Germany at home 1-0Originally Posted by Razors left peg
THIS is sensible football. whe u see some gus throwing that James is this or that, they just know a dime about international football. some stuff on James McCarthy is absurd.
I give you the kid is shy, he doesnt fight that much, he wont be Dunga or Deschamps, he is much better than them, Trap ussually compared this kid with some flair players from the past, There is still some patches of a number 10 in James McCarthy, he is always the best irish player on the pitch for me, even when he is 5 or 6 of rating, the things he brings to the team, no other could do it, Only Liam Brady, Roy, Ronnie Whelan and the old good Tony Galvin are ahead of him in my opinion, from the players that ive seen in midfielder from Ireland, maybe Lawrenson but i havent seen him that much as a holding midfielder a bit like our Sergio Batista at the time, with that JesusChrist kind of beard.
Anyway, James McCarthy is one of those fellows who cant retire from international football, he is our marquee player and the visage of the irish national team, when you think of the REPUBLIC OF IRELAND you think about James McCarthy, maybe James McClean and Seamus Coleman/Shane Long those are the brand players worldwide.
It is simple when James McCarthy plays Eire plays a different match as it was exposed in Slovakia, he got a nasty kicked from that Hamsik dirty when James was "owning the game"
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Are you mixing him up with the Dubs, McCarthy ?
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It doesnt stand out out for me to be honest. I remember games in the Premiership where he was excellent a couple of times but its been a very disappointing career overall given the promise as a 16 year old. I'd still have him in the Ireland team if he was fit but Im long past the days where Im disappointed if he doesnt even make the squad
He was excellent against Italy and France in 2016.
He should get games at Celtic due to squad rotation, number of competitions, high octane style of play - not cos he would walk into first 11 due to superior quality to what's there.
His style of play doesn't really fit in with what is going on at Celtic at the minute. James doesn't play on the front foot or isnt creative enough to warrant a starting spot when they are actively looking to go out and break down opposition and win a game.
Away at Ibrox, tynecastle, in Europe etc he should do a job.
Yeah he was good in the Euros I suppose. As I said I'd still pick him if hes fit, but I think that says more about where we are than where he is.
But it begs the question: why hand a four-year contract to an expensive, injury-prone player who's the very antithesis of the manager's style and who will only be used now and then?
I suspect McCarthy will be the holding player. He is an elite midfielder from a defensive perspective and will allow the attacking players to have the freedom to take more risks. In that way, it actually makes a lot of sense to me.
I think they'll probably come to regret that decision in time, especially the four year contract bit. But the famous "Premier League Experience" continues to count for a lot and when added to availability on a free transfer, seems to cause clubs to make strange decisions. See Newcastle and Jeff Hendrick - I'd say if they could go back in time they'd want to undo that decision.
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He's not an elite midfielder - maybe he had that potential but injuries took a significant toll. He can still do a job for Celtic - but a four-year contract was a major surprise. Good luck staying fit in his 30s when he struggled to do so in his 20s.
Ryan Giggs was probably more injured in his 20s than his 30s
Not even on the bench today for Celtic, who thrashed St. Mirren 6-0 at home. Is he just building his fitness up before being allowed to play? It seems very strange to bring a guy in on huge money and then not play him.
Yeah he's fully fit at the moment.
Probably why SK didn't pick him.
McCarthy yet another player who would have blossomed into a brilliant player if he had been playing on the continent instead of England.
How? Do they have better physios over their or something?
I don’t think gravity is quite as strong there.
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