Paddy Mc Court - Cant help but feel sorry for him

I don't feel sorry for him at all, he gets as much leeway as Boruc did from the fans regardless of his actual performances. It's Sammy I feel sorry for, the abuse he gets for doing anything wrong is a thousand times worse than any McCourt gets.

He's not good enough to do anything other than run at a stretched lower SPL quality defence when we're already leading.

 

Totally agree with you here, Paddy is an impact sub

 

McCourt is immeasurably better than Samaras. I agree Lennon seems to have an unwarranted prejudice against Paddy (perhaps he considers himself to be the only Northern Ireland international worthy of succeeding at Celtic).

McCourt has arguably the best balance of any player in Britain. Paddy is wholly deserving of a Celtic contract (it’s just his style isn’t compatible with Neil’s philosophy).

The issue is Paddy has an instantaneous impact (unfortunately he just seems incapable of being a ninety minute player unless Lennon alters his approach to facilitate that style). Whether he’s content at being an impact substitute is debateable.

 

McCourt has a mandate to shine because he’s capable of doing so (Samaras is not).

Which is why he mangled a Man City team during pre-season a couple of seasons ago?

 

I think its time to get this straight once and for all. Lenny picks the team. He sees HIS squad everyday in training and if McCourt was good enough to play in the first team then he would be playing. End of story as far as I am concerned. Instead of feeling sorry for him we should be suggesting he isn't pulling his weight and it is about time he gets his finger out and puts in 100% every day in training, if he does that, then if he is good enough he will make the team.

 

Total and utter gash......paddy aint in the team because he is just not good enough....end off.

 

He would be best suited playing somewhere else to be honest.

 

McCourt is criminally underrated by some of our fans simply because they always expect a wondergoal whenever he gets on the pitch.

If he was playing like MEssi whenever he gets on he wouldn't be playing for Celtic.

On the other hand I have to admit he can be very greedy.

 

I disagree, I think that the ones who expect a wondergoal every time are the ones who rate him the highest. I personally don't see enough in his game to merit a starting place. If he's not scoring the cherry on top solo goal he isn't contributing anything else. The exception being at Ibrox in January which was the only game I've ever seen him play where I thought "yeah, maybe he can be a first pick". Doing a defensive shift rather than being a liability when we don't have the ball, and using it wisely when he did get it, rather than just run himself into a dead end once the opposition defence realise he only has one foot.

 

According to whom?

There were countless times last season McCourt single-handedly gripped games only to be a substitute again the following week.

Anybody with any experience in football would acknowledge managers aren’t always correct in their analysis of certain players (Lennon is not infallible and I think he’s got McCourt all wrong).

Immoral makes a good point. Barcelona’s approach to a game is to directly advantage Lionel Messi (whereas McCourt has to play as merely another member of the eleven).

 

Paddy McCourt, on his day is an undoubtedly amazing talent, but there is a severe lack of consistency with him, which I feel is the underlying problem. I genuinely don't ever see him becoming a first team regular for us, and I don't think I am alone in my thinking. Someone please tell me, when was the last time Paddy dominated a game for us, irrespective if he played a full game or as a sub. I have said it on here for ages, both Paddy, and McGinn, will never make it as first team players for Celtic. I want players who will step up to the mark, when Celtic need them. I don't want us handing out contracts to players, who will only rise to the occassion now and again. We all know how hard this recession is affecting each and every one of us, well that same recession is biting the * of Celtic F.C. too, hence the reason we need players who can display their talents more often than not.

 

I'm not saying he deserves a starting place right now. Especially after last season, when Commons was outta this world and nearly untouchable, McCourt didn't get a game and probably rightly so.

Still being on the bench doesn't mean he's worthless or bad, like some of our support would suggest.

We had relied on him many times last autumn. I still remember how our game was so predictable and only McCourt provided some brilliant moves or wondergoals to win us the game.

I think even though being a bench player at the moment he's extremely important to our team and is always capable of providing the difference when he gets on.

His ability and skill is second to none.

 

Whats with all this Paddy love in? He isn't good enough.

 

without making the obvious statement that messi is 1000000 times the player, the reason it works is because Messi works very very hard for the team!

 

even if lenny is wrong about him (which i dont think he is), then where is the cue of clubs waiting to take him off us?

 

there is both prem and championship clubs still looking for paddy.. Lennon says hes not for sale. what a loada balls saying paddy offers only a solo run in a game.
We had relied on him many times last autumn. I still remember how our game was so predictable and only McCourt provided some brilliant moves or wondergoals to win us the game.
i also remember this too.matchs were celtic never looked like creating a chance and paddy havent to come off the bench to create things.just like the other night against swansea..celtic didnt look like scoring.paddy came on beat to men thread a shockin ball through to samaras who was offside... if paddy wasnt good enough he wouldnt have been stripped ready to come on to change the game the day. If celtic hada played with two wingers the day like forrest n mccourt woulda won by a few. the midfield was to congested as ledley and commons likes to come inside and cant beat a man

 

would get a game for someone like dundee utd but not a starter for us, not good enough never understood the hype.

 

What teams would they be Ciaran mate ?

 

I can see why Neil didn't bring him on after we scored, it was a tactical move. And in relation to Pakistani's quote, Paddy deserves to play at a higher level than the LOI. To be honest, the standard of football in that game today was very poor at times. Celtic rarely looked like penetrating and Mc Court should have been on earlier but luckily Stokes did the business.:icon_mrgreen: