James McCarthy

[Del-boy]

Always rated him, just a pity he’s so injury prone.

 

[blueblue]

His attitude is fine, but he's crocked as a result. Think he's just damaged goods at this point.

No reason why he should be anymore crocked than Seamus.
Ironically, if there is a positive side to the injury, it may have helped the recurring hamstring problems he had to settle down.
He had two very bad years with more or less the same injury had missed very few games before that.

 

[Paulie]

You are.

I recall the same, it was his own mistake when he got caught on the ball. All day over Schneiderlin for me though.

 

[Sir Alan]

Limited but not as limited as Gueye

 

[sageyefc]

Agreed, Besic will be sold soon

 

[CRIMHEAD]

No reason why he should be anymore crocked than Seamus.
Ironically, if there is a positive side to the injury, it may have helped the recurring hamstring problems he had to settle down.
He had two very bad years with more or less the same injury had missed very few games before that.

I was thinking the collective beatings. Hammys are not something you want to mess with. He just looked very stiff when he came back before his injury.

 

[Ruairi77]

If, and it's a big if, he can stay fit, I think he'll be very good under Silva.
He was excellent the season we finished 5th. He was well able to get forward and didn't just pass sideways. Barry did the hard defensive work behind him, giving him a chance to play further forward.
As Moyes's defence began to crumble and Barry got older, Martinez played McCarthy deeper, his game got more conservative. If Gana could pass the ball like Barry, he'd be a great defensive midfielder but he cant so he drifts between being a defensive mid and a central mid.
I'm being a bit long winded but my point is that McCarthy can be an excellent midfielder with someone like Barry behind him and we've never replaced Barry.
Same for Schneiderlin, he's not a defensive midfielder, he's a box to box midfielder who again needs a rock like Barry beside him.
Playing Schneiderlin or McCarthy in a defensive midfield position is an absolute waste.

 

[mightymoyes]

If, and it's a big if, he can stay fit, I think he'll be very good under Silva.
He was excellent the season we finished 5th. He was well able to get forward and didn't just pass sideways. Barry did the hard defensive work behind him, giving him a chance to play further forward.
As Moyes's defence began to crumble and Barry got older, Martinez played McCarthy deeper, his game got more conservative. If Gana could pass the ball like Barry, he'd be a great defensive midfielder but he cant so he drifts between being a defensive mid and a central mid.
I'm being a bit long winded but my point is that McCarthy can be an excellent midfielder with someone like Barry behind him and we've never replaced Barry.
Same for Schneiderlin, he's not a defensive midfielder, he's a box to box midfielder who again needs a rock like Barry beside him.
Playing Schneiderlin or McCarthy in a defensive midfield position is an absolute waste.

I like my box to box midfielders to actually score goals, 9 PL goals in 6 years is what that waste of space has.

 

[Bluebonic]

I was "not in favour of " Gana from the start for the very unfair reason that Chelsea got Kante, and some Blues pretended they were sort of equal. Gana is not fit to lace Kante's boots; the difference in ability is so great (as was the transfer fee). I was and am jealous, and so I am inclined to look at Gana's faults. I know he cost us little and we are not a big club these days, but the Gana signing was to me indicative of our situation which is that we cannot attract top players.

But thats like hating on Coleman because he cost 60 grand from a nothing team and he isnt Dani Alves? Coleman was world class value for money, as is Gana.

 

[COYBL25]

McCarthys best games are the ones he never played.

I agree with you there mate.

 

[Ruairi77]

I like my box to box midfielders to actually score goals, 9 PL goals in 6 years is what that waste of space has.

Fair enough on Schneiderlin.
I just think he did really well in his last season at Southampton where he had little or no defensive responsibility.

 

[Nyhus]

Are you okay? What in the world are you on about?

Not being shocked that a player get a once in a life time horror leg break is dumb, no matter how many times he’s had muscular injuries, makes no sense. They are not the same thing at all. Why do i have to explain this?

 

[Brizzletoffee]

I feel our midfield always looked better when he played. maybe limited on the ball but his energy and the way he does get around, whilst flying into tackles, seems to help others out

 

[kenada_blue]

Sell.

 

[MikeH72]

I’m afraid I have a

Spoiler

he’s not going to come back and make an impact

for you.