graeme_4 34,366 Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 Had a few games now to bed in, get up to speed and scored his first goal for us at the weekend (and a pretty decent goal it was too). That said, hasn’t exactly been spectacular for £1m+ signing (potentially). What’s the thoughts so far? Must admit I expected him to be better technically. Thought he’d offer much more. Seems to really struggle on his left foot, and when cutting in on the right his shooting hasn’t been great either. Seems a quiet nervous type of guy who’s a bit low on confidence. Still time though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluenose_n1 536 Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 I actually think I’ve not seen a Rangers player have so much of the ball for years Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smile 26,600 Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 Think he will do well at us better than what we have needs better players around him once Wallace is back and Dorrans and Jack we will see a difference. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trueblueal 2,117 Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 Improving in fitness and sharpness, obviously talented, knows his position, works hard. He will do a good job for us I'm sure Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
james_85 656 Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 He has been thrown in when he hadnt kicked a ball all season so should be coming being match fit now. Final delivery has been poor.but i think he could be trying to hard we all know how much it means to him to be playing hopefully the goal yesterday gives him a bit of confidence and lets him relax and we get to see the benefits on the park Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lango198 6 Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 I've been happy with his performaces so far. Work rate is good and is keen to get on the ball. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al 55 9,241 Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 Works hard, hasn't really produced so far though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryju84 3,170 Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 His work rate and link up is good. He never shys away. But his deadball corners yesterday were frustrating. Many looped way too long. Would rather Goss took corners and Murphy lingered at edge of box. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Rolle 514 Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 Getting better every game, as expected. Loved his goal yesterday - haven’t seen a goalie caught flat footed like that for a while. He’ll be good for us, no doubt about it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
plumbGER 24,518 Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 Not been impressed at all so far tbh, said at the time i would reserve judgement while the wankfest started because he played in England and only a £15 million pound signing was keeping him out the team in the BPL. Sure he has worked hard, that's the least you could expect for a player living his dream and most supporters would work hard given that chance. He needs to do so much more and stop over hitting his deliveries, as someone else just said it he could be trying too hard, he needs to relax and play his game and i think there's a chance he could come good. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brazz1972 397 Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 Steady start without being spectacular. 1 of they players who'll be consistent and produce at least a 7/10 performance every week. Reckon he'll be a good signing and will see the best of him next season. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzler 2,428 Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 2 minutes ago, plumbGER said: Not been impressed at all so far tbh, said at the time i would reserve judgement while the wankfest started because he played in England and only a £15 million pound signing was keeping him out the team in the BPL. Sure he has worked hard, that's the least you could expect for a player living his dream and most supporters would work hard given that chance. He needs to do so much more and stop over hitting his deliveries, as someone else just said it he could be trying too hard, he needs to relax and play his game and i think there's a chance he could come good. The air pressure is different in Scotland. Once he aclimatises he will be fine. Looked better on the right yesterday. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterD 7,435 Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 Poor to average. Cuts in on his right and overhits nearly every cross, or cuts in and runs all the way across the box taking too many touches even when he gets just enough time to shoot he wants an extra touch then loses it or gets closed down. He doesn’t seem comfortable to hit the ball much with his left foot so when he does get by his guy on the outside he’s often taking more touches to get it onto his right foot. Works hard overall and took his goal well yesterday but needs to improve quite a bit. Wouldn’t be spending £1m or whatever on him going by his showings so far. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Deacon 55,132 Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 Uninspiring so far. Took his goal well yesterday and appreciate he's getting up to pace but he hasn't had the initial impact some on here thought he would. Knowing our luck he'll get an injury now and be out for 2 months. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
plumbGER 24,518 Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 1 minute ago, Dazzler said: The air pressure is different in Scotland. Once he aclimatises he will be fine. Looked better on the right yesterday. That wouldn't be hard, he was terrible on the left, show him onto his weak foot and he has practically nothing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
duffy2391 574 Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 Superb work rate, asset to the defence and can hold on to the ball. Happy with what I’ve seen so far. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
plumbGER 24,518 Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 2 minutes ago, Dan Deacon said: Uninspiring so far. Took his goal well yesterday and appreciate he's getting up to pace but he hasn't had the initial impact some on here thought he would. Knowing our luck he'll get an injury now and be out for 2 months. During the first half i was actually wondering if we could maybe send him out on loan to Dumbarton or something to get him up to speed with things. Not sure if we would be allowed to do that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
K.A.I 36,183 Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 As I just said in another thread I think he's been good. I can see comments start to linger in about him not being upto much which I don't agree with. We seem to do this as a support when it comes to genuinely talented players while guys like Papac, Hemdani, Sebo, Ryan Jack etc seem to have stardom despite being limited ability. I do think he needs to work on his end-product a little bit more tho but that will come. Murphy has a good attacking head on his shoulders. He's got good close control, touch, skill, pace, can cut inside with ease - he just needs to learn in our system when to release it a second earlier or have a pop but he'll improve that side of things. Just give him time. He'll be a right asset for us. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzler 2,428 Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 1 minute ago, plumbGER said: That wouldn't be hard, he was terrible on the left, show him onto his weak foot and he has practically nothing. Wont be the first one footed player we have had. Took his goal really well. A bit of quality to pass it in rather than smack it. He will do ok for us. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Rino 1,215 Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 36 minutes ago, graeme_4 said: Had a few games now to bed in, get up to speed and scored his first goal for us at the weekend (and a pretty decent goal it was too). That said, hasn’t exactly been spectacular for £1m+ signing (potentially). What’s the thoughts so far? Must admit I expected him to be better technically. Thought he’d offer much more. Seems to really struggle on his left foot, and when cutting in on the right his shooting hasn’t been great either. Seems a quiet nervous type of guy who’s a bit low on confidence. Still time though. I think he will come good now that he has scored his first goal, hopefully gives him a boost and he kicks on from here. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Deacon 55,132 Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 2 minutes ago, Dazzler said: Wont be the first one footed player we have had. Took his goal really well. A bit of quality to pass it in rather than smack it. He will do ok for us. Is ok good enough ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1690tamRFC 5,001 Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 Will get better as he gets match fitness up, decent enough so far but will be a big player for us I’m sure. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prso's headband 35,347 Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 Hardly made an impact IMO. Working hard is the least I expect from a player who supports us. He has shown little flashes of what he can do but I did expect more from him. I'm sure we'll see it eventually. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzler 2,428 Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 2 minutes ago, Dan Deacon said: Is ok good enough ? better than not being ok. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
plumbGER 24,518 Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 1 minute ago, Dazzler said: Wont be the first one footed player we have had. Took his goal really well. A bit of quality to pass it in rather than smack it. He will do ok for us. Playing wide, teams will quickly suss him out, show him onto his weaker foot away from goal and he will struggle to hurt you. I seen him likened to Sinclair at celtic, teams have pretty much sussed him and he has been a lot quieter this season, but yet he has still scored plenty goals and i just can't see Murphy providing the same goal threat. I think he will be a decent player but don't see the point in a wankfest over a player just because they played in England, learned that lesson before. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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