Spike 12,049 Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 We won't sign himbut if he was from Brazil and called Carthinio we would be bidding in excess of £20m for himOr if he was English. English players are gods compared to Irish, Northern Irish, Welsh and Scottish footballers.ENGLAND! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike 12,049 Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 Usually the briton (never knew how to spell that, from UK) midfielder tends to be a box to box or rely on runs with or without the ball. McCarthy is much more of the Carrick/Josh type, not particulary the ones who are made to flourish in UK whereas there's plenty of MFs elsewhere in Europe who tend to have the same abilities than them.McCarthy doesn't carries the ball that much, he's in "pass, ask, pass" mood most of the time. Always available, good vision and good execution to deliver the pass he saw. That's something we find in continental Europe.A bit off topic but considering I'm french but I'm blinkered with English football, I'm always bemused to see that the concept of box to box midfielder isn't something evident for a lot of people in France. There's also a clear issue with shooting from distance in France by example, we see that from grassroots to the very top level, players don't shoot from outside the box...British.I am from Britain.I am British.I am a Brit / Britisher / Briton.That should cover it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoSalah 8,886 Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 Said it before and I'll say it again. We should sign him. Hes better than most people think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mufassir08 2,400 Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 Never payed a lot of attention to him but will keep an eye on him from now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoSalah 8,886 Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 Was very impressed with him today against Arsenal.He completed 54 out of 63 passes (86% completion ratio). He also won 5 out of the 6 tackles he attempted today and completed 3 out of the 5 take ons he tried. Also made one interception. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madmax 9,219 Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 Was very impressed with him today against Arsenal.He completed 54 out of 63 passes (86% completion ratio). He also won 5 out of the 6 tackles he attempted today and completed 3 out of the 5 take ons he tried. Also made one interception. What app is that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoSalah 8,886 Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 What app is that?Its not an app its the match center on Squawka. Just used Gyazo or whatever it is called to get the images. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 Wigan's James McCarthy is a man most wanted - with Chelsea and Arsenal considering summer move Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beepu 1,714 Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 Would be an interesting player to look at, seems quite solid and is homegrown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHOULO19 24,332 Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 Yes, pleaaase! I really like this guy. Great passing and technical ability and excellent work rate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLion. 21,491 Posted May 7, 2013 Author Share Posted May 7, 2013 I like him. But this is Wigan. They'll add another £10 million to his actual worth. But, in all fairness, do we really need him? He'll be a bit part player at best next season if we sign him. He's better off going elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Juan 28,141 Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 This has Arsenal written all over it, let him go there, he isn't good enough for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHOULO19 24,332 Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 This has Arsenal written all over it, let him go there, he isn't good enough for us.He's at least good enough to be a squad player. He's technically very good and he has PL experience. Just because he plays for Wigan, doesn't mean he's not good enough for us, he can certainly do a better job in the pivot than what Lamps has done this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Juan 28,141 Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 He's at least good enough to be a squad player. He's technically very good and he has PL experience. Just because he plays for Wigan, doesn't mean he's not good enough for us, he can certainly do a better job in the pivot than what Lamps has done this season. Don't need to shove the "Just because he plays for Wigan" thing down my throat...I was all for us signing Moses when 90% of CFC fans where saying he was average.We need better players than James McCarthy competing in our midfield. Hell, keep Lamps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHOULO19 24,332 Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 Don't need to shove the "Just because he plays for Wigan" thing down my throat...I was all for us signing Moses when 90% of CFC fans where saying he was average.We need better players than James McCarthy competing in our midfield. Hell, keep Lamps.You're underrating James...A LOT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Juan 28,141 Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 You're underrating James...A LOT! That's your opinion, I have mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
English Freak 456 Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 Don't need to shove the "Just because he plays for Wigan" thing down my throat...I was all for us signing Moses when 90% of CFC fans where saying he was average.We need better players than James McCarthy competing in our midfield. Hell, keep Lamps.True, we need better players than James McCarthy as our starting midfielder....but it wouldn't hurt to sign him as squad rotation.Just look at us this season...we had no deeper midfield options on the bench.If Moses is good enough, McCarthy is definitely good enough for a squad role at a higher level club like Chelsea or Arsenal.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucio 5,418 Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 going from ballack , lampard , essien , makelele to james mccarthy? no thanks. not a bad player at all. but we should invest heavily in undisputed world class midfielders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike 12,049 Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 going from ballack , lampard , essien , makelele to james mccarthy? no thanks. not a bad player at all. but we should invest heavily in undisputed world class midfielders.Nothing stopping from becoming world class, broseph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucio 5,418 Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 Nothing stopping from becoming world class, broseph.true but i would so much rather develop chalobah than this guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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