was a different system for McGeady. There, maybe they have two big strikers who are good in the air, so you go down the line, cross and – boom – goal.

"We don’t have this so we ask him to play differently. He has good technique, he is so fast and, if he gets in the box, he is very dangerous. We showed him that in this position he could improve. For example, Fahey scored a goal against Armenia because he got into the box. If Fahey had stayed on the line, he could not have scored that goal."

If McGeady’s decision-making doesn’t always match his prodigious threat, then Trapattoni suggests that aspect of his game will come with maturity.

"That is only the life experience," he said. "Look at Ryan Giggs. When we played Manchester United 15 years ago, he was young and a super player. Now, he still is still a great player but he thinks more about what’s the right decision to make. There is more than one way to play. Until now, McGeady has played in one way and is very dangerous. But there is the right moment to help his teammates, to think about whether to pass or to shoot. And I can see that coming with experience.

"Even when he came in for these games, I said to Marco (Tardelli) that I saw a change in him, maybe as a result of his transfer to Russia. In fact, he even trained differently, with a different personality. He is very sensitive. He knows what we ask him to play. He can give us more because his quality is good, he is very fast, he can shoot from left or right. When he has more confidence, he can do more than dribble and cross. That is a metamorphosis."

**Wolfie** · 09/09/2010, 12:47 PM

Trapp's a master at this stuff. He's clearly identified that McGeady is a confidence player. Hence the "love bombing" approach.

**geysir** · 09/09/2010, 2:31 PM

Let's keep it manly and call it a special relationship.
Like Mick had with Mark Kennedy

**irishfan86** · 09/09/2010, 2:40 PM

I love the way he always mentions that McGeady is sensitive....if I was in the Ireland side I'd never let poor Aiden forget it.

**Razors left peg** · 09/09/2010, 2:43 PM

Originally Posted by irishfan86

I love the way he always mentions that McGeady is sensitive....if I was in the Ireland side I'd never let poor Aiden forget it.

I love the way he always mentions that McGeady is sensitive....if I was in the Ireland side I'd never let poor Aiden forget it.

hope you're not suggesting another case of bullying like the one that caused the poor sensitive soul Steven Ireland to walk away

**Duggie** · 09/09/2010, 2:47 PM

i think mcgeady could be the sensitive player type, and if Trap needs to clap him on the back then so be it. one thing on his crossing, when he beats his man if he would just whip it in first time on some occasions we could benefit more(providing robbie or doyler is on the end of it).

**irishfan86** · 09/09/2010, 2:52 PM

Originally Posted by Razors left peg

hope you're not suggesting another case of bullying like the one that caused the poor sensitive soul Steven Ireland to walk away

Haha...if you're a grown man and you can't deal with a "bully" or a joke you probably don't have the balls for international football anyway.

**Wolfie** · 09/09/2010, 3:14 PM

Originally Posted by geysir

Let's keep it manly and call it a special relationship.
Like Mick had with Mark Kennedy

Yeah - its a father/son, Master/apprentice sort of thing, don't ya know.

**Stuttgart88** · 09/09/2010, 3:52 PM

McGeady's crap and Trap is an FAI yes man muppet

**seanfhear** · 09/09/2010, 6:56 PM

I think Aiden has shown improvement in the last couple of games and I hope it continues.

**SkStu** · 09/09/2010, 7:19 PM

Originally Posted by geysir

Let's keep it manly and call it a special relationship.
Like Mick had with Mark Kennedy

a bromance, if you will.

**geysir** · 09/09/2010, 10:12 PM

Now can you imagine Trap calling Aiden "Bro"?

**Qwerty** · 10/09/2010, 11:53 PM

I thought there was a highlight reel of Aiden McGeady's goals and assists for Ireland on YouTube but I can't find it now

Besides his zero input on the goal front - 44 appearances and not even a deflection to his name. Does anyone know how many assists if any he has for Ireland?

**DannyInvincible** · 11/09/2010, 12:02 AM

Three assists, it appears: http://soccernet.espn.go.com/players...=42414&cc=5739

He assisted Robbie's third goal last Tuesday and also set up Doyle for a header with a great cross against Georgia in Mainz. Can't think what the third was. He wins a lot of free kicks, mind. You can't discount that in winning us territory.

Isn't it 34 caps he has, though?

**EastTerracer** · 11/09/2010, 1:15 PM

Goals and more assists are certainly things Aiden needs to improve on but you can't completely dismiss his contribution in those terms. In Sofia last June he came on as sub and was the out ball for the Irish defense - he took the ball up the other end of the pitch on a couple of occasions and relieved the pressure of the Bulgarian attack. Maintaining possession is of huge value (even if it's just a fruitless dribble past a couple of players into the corner flag). He knows more than anyone that he needs to improve his final ball but it's a bit unfair to suggest he hasn't done anything.

**EastTerracer** · 11/09/2010, 1:43 PM

Aiden has just started his first game for Spartak against Saturn Moscow. Still looking for a stream.

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/match?i...=RUS.1&cc=5901

Edit: and Aiden had an assist in the 7th minute for Welliton's goal. There is a stream out there if you try the usual places.

**Noelys Guitar** · 11/09/2010, 2:41 PM

http://www.justin.tv/velliton_78#/w/379359216 McGeady wearing number 64! Excellent run and ball there into the box. The commentators (in Russian)keep mentioning his name