kazza » Tue Sep 30, 2014 1:23 pm wrote:Reminds me a little of Patrick Berger and he started slowly. Simply he is just rushing his play but if he is as good as he is supposed to, then he will adapt to the pace and no doubt look better. We'll see!
Seriously?
The lad scored five goals in his first four games mate.
Check your facts.
Markovic may well turn out to be a good signing, but I have my doubts. So far he's shown next to nothing. He's looked wasteful, indecisive, weak and someone who over runs the ball.
The fact is, we've had player after player after player who are "for the future" over the last 20 years and I can't remember a single one who actually performed. The best people can come up with are Smicer and Lucas, Smicer was inconsistant at his best and Lucas has never been any good since the day we signed him. His one season that everyone raves over where we finished 9th was probably the only season he's looked like he can compete with other midfielders in this league on a regular basis, which after 7 years or so is simply not good enough.
The likes of Babel (the new Henry) needed time, Leto (the new whoever he was), Cheyrou (the new Zidane), Diouf (potentially world footballer of the year) and so on... its boring hearing the same excuses for rubbish players, especially when the excuses are absolute rubbish.
Alonso, Hyypia, Suarez and Torres all proven if you have it, you have it. Its that simple. Alonso was regarded as a potentially world class midfielder when he came here, it took one game to see it, Hyypia was a complete unknown to everyone, yet his quality shone through even in pre season (he stood out like a giant amount dwarfs) and Torres couldn't stop scoring. Suarez wasn't a world class player here but his potential was clear to see from his first match as a sub and his first start. Markovic is nowhere near this level of player.
Class doesn't need time to settle and show... they need time to adapt to tactics and to see the best of them, but they don't need time to show they're a good player individually.