foghorn Posted December 28, 2008 Report Share Posted December 28, 2008 6/10from me yesterday, which is more than I would have given McGarry for his last 2 performances. It was his first start and I trust he can improve his final ball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haggischomper Posted December 28, 2008 Report Share Posted December 28, 2008 Gave us width and pace that we have been lacking. I have watched the first half again on ALBA and counted his crosses and of the eight attempts, seven hit the first man and the eighth one was headed back to him which he lay back to Quinn who set up the second goal. However the width he created stretched their defence and gave Porter and DC more room on the box so I would say he is worthy of a start next week. Basically, it is something to build on then? Radio yesterday was saying he was blowing out his arse before being subbed and Cowan was saying that with this being his first start that it could take maybe 10-in-a-row to really achieve full match fitness. I think sometimes 99% of us on here don't realise or appreciate that it can take that long - we expect Zico-like gretaness from the get go. Anyway, glad to see him contribute positively and, if nothing else, it provides us with depth and flexibility. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JohnnyDefault Posted December 28, 2008 Report Share Posted December 28, 2008 Basically, it is something to build on then? Radio yesterday was saying he was blowing out his arse before being subbed and Cowan was saying that with this being his first start that it could take maybe 10-in-a-row to really achieve full match fitness. I think sometimes 99% of us on here don't realise or appreciate that it can take that long - we expect Zico-like gretaness from the get go. Anyway, glad to see him contribute positively and, if nothing else, it provides us with depth and flexibility. Thats a fair point HC. O'Brien did well yesterday - whereby we went back to the shape that we had last season and it worked with O'Brien in the wide role - Porter up top with Clarky and the ball more or less being played on the deck. While JOB is no McCormack - he's 4 or 5 times the player DLS is and hopefully can get a wee run in the team. The previous poster - who took time to actually analyse his final ball percentage - smashing work. Maybe we can have a comparison moving forward - who hits the first man the most JOB or Hammell? A wee bit tongue and cheek that - but we dont seem to get the notebooks out and analyse the living daylights out of other performances Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wellfan1984 Posted December 28, 2008 Report Share Posted December 28, 2008 Tbh, it is funny so many people on here don't think O'Brien played well yet, gave Porter MOTM for scoring three absolute sitters, and last week gave him the same reward for missing three absolute sitters! What do some players need to do to get recognition! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatcalf Posted December 28, 2008 Report Share Posted December 28, 2008 Gave us width and pace that we have been lacking. I have watched the first half again on ALBA and counted his crosses and of the eight attempts, seven hit the first man and the eighth one was headed back to him which he lay back to Quinn who set up the second goal. However the width he created stretched their defence and gave Porter and DC more room on the box so I would say he is worthy of a start next week. From the Setanta highlights I saw two being cleared by defenders in the middle of the box so where do they fit in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ONeils40yarder Posted December 28, 2008 Report Share Posted December 28, 2008 O'Brien is utter pish!!!!!!!! A winger that cant cross the ball is useless. Plenty of positives to take from the game yesterday but he wasnt one of them. He got a '4/10' and 'awful display' from the N.O.W, (which was probably the only accurate piece of journalism in that rag today) and that summed him up. Andy Roddie without the 'well gloves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MearnsWell Posted December 28, 2008 Report Share Posted December 28, 2008 Never seen a player polarise opinion so much since oooohhh Marc Fitzpatrick, who was also playing yesterday and who no poster has commented on. Every cloud..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Gaag Posted December 28, 2008 Report Share Posted December 28, 2008 i thought O'Brien was fantastic yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ONeils40yarder Posted December 28, 2008 Report Share Posted December 28, 2008 Thought Fitz had a decent game yesterday. Id farther see him play at left-mid than Steven McGarry. Fitz is a solid worker, might not be the best player in the world, but he gave us a bit of balance in midlfield. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brazilian Posted December 28, 2008 Report Share Posted December 28, 2008 See I thought he (edit: O'Brien) was a massive improvement on what we have been suffering for the last month or so and was pleased with progress and him showing potential However my mate who was home for the festive season and as such seeing his first match for a wee while was raging at how bad he was performing particularly how many times he was getting into a position to cross and then totally fekin it up. SO I think its all down to expectation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ONeils40yarder Posted December 28, 2008 Report Share Posted December 28, 2008 See I thought he (edit: O'Brien) was a massive improvement on what we have been suffering for the last month or so and was pleased with progress and him showing potential However my mate who was home for the festive season and as such seeing his first match for a wee while was raging at how bad he was performing particularly how many times he was getting into a position to cross and then totally fekin it up. SO I think its all down to expectation or lack of!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brazilian Posted December 28, 2008 Report Share Posted December 28, 2008 or lack of!! Exactly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ONeils40yarder Posted December 28, 2008 Report Share Posted December 28, 2008 At times it looked like he was trying to cross a medicine ball, his strength and fitness looks like a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuwell Posted December 29, 2008 Report Share Posted December 29, 2008 Thought he had a decent game considering it was his first start. The thing that annoyed me most was that he tends to set off on a run and then cuts back before a pass could be made to him. It must have been frustrating for the other players not being sure whether to play a long pass and hope he kept running or wait for him to cut back. One things for sure, he can only improve during the second half of the season. All the best Jim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelEdge Posted December 29, 2008 Report Share Posted December 29, 2008 I thought O'Brien had a decent game. He certainly showed some promise and it was good to see him get a standing ovation from a lot of fans when he was subbed. He'll need to work on his final ball though, but I think he'll improve more and more with further starts. Up until Saturday I thought he wasn't contributing anything going by his sub appearances, but I suppose it isn't easy coming into games as a sub. Oh and I reckon he's a far, far better option than Darren Smith. I want to see Darren do well, but so far he's not really cut the mustard. He can run fast and seems eager enough, but that's about it. He doesn't seem to have the skill or the guile to beat a man. He's only young though, so I hope he'll change my current opinion!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elky Posted December 29, 2008 Report Share Posted December 29, 2008 O'Brien was eager and determined all game. Clearly was a threat to them, definetly deserving of a place in my opinion. Echo that he was a threat think if he gets another few starts he will shine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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