1958Villan
Vital Football Hero
Hope for his sake Ross does OK. Think we've missed rather a lot of goals by not playing him.
Doubt he'd ever have got into double figures playing for us McP.
McCormack, like Hogan, isn't a player who would flourish having balls hoofed the length of the field to him.
Nor would they be much use trying to outjump 6'3" defenders for balls crossed in from either wing.
His forte, rather like Hogan, is creating space for a shot from balls played on the ground.
While Hogan makes clever little darting twisting runs, McCormack is very clever at making space by standing still and moving very late.
While I wanted Hogan, with the hope that the style of football we play would change to suit his strengths. I never wanted McCormack, not because of anything to do with his playing style but, to do with reports that he was a disruptive influence in every dressing room he'd been a part of.