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StKildonan said:3) Mark McGough - I think he has real talent. 20 years ago he would have been a star of the game. He is a ball magnet because he has a football brain, unfortunately he is slow. His lack of speed means that he is under pressure almost immediately upon getting the ball. His disposal suffers from the pressure. He is rarely successful chasing a player down (also because of his speed) and this sometimes results in his failure to try - something that needs to be addressed because referred pressure is often enough to reduce the effectiveness of the opposition's disposal.
What do you do with a player like that? He could be great. As he is, he still gets his hands on the pill more than enough to earn his keep, but his disposal lets him down, lets the team down. Can he learn, like Powell did, to find other ways to be effective? McGough is a lovely size for a midfielder, a similar height to Lenny Hayes. Maybe if he could build his body up to Lenny's size he could use strength where speed fails him. I don't know, I suppose it's up to the new coach.
exactly!
But if your going to draft a guy when this information is readily known...play him when the time comes....dont just let him run in the seconds....








