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Write up of McGinn in a Scotsmam article about Scotland's best midfielders:
John McGinn (Hibernian)
The personification of a pocket-sized dynamo. From being speared by Steven Thompson at St Mirren, to training with Owen Coyle’s Houston Dynamo to a Scotland debut to being on the verge of winning promotion from the Championship and ending a Scottish Cup hoodoo. McGinn has had quite the year but when it’s all said and done it will just be the beginning of what is shaping up to be a stellar career. A strange statement to make considering the 21-year-old has already made nearly 150 first team appearances.
When breaking through at St Mirren what stood out was the player’s power. Still a teenager he was unfazed by the physical side of the game. He still has those qualities but is now even more dynamic, more consistent and more influential. One moment he is thundering into challenges, the next he is pirouetting with the ball away from opponents. More than anyone at Easter Road, he is the player that forces fans onto their feet unconsciously as if a form of witchcraft as he drives forward from midfield. Played mostly on the left of a diamond midfield, McGinn has the stamina to play the interior role expertly taking up positions centrally and in wider areas. He effortlessly moved up to international level, outshining Scott Brown on his Scotland debut. His stand-out domestic performance was perhaps the League Cup semi-final defeat of St Johnstone, where he scored the decisive goal and nearly fired in a memorable solo strike. His next step? Adding more goals to his game.
The 12 best centre midfielders in Scottish football right now
John McGinn (Hibernian)
The personification of a pocket-sized dynamo. From being speared by Steven Thompson at St Mirren, to training with Owen Coyle’s Houston Dynamo to a Scotland debut to being on the verge of winning promotion from the Championship and ending a Scottish Cup hoodoo. McGinn has had quite the year but when it’s all said and done it will just be the beginning of what is shaping up to be a stellar career. A strange statement to make considering the 21-year-old has already made nearly 150 first team appearances.
When breaking through at St Mirren what stood out was the player’s power. Still a teenager he was unfazed by the physical side of the game. He still has those qualities but is now even more dynamic, more consistent and more influential. One moment he is thundering into challenges, the next he is pirouetting with the ball away from opponents. More than anyone at Easter Road, he is the player that forces fans onto their feet unconsciously as if a form of witchcraft as he drives forward from midfield. Played mostly on the left of a diamond midfield, McGinn has the stamina to play the interior role expertly taking up positions centrally and in wider areas. He effortlessly moved up to international level, outshining Scott Brown on his Scotland debut. His stand-out domestic performance was perhaps the League Cup semi-final defeat of St Johnstone, where he scored the decisive goal and nearly fired in a memorable solo strike. His next step? Adding more goals to his game.
The 12 best centre midfielders in Scottish football right now
You might turn out to be right and a scenario like what you describe come through. Sincerely just don't see that path go through us though for some reason. In all fairness he and his direct oponent from Brondby (Phiri, 21 years) where the only ones that stood out a bit imo.
Not even in the top five of that list. One suspects that Big John Boy probably is good enough at Championship level at best. I see a move to Ipswich or Norwich on the cards.
SV, you do understand Scottish football is a truly laughable competition and that most of the teams he was playing against last year are Semi-Pro. He may do well and make a decent career for himself, but as yet, he is totally untested and has everything to prove.
Also you mention a £20 million bidding war for him. No player has gone out of the Scottish game for close to that and the best player to leave the Scottish game was Gio Van Bronckhorst and he was £8.5 million.
£20 million would buy you the entire division of teams Hibs are in.
Also you mention a £20 million bidding war for him. No player has gone out of the Scottish game for close to that and the best player to leave the Scottish game was Gio Van Bronckhorst and he was £8.5 million.
£20 million would buy you the entire division of teams Hibs are in.
Has been upgraded from U21 squad to full Scotland squad. Wee Gordon knows the score!
Out of our price range now, surely?
The only reason why the rumour exists is because a recent new member started the rumour himself.
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Behave yersel. The wee cunt appears to be wearing a Man U top.Is that you and the boy?ochbye:
Did big John respond to your tweet?
Vince is back! The prophecy is right! Save the Scotsman save the board
Not yet. Do you think he'll reply?