Could turn out to be another Ayew or Jedi in that they need a season to adjust and get fit, but I'm not so sure, seems slow to react to situations then over-compensates by flying in, put in a woeful attempted through ball for Wilf to give the Arsenal full back the advantage the other day, he was a wunderkind but he looks an over-rated crock with a distinct lack of attacking flair to me - hope I'm wrong and he improves, but I've got definite doubts now based on what I've seen - hope he makes a fool of me but my expectations have become lower.

it's not a matter of disloyalty or negativity, I've given him the benefit of the doubt, heard he tears it up in training but he's had a run of games and I'm not convinced - as I said I really hope he proves me wrong, you obviously think he should get more time before we write him off, fair enough, another point of view … can you not express that without getting on your high horse, just talk about the football ffs.

I think he's been just fine.

Don't think we should have spent the money on him though.

I tend to agree with the OP. Doesn’t have much about him. No stand out qualities and is rather non existent. I found it to be an uninspiring signing when we got him.

However, he is being used as a back up and is only really playing due to the injury crisis. He’s certainly behind Luka, Jimmy Mac, Schlupp, Kouyate and probably now Reidewald in the pecking order for a CM. He’s a solid enough squad player.

All our midfielders should shoot more often. Scoring goals is what it’s all about. Maybe Roydoesnt like many but that’s what I’m paying for

I don’t agree myself with the negativity around McCarthy. I think he offers us something completely different than the rest of our midfielders and done ok in every game he has started. No worse than Luka has been this season and his tackling is a big plus. He is not afraid to get stuck in which is something we definitely needed.