Russian pundits call for Aiden McGeady to be made Spartak skipper

Raskolnikov

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/football/world-football/2011/04/27/russian-pundits-call-for-aiden-mcgeady-to-be-made-spartak-skipper-86908-23089458/

TOP pundits in Russia are calling for Aiden McGeady to be made captain of Spartak Moscow.

A brilliant individual performance by the former Celtic star helped his team to a 1-0 win over Spartak Nalchik, lifting the club off bottom place in the league.

McGeady set up the only goal of the game and ex-Spartak and Soviet international star Yevgeni Lovchev said: "He should be the captain.

"He is far more suited to the role than any of the Brazilians or the Russians who have done the job so far this season.

"He only joined Spartak last summer but it is hard to imagine them without him now."

Vladimir Radionov, an ex-Lokomotiv player and Russian Under-21 team boss, added: "Spartak are lucky to have McGeady. His assist for the goal was sheer brilliance."

Leading pundit Igor Rabiner was also full of praise for the 25-year-old, saying: "McGeady was the real leader of Spartak in that game. Unlike many of his team-mates, he came out to fight.

"I do not know what motivated him. Was he fighting for the club, his own good name or was it just an unbendable spirit he brought from Scottish club football?"

cm2000

Don't suppose you have a video of the assist??

Raskolnikov

cm2000 wrote: »

Don't suppose you have a video of the assist??

Afraid I missed the game. I will be watching him play against CSKA tomorrow though, 11am if anyone is up.

cm2000

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWeFGntIFTs

This is probably it.

cm2000

Go from 1:58

Messi'd be proud of that!

LuckyLloyd

Cheers for that. Good to hear.

Headshot

Im delighted for him.

Paully D

Strange that they were bottom of the league, although their season has only just started hasn't it?

Fair play to McGeady, best thing he ever did was move over there and I'm sure it was a tough decision to move to Russia. He seems to have improved a lot.

d22ontour

cm2000 wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWeFGntIFTs

This is probably it.

Just click youtube when replying and add everything after the = so we can actually see what you are posting instead of a fail link.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWeFGntIFTs

Dante

d22ontour wrote: »

Just click youtube when replying and add everything after the = so we can actually see what you are posting instead of a fail link.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWeFGntIFTs

Love the skill at 3:44. Going by some of the clips in that video I'd say the opposition left back was not enjoying himself.

Seaneh

cm2000 wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWeFGntIFTs

This is probably it.

FYP

Leiva

Headshot wrote: »

Im delighted for him.

+1

Sútalún

Ah man anyone know the tune? Baaangin!

Happy for the lad, finally fufulling his promise.

Underground

"Was he fighting for the club, his own good name or was it just an unbendable spirit he brought from Scottish club football?"
Ha,read that in the star the other day except this part mentioned the Irish National team insted of the SPL,funny that

Woody_FX

He doesnt smile at all during the clips. I was is that sheer determination or is he not really enjoying it.

Looked to be playing well.

bradlente

The moves looks to have done him the world of good.Be nice to see him get it,might bring some new found leadership qualities to the Ireland captaincy when it comes up down the line.

ColeTrain

Sútalún wrote: »

Ah man anyone know the tune? Baaangin!

Happy for the lad, finally fufulling his promise.

In fairness he was Celtic's standout player for a while, won POTY and young POTY in the same season. Did well in the Champions league too. But he looks to have stepped it up in Russia and is doing better in the green. Fair play to him, hope he keeps it up.

dreamers75

He was brutal vs porto in the uefa, in fairness so were Spartak.

Headshot

another assist for McGeady today

cson

Spartak 1-0 up, no prizes for guessing who got the assist.

bonerm

dreamers75 wrote: »

He was brutal vs porto in the uefa, in fairness so were Spartak.

But then so were Villareal in the semi and they've been playing some very good stuff in LaLiga this season. Or maybe it's just that Porto are a team on the verge of greatness who destroyed both Spartak and Villareal.

Oat23

He can't speak Russian yet so I'm not sure about being made captain tbh. Delighted for him though.