TicV"Establishment" - 21/12/2013 14:45
wee_od_88 - 21/12/2013 14:06
TicV"Establishment" - 21/12/2013 13:13
Good performance thus far despite a lack of end product.
Mason in black being a MIB.
On McGeouch, he excels in an attacking central midfield role.
Lenny doesn't play with an attacking midfielder...
I think Dylan has been our biggest loss in terms of young talent.
This is also why I worry about young Rogic! Seemingly an immense talent who has been unfortunate with injury this season but he is best sitting behind the striker. McGeouch can play CM and does for Scotland U21s...we should give him the chance.
Rogic couldn't lace McGeouch's boots in terms of god given talent but he'll happily sit and be unadventurous and pretty ineffective when given the chance. Lenny has refused to play McGeouch in CM, and starts (which are themselves rarer than hens teeth) or subs appearances Lenny has always insisted on playing him in a wide position. Inexplicable.
Not seen enough of Rogic yet but based on what Lennon and pretty much everyone in Oz is saying about him.....he's quite a talent himself. What he has to learn is an overall game and not just going forward. MccGeouch has had to learn that and for my mind he has learnt it. He's not a winger because I don't think he has out and out pace quite like Forrest, that's why he suits that central position and he is a goal threat or can at least create a threat.
We are wasting talent at this club and I think everyone is getting sick of it! :emoticon:22
Callum McGregor is on loan at Notts County at the moment and he is absolutely flying down there! Again he is played in more of an CAM role, something we don't use. He is creating and scoring some stunning goals, impressing everyone and getting the valuable first team experience he needs. I hope to god that he comes back and Lennon actually uses him.
Jackson Irvine was very impressive in pre-season and has gone to Kilmarnock and done quite well, again he is capable of playing SPFL football so could come back and play if Lennon chooses to use him.
Marcus Fraaser has shown a lot of promise, unfortunately he has been injured and is working his way back. He is back training with the first team but he needs games so I expect that once ready he will have to go out on loan. What's worrying is that we could lose a talented young player like that because of that injury, as has happened so often with us!
Twardzik (in my opinion) has shown he can play at SPFL level, if not higher but again injury has forced him to miss A LOT of time and unfortunately I fear he won't make it here.
Lewis Toshney is another who was on loan last season and has proved to be good enough but injury has forced him to miss out.
Paul George was a player on the brink of bursting onto the first team scene but injury scuppered it and it seems he hasn't yet made his way back to those heights but he is another naturally talented player we should be getting through.
Lewis Kidd is supposed to be a naturally talented midfielder we are yet to see.
John Herron has been around our U19s/U20s for ages now and he is still a good player but just doesn't quite seem to be ready for the first team.
Liam Henderson is probably the one player I've been really impressed by and I think he is naturally talented enough and already proving to be good enough that he could come in and play for our first team if required....Lennon just needs to start giving him the chance!
That's what it comes down to.....we have good players, we just don't give them the opportunities early enough or often enough. This season is the season to do it. Everyone else is.....We have no more European football, we know we are going to win the league, whether it's by a huge margin or not I couldn't give a shit, IF we are using the youth players to do it!
