30-11-2014, 03:08
Surprised at some of the stick Samaras is getting.
He's barely featured. When he has come on, he looks a better option than those who are playing. I've seen enough of him at Celtic in the last few years to see that he can play a bit. He controls the ball well, passes well, is pacey and breezes past players on the break. IMO, he should be starting on the left side (One of Irvine's countless selection mistakes I believe).
The Wisdom vs Gamboa is an interesting. I do like Wisdom because of his composure on the ball. Rarely does he give it away, even in tight spaces he passes better than our midfield players for the best part. However I really am not sure what his actual position is. At right back, he gets caught out positionally, but I don't feel he has the height or power to be a centre half. IMO, Irvine prefers him to Gamboa simply because of his height and physical presence (Thinking of defending first, as usual), but he doesn't win much in the air on set plays anyway.
I don't buy that Varela still isn't fit enough for the bench. I firmly believe that AI is just frightened to death of using offensive players. The same reason why Blanco can't make a bench that contains Chris Baird, despite Gamboa also being on the bench as full back cover.
He's barely featured. When he has come on, he looks a better option than those who are playing. I've seen enough of him at Celtic in the last few years to see that he can play a bit. He controls the ball well, passes well, is pacey and breezes past players on the break. IMO, he should be starting on the left side (One of Irvine's countless selection mistakes I believe).
The Wisdom vs Gamboa is an interesting. I do like Wisdom because of his composure on the ball. Rarely does he give it away, even in tight spaces he passes better than our midfield players for the best part. However I really am not sure what his actual position is. At right back, he gets caught out positionally, but I don't feel he has the height or power to be a centre half. IMO, Irvine prefers him to Gamboa simply because of his height and physical presence (Thinking of defending first, as usual), but he doesn't win much in the air on set plays anyway.
I don't buy that Varela still isn't fit enough for the bench. I firmly believe that AI is just frightened to death of using offensive players. The same reason why Blanco can't make a bench that contains Chris Baird, despite Gamboa also being on the bench as full back cover.