The Guardian been having a Wes love-in for a couple...

of weeks now, and quite right too:

Ireland should pick Hoolahan (part two)

"In a match of confused endeavour at Villa Park, Wes Hoolahan stood out a mile. Every touch was considered, urgent and purposeful. He is the kind of quietly classy playmaker no team should leave home without, and his awareness and touch are such that he probably wouldn't look out of place playing five-a-sides at La Masia. It's a surprise that he is not playing for a bigger club, and a minor scandal that he is not playing for his country: his only cap for the Republic of Ireland came four years ago, and he could not even get into the squad for Euro 2012. In an Irish team that tends to deal in confused endeavour, Hoolahan would stand out a mile."

Posted By: asics_kit, Oct 29, 11:43:09