During training, a teammate threw a metal stick that stuck in the midfielder’s leg and was centimeters from the femoral artery.
12 oct 2023 . Updated at 05:00 a.m.
Self-critical, with an infectious personality and a great sense of humor, John McGinn (Glasgow, 1994) is the driving force of the Scottish team and of Aston Villa. All aggressiveness, strength and power, according to those who know him. Football has always been present in the McGinn family snapshots. Grandpa, Jack, He was president of Celtic and the Scottish Football Association, and older brothers, Stephen and Paul, are also players.
John grew up idolizing Henrik Larsson, Celtic’s historic footballer, but he never chose his childhood club. In his early days, he formed in two Scottish teams, the St. Mirren and the Hibernian, with which he won the Scottish Cup in 2016 – something he had not achieved for 114 years – and where the fans sang to him: You’re better than Zidane (You are better than Zidane).
During that period, a grace could end his career completely. In a training session with St. Mirren, a teammate threw a metal stick that they had used for exercises. As if it were an improvised javelin, it stabbed into McGinn’s leg. The wound was seven centimeters deep and the stick came very close to piercing the femoral artery..
Nicknamed meatball because of how his mother cut his hair, he chose Aston Villa to continue his career. He could have followed the easy route of signing for the Celtic and probably have had a good career winning multiple trophies, but I really admire players who have the guts to challenge themselves, said former teammate Liam Fontaine of McGinn’s decision. He wasn’t wrong. His goal at Wembley against Derby in the Championship play-off final in 2019 gave Villa promotion to the Premier League. Since then, the Scot has gone from strength to strength and has become a pillar for the team. So much so that in 2022 Steven Gerrard He placed the captain’s armband on him. Although those things don’t go with John. His condition for wearing it was not having to give motivational speeches, because he does not identify with that. He is more of jokes and thanks in the locker room. The only thing better in football than winning is proving people wrong. you have that in your headhe said about the criticism he received after his election.
His joking nature
His strength is not only football, but also his sense of humor. In 2020 he showed up to training dressed as a turkey with a Santa Claus hat. On numerous occasions he has also commented on his physical appearance: I always say that if I didn’t have my butt I would be in Yeovil – the English sixth division team – or something like that. Working at the gym was not his thing, he said. The Guardian a former teammate, but he remembers how he once said: Once it’s there, with my size, no one else will fit. “I am not an oil painting,” he said on another occasion to the aforementioned medium in a joking tone.
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I wonder, maybe the Premier League wasn’t ready for someone like him?
If there is something at stake and some people may see it as a risky pass, John is not afraid to accept those passes, his former Hibs teammate Liam Fontaine analyzed. The Guardian. People had wondered how he would fare in the Premier League, but watching him and following his progress, perhaps this league wasn’t ready for a player like him?
More voices of players who agreed with McGinn show what a winning footballer with character he is. Nothing seems to faze John. The bigger the party, the better it is. He has a great mentality, he likes challenges. He has a very great inner drive and, although he appears very relaxed, on the field he is an absolute demon. He is a real winner, analyzed Neil Lenno, from Hibs, for the aforementioned medium.
From Hibernian, he ended up at Aston Villa, after paying almost three million euros five years ago. He had a lot to prove by coming to England. Nobody knew who I was, not even some teammates like Grealishreconoci a The Sun.
Emery’s impact
Leading the Birmingham team is Unai Emery, which McGinn defines as a true revelation. It has given me a totally new vision of football. It has been a breath of fresh air. I’m enjoying it a lot, and I hope to be able to learn more from him in these years, said the midfielder.
2023-10-12 03:00:00
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