After a few better than decent games from McShane, and with Chester back and seemingly no worse for wear, I just wonder if the Boro game could be a step too far for him. Let's face it, we are all eagerly awaiting the customary McShane howler when you least expect it, and with Emnes, et al apparently on fire, and Lutgavich waiting in the wings, I think Steve Bruce has a massive decision for Tuesday. We all know the words none of us really believe - "In Macca We Trust"!!!
He's been brilliant, we've absolutely nothing to worry about. We could always play McShane AND Chester, I think that'd be the best central defensive combination available at present.
Me and Gooch where discussing that today, and i think we both agreed it would make sense away from home, given us that extra bit of cover. Also Elmo seems to play a lot better when he is coming from deeper and getting time to run at the defence rather than when he doesn't have the space and its more about skill than his pace.
He's done nowt wrong, I'm sure he'd be ok. I suspect if Chester is fully fit though, that he may not play. I've often worried about him in the past, but lately he's done grand, I am happy to admit. All depends on what formation SB picks. I have a feeling it'll be 4-4-2, which will likely see him on the bench. Just a hunch.
Did you not see him pull that ball out of the air, turn, pivot and distribute when running at full pelt back towards our goal?! 'twas a class moment! I reckon he thought he might have given a pen away if he kept charging at JET for their goal, hence why he stopped....but I reckon that was his only mistake in the full 90! He was a rock at Hillsborough and all!
I thought he had a good game today. He should have done better with their goal but he put in a solid performance and did enough to merit a start on Tuesday.
reminds of some long weekends locked in my room with my gladiators annual as a youngster, good times...
He's always just one pass away from disaster. The more decent games he has, the more confident he'll get and then........
He's been far from brilliant. He's made a couple of decent tackles but his general positioning is all over the place. When an attacker receives the ball with his back to goal he will always turn McShane with such simplicity, we should never have gone behind today and he was more at fault than anyone for the goal. I don't know why someone doesn't just say to him in training "Paul, can you stop letting the ball bounce all the time and steaming full pelt at oncoming attackers who easily round you, it's really basic defending.
Stop this **** now. If we play 4-4-2 then no one would play Mcshane ahead of Chezz and Faye. End of. FACT
No I didn't see that game....I can remember him having a shocker if memory serves me right! Ive seen him make some absolute howlers over the years but maybe he's getting better/wiser with age...or maybe it's the new strawberry locks! He's the ginger Sergio Ramos!
I think you and I were watching two different games today, McShane was 1st rate today, positioning and awareness was spot on. That KC lager must be stronger than you think it is. Agree GCTiger great take in the air and turn, if he didn't get that it was another goal.
I thought McRamos put in another performance that had him challenging for man of the match. Isn't that the last 3 games he's been one of the best players on the pitch? People need to drop this notion that he is ****, or due a mistake. He's a great player, he's stepped up to the plate.
Totally agree! What is really good are the options that Bruce has at his beck and call; a good batttling game of football, good substitutions and the beating of a team who wanted to win and thought they had. Can't wait for Boro - why do some believe we should set up differently away from home? Set up to outplay the opposition, what the **** has the map co-ordinates got to do with it?
Surely you all saw McShane decide not to put a tackle in and let their guy have a free shot to score. Never mind who did what to lead up to it. He did play pretty well throughout the game but he flunked the tackle for their goal.
