Zhan_Zhuang Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 I'm happy the arrival of Emery seems to have improved McGinn and others. However he's had two or three good games over the course of the last TWO seasons, the criticism of McGinn was fairly consistent over the last two years. Of course much of that was the fault of Gerrard but even under Smith we seemed to struggle with his role. We were crying out for a Kamara-esque player for years. Kamara also perhaps has given the security for McGinn and taken the pressure off him. Against Wet Spam we are back to relying on McGinn to be absolutely faultless, let's hope his form over the last couple of games continues. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 49 minutes ago, Zhan_Zhuang said: I'm happy the arrival of Emery seems to have improved McGinn and others. However he's had two or three good games over the course of the last TWO seasons, the criticism of McGinn was fairly consistent over the last two years. Of course much of that was the fault of Gerrard but even under Smith we seemed to struggle with his role. We were crying out for a Kamara-esque player for years. Kamara also perhaps has given the security for McGinn and taken the pressure off him. Against Wet Spam we are back to relying on McGinn to be absolutely faultless, let's hope his form over the last couple of games continues. It's a clean slate for him and others as far as I'm concerned. Gerrard was a clown and I'm not really interested in players' form under him. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhan_Zhuang Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 28 minutes ago, lexicon said: It's a clean slate for him and others as far as I'm concerned. Gerrard was a clown and I'm not really interested in players' form under him. Perspective is always important. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoobs Posted March 11, 2023 Visiting Supporter Share Posted March 11, 2023 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64901699 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAZZAM Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 Yeh he's improved and its good to see however he is still super limited as a player. When it comes to the summer transfer window his spot will be an obvious upgrade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picicata Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 1 minute ago, KAZZAM said: Yeh he's improved and its good to see however he is still super limited as a player. When it comes to the summer transfer window his spot will be an obvious upgrade. I think we'll strengthen the midfield but I don't think it'll be specifically a McGinn replacement. We will rotate our midfielders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 In really good form currently which is nice to see. If he'd played like this between 21-22 I wouldn't have been criticising so regularly. Get Kamara back in early April and we've finally got a midfield that can get us top 10. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nepal_villan Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 Was never a big fan of his but he is playing really well. Seems to have found his confidence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinker Posted March 12, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted March 12, 2023 Great game, he looks like a £60m player again, unplayable at time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HanoiVillan Posted March 12, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 12, 2023 I think there's next to no chance we're upgrading on him in the summer. He's just coming in to form. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's Your Round Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 He was solid today, I hope he can continue his upturn in form. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustibrooks Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 Happy for him to continue to shut me up. I was critical of him last season, but he’s been playing better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom13 Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 Very good today. Well done John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaAlex Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 Was worried about his role today but he was excellent, his passing, engine and creation of space just by being able to turn opposition players very much reminds me of Moussa Dembele who himself was superb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Made In Aston Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 I can't remember him giving the ball away or losing possession once today. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 I've never seen him on the ball so much which is what I've been screaming at him to so since Deano. Games you'd see him play this position and he'd struggle to get 20 passes and he'd just trott side to side not really showing or getting on the ball, the odd time he did he'd launch it and not show for a return. Promising. Very promising. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MakemineVanilla Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 John has looked to have benefited from the arrival of Emery, who looks to have instilled a new discipline into him. None of those diagonal hollywood balls which risked losing possession, and he's shown some excellent positional discipline in and around the centre-circle. I noticed he got a bit of a bollocking from the gaffer when he took a shot from outside the area. He looked better than the highly-rated Rice today. It's amazing what a good coach can do for a player's career. If he carries on like this, other clubs are going to come knocking. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May-Z Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 Very, very good in possession today. Night and day with the start of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QldVilla Posted March 13, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted March 13, 2023 I thought that was one of McGinn’s best performances for the club today, it’s amazing what good coaching can do for a player. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 (edited) 11 hours ago, Tom13 said: Lovely. And McGinn at the heart of it. Fair play to him. He's shut his haters (me included) up. thought he was very good on Sunday...looked composed, on the ball. when managers like Unai, stick with him, through his dip in form, we know he is good. I think he is a UE kind of player. Edited March 13, 2023 by TRO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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