LakotaDakota Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 (edited) He played ok apart from the glaring mistakes that could/would have led to goals if the opposition was better (as shown against Belgium). He was generally quite good apart from 5-10 minutes either side of half time when he just turned to shit and just gave the ball away every time it came near him resulting in the mentioned errors Corner for the 2nd goal was good but the goal was more a result of some Nyland like goalkeeping rather than the corner being anything spectacular and the exact same corner 2 minutes later resulted in an easy clearance for the keeper that time. Mail match report seems to agree. " The reminder that Albania were no Belgium came four minutes before and half-time. John McGinn gifted the opening goal to the ruthless World Cup semi-finalists and this was a night when the Aston Villa midfielder did some things right and a few things catastrophically wrong. An awful pass on the halfway line allowed Ledian Memushaj to run 30 yards and thump a hopeless shot wide of goal. Naismith nodded an Andy Robertson cross towards goal a minute after the restart and when Berat Gjimshiti deflected the ball into the net the assumption was that would be that. Yet McGinn almost cancelled out the advantage with another blunder minutes later,.This time a short left-foot passback forced Allan McGregor to race from his line to meet Bekim Balaj as the Albanian number 19's bottle sank collapsed." https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-6152617/Scotland-2-0-Albania-Steven-Naismith-bags-brace-Nations-League-quest-great-start.html & the daily record had this to say Box Office McGinn The all-action midfielder has been earning rave reviews for his displays for Aston Villa since departing Hibs in the summer. The tough-tackler has a little bit of everything to his game but he was caught out on a couple of occasions with passes which would punish you against better opposition. He should know, he had a howler against Belgium on Friday and the real quality national sides will make you pay. He oozes quality but McGinn must be mindful and avoid kamikaze passes when a more simple option is available but let’s enjoy him for what he is, a real throwback and a player willing to make it happen. https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-match-reports/scotland-2-albania-0-steven-13222283 Edited September 10, 2018 by LakotaDakota 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farlz Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 Back on form tonight, absolutely superb. MOTM for me easily. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stratvillan Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 Quality player, a real traditional midfielder, tackles, runs, and passes like a dream. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosmicVillan Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 I like McGinn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrytini Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 53 minutes ago, Stratvillan said: Quality player, a real traditional midfielder, tackles, runs, and passes like a dream. And, I would add, reads the game superbly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 If this guy can start getting more shots on target he could be like the Championships Steven Gerrard. So much pace power and stamina. Hats off to Bruce and the club for this signing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 Our best player at the moment. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alreadyexists Posted September 19, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted September 19, 2018 7 hours ago, Vive_La_Villa said: If this guy can start getting more shots on target he could be like the Championships Steven Gerrard. So much pace power and stamina. Hats off to Bruce and the club for this signing. He is very good isn’t he? Reminds me of an old fashioned midfielder; great stamina, a bit of bite in the tackle and great passing ability. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenjiOgiwara Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 Very very good player. I think he would be even better if he chose the simple option at times. With his ability to be everywhere fighting for possession, you don't need to try and beat players and hit passes across the center that opens us up for counters. Still, by far the best purchase we've made in a while. Not sure how many players Bruce has signed, but this one is up there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaglint Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 So much love for Super John McGinn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntrimBlack Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 My MOM by a distance last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andym Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 Great engine, into the last 10 mins and he's still making lung bursting runs forward with the ball. Really like how aggressive he is in winning the ball back as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest av1 Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 My boy got McGinn to sign his shirt after the game last night, he seems like a lovely guy. When he saw my lad had McGinn on his shirt he had a little chat with my lad, it made his day. Seems like a top fella aswell as being a top player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 Reminds me of and I wouldnt make this comparison lightly as he was a one of a kind but a 1994-2002 Roy Keane though not the modern day psychopath Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 He's more important to us than Grealish right now, he's really delivering for us under difficult circumstances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferguson1 Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 Take a bow son! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 Great goal! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ferguson1 Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 Sign of a great goal when it gets better the more you see it. Simply fantastic goal. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 Kinell what a goal. Almost looks like it defied the rules of physics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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