Firstly, Joe Murphy. He got a fair amount of stick at the start of the season for a few dodgy mistakes. But recently he has been excellent. He made an absolute world class save today when he tipped Austin's header on to the post, it was an outstanding stop.
Just as it took Cody a while to find his feet and score a goal, just as it took Marlon King bloody ages to score his first goal, so it takes a keeper to settle in. But obviously a keeper's mistakes are highlighted much more.
So well done Joe, keep it up.
Now on to Cyrus. As a bit of a contrast to Murphy, this kid has had so much praise heaped on him this season. Some of it deserved - he's got a number of assists and provides a great outlet down the right.
However defensively I just don't think he's ready yet. He's very naive and his positioning is often very poor. Thankfully he's very quick and compensate a little.
Don't get me wrong I think he will be a great player in a few years, but for now I personally would feel a lot more comfortable with Keogh at right back.
Just as it took Cody a while to find his feet and score a goal, just as it took Marlon King bloody ages to score his first goal, so it takes a keeper to settle in. But obviously a keeper's mistakes are highlighted much more.
So well done Joe, keep it up.
Now on to Cyrus. As a bit of a contrast to Murphy, this kid has had so much praise heaped on him this season. Some of it deserved - he's got a number of assists and provides a great outlet down the right.
However defensively I just don't think he's ready yet. He's very naive and his positioning is often very poor. Thankfully he's very quick and compensate a little.
Don't get me wrong I think he will be a great player in a few years, but for now I personally would feel a lot more comfortable with Keogh at right back.