James McCarthy

chopper6 · December 13, 2016

Yeah was his best game for some time

4737carlin · December 13, 2016

Best games for ages

Mickey · December 13, 2016

Get the tip-ex out @ijjysmith the list is gonna need an amendment.

ijjysmith · December 13, 2016

KEEP

(For time being until he crabs it again)

BurnhamBlue · December 13, 2016

Watched him tonight, off the ball as well. He's never going to be what we need, his forward play is non existent. What he does bring, is someone who is willing to go through a player and get the crowd going. Someone who will work and work.

Tonight, he was good and what we needed. Going forward, I wish him all the best at Celtic.

Tony Hibbert's 3rd leg · December 13, 2016

Hats off to the fella, probably better suited to this game than Barry

II McColl II · December 13, 2016

Honestly not a surprise his best game is when we press and hound teams, made this point towards the back end of last season, he needs the players around him to press at the same time otherwise he looks lost and useless, he's never going to be a magician on the ball but will put in a shift in a high intensity system.

Injuries haven't helped him but in games like today he still has something to offer and it might be interesting to see if him and gueye can strike up a partnership with barkley being the one with a bit more license when going forward.

TrixyStevens · December 13, 2016

He's a dog but he's our dog. Him and Gueye could do well once they start a run of games together, let it happen, Barry isn't getting younger and he usually has a stinker against the shyte anyway.

blue to the bone · December 13, 2016

Excellent tonight. He's an asset to us. Maybe not in every game but at times we need him.

Nil Satis Niasse Optimum · December 13, 2016

Has earned a start against Liverpool thanks to his one good performance and the side's ability to perform so poorly for so long.

Pittsburgh Footy · December 13, 2016

This is the J Mac from the first year under Martinez.

More of that, lad

And he won the free kick that resulted in the corner we scored from, finding a way to continue runs forward, like his brilliant goal against United

Mozza1987 · December 13, 2016

He was fantastic today! Hope he can continue this.

ijjysmith · December 13, 2016

All my negative comments were about Mick McCarthy.

Sorry for the confusion.

diggerdestroyer · December 13, 2016

Mccarthy is limited. I'm a fan of his. I'll admit that with the ball he offers very little. He should do better. But what he can offer is aggression and ground cover. Win the ball. Pass it 5 yards. Win a tackle pass it 5 yards. Simple but very very effective. But he can only be effective in the correct position . Which is in Barry's position. What Barry does is slow down Everton and he does not have the legs through no fault but age anymore. I posted a question how would we play without Barry. Tonight was our answer. Higher intensity. Mccarthy cannot play with Barry. It is that simple. For me gana and Mccarthy in center midfield for 4/5 matches to see how they get on.