2017/18 James McCarthy

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For what it's worth, Blind may be a 'water carrier type', but he's no mug.

Otherwise sort of agree - Schneiderlin did have a month or so where he was as good, if not better at certain things, than McCarthy in the first season. From then on he's been decent, but we've not done him any favours because of the way we set up.

Ninja edit: Schneiderlin is 5 times the player going forward compared to McCarthy though, which, imo, makes him the better player overall.

Indeed.

He is no "mug".

Which is about the best can be said of him and illustrates the point that every player whom signs for Manchester United is not always above a "McCarthy level player" as Mike claims ;)
 
Schneiderlin improved us massively in the second half of last season K. He was actually a joy to watch. McCarthy has only ever complimented good players around him with his energy and work rate, he's never done anything actually impressive with the ball at his feet himself.

Btw Blind isn't a workhorse, he's a brilliant player.


Well, I am going to have to disagree witchoo about Blind being brilliant, Mike :pint2:
 

Well, I am going to have to disagree witchoo about Blind being brilliant, Mike :pint2:

Well he is, I'd love him at Everton as a left sided centre back and is also a very capable left back. Mourinho loves him, that's enough for me to decipher that he's technically better than James Wigan Athletic McCarthy.
 
McCarthy is nowhere close to the level of Schneiderlin Mccarthy is a bang average headless chicken. Schneiderlein is struggling for form at a time no one in the team is playing well. And that's not even to mention Mccarthys diabolical fitness record. SELL.

You are right, Tim.

They are not close at all.....Jimmy Mac is way better ;)
 
Indeed.

He is no "mug".

Which is about the best can be said of him and illustrates the point that every player whom signs for Manchester United is not always above a "McCarthy level player" as Mike claims ;)
He's not - offers goals, actual forward passing and plays in about 70 positions on the pitch effectively, and has done that for years on.
McCarthy has literally had one good season in England.
 
He's not - offers goals, actual forward passing and plays in about 70 positions on the pitch effectively, and has done that for years on.
McCarthy has literally had one good season in England.

And that is what we are debating.

That "one good season in England" was his first season here and during that season he looked far better than Schneiderlin has looked in his just over half a season with us thus far :(

To deny that fact is to stick yer head in the sand :p
 
Well he is, I'd love him at Everton as a left sided centre back and is also a very capable left back. Mourinho loves him, that's enough for me to decipher that he's technically better than James Wigan Athletic McCarthy.


Well you can't have it both ways, Mike.

If Jose loving Blind is going to be your yardstick for measuring the abilities of Blind then the fact that Jose ditched Morgan Southampton Schneiderlin at the earliest opportunity undermines the case you were making in the first place re Morgan v Jimmy Mac :p
 

Well you can't have it both ways, Mike.

If Jose loving Blind is going to be your yardstick for measuring the abilities of Blind then the fact that Jose ditched Morgan Southampton Schneiderlin at the earliest opportunity undermines the case you were making in the first place re Morgan v Jimmy Mac :p

No it's not my yardstick, my yardstick is having watched him in the Premier League for the past 3 years and seeing for myself that he is a very good footballer. Mourinho ditching Schneiderlin (for £24m, more than anyone will ever be willing to pay for McCarthy) probably has more to do with them buying Pogba for a then world record fee to replace him.
 
And that is what we are debating.

That "one good season in England" was his first season here and during that season he looked far better than Schneiderlin has looked in his just over half a season with us thus far :(

To deny that fact is to stick yer head in the sand :p
Aye but you can't really base a full opinion on a player on a good season and then (and before) literally nothing else, and compare it to a player who's been here for half a season, surely? Or say that this one-season-wonder is miraculously better than players who have performed at a higher level for longer, i.e. both Blind and Schneiderlin.

And Schneiderlin vs. Blind - Jose got rid of Morgan mostly because he had 100m Pogba there, as well as a lot of others, and still got rid of him for 20-odd mil. No one in their right mind should pay that much for Jimmy Mac (however, due to financial reasons - they are welcome to lol ). Blind can play in midfield, left back, centre back, of course he's gonna keep one of the most versatile players in the Prem...
 
Well he is, I'd love him at Everton as a left sided centre back and is also a very capable left back. Mourinho loves him, that's enough for me to decipher that he's technically better than James Wigan Athletic McCarthy.
I agree about blind, Very good player and can cover a number of positions.
I think he's out of contract next summer.
 

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