James McCarthy

[RFUS]

If I'd ever been good enough to play football professionally, I would have wanted to be a hard working CM who liked a tackle and the occasional power drive shot from outside the box

This may go someway to explain my stance

You'd be booed even more than you are now mate.

BOOOOOOOOO

 

[Khalekan]

He was grinning his face off when subbed. Nice to see.

Looked happy when he scored the goal as well.

One of the reasons I went off him this past while back was because of his seemingly sullen demeanour on the pitch.

Like he would really prefer to ply his trade elsewhere.

But he looked a happy chappy yesterday all right.

 

[Dozbik]

Decent player misused under Martinez like a lot of our players

In what way was he misused? Being crap doesn't constitute being misused in my eyes. He wasn't playing out of position or anything like that.

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

You'd be booed even more than you are now mate.

BOOOOOOOOO

I'd have been the white Makalele!

 

[ijjysmith]

If I'd ever been good enough to play football professionally, I would have wanted to be a hard working CM who liked a tackle and the occasional power drive shot from outside the box

This may go someway to explain my stance

'Occasional'. I've never seen him even try a stepover and I can only imagine he'd break a leg if he ever tried a Rabona.

 

[ijjysmith]

Christ I hate defensive midfielders

 

[RFUS]

I'd have been the white Makalele!

I think there probably would have been a smaller gap between yours and Claude's skin colours than playing ability, buddy.

 

[sageyefc]

Wouldn't get in most sides in this league. Crap

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

I think there probably would have been a smaller gap between yours and Claude's skin colours than playing ability, buddy.

Are you having the unmitaged gall to slate Claude Makalele mate?

There's a lot of trophies both Real Madrid and Chelsea won that they wouldn't have done without him playing for them

I'd love it if Jimmy Mac could do that for us

 

[quasi modo]

Christ I hate defensive midfielders

Me too, I still remember when proper midfielders could tackle, pass and play in both halves of the pitch.

 

[Khalekan]

In what way was he misused? Being crap doesn't constitute being misused in my eyes. He wasn't playing out of position or anything like that.

Yip....he was one of the few whom Bobby did not play in strange positions on occasion.

 

[bluestevon]

Yip....he was one of the few whom Bobby did not play in strange positions on occasion.

didnt he play rb and possibly even at lb in one game for us?

 

[ijjysmith]

Me too, I still remember when proper midfielders could tackle, pass and play in both halves of the pitch.

I mean Lee Carsley gets a bye from me because he could take Free Kicks.

 

[Khalekan]

Me too, I still remember when proper midfielders could tackle, pass and play in both halves of the pitch.

And we called them half backs.

Brian Harris and Jimmy Gabriel were masters of the art

 

[sageyefc]

Are you having the unmitaged gall to slate Claude Makalele mate?

There's a lot of trophies both Real Madrid and Chelsea won that they wouldn't have done without him playing for them

I'd love it if Jimmy Mac could do that for us

Kinell Michael, first the Rafael thread now comparing this fraud to makalele. Have a nap