I keep hearing that he’s a better option than Barker or Ojo yet the manager clearly doesn’t see it that way. In terms of the way we play with quick wingers and a high press maybe that aspect is beyond Murphy now, a guy who’s 30 and been out for a year with a serious ACL injury.
It’s rare that players ever return from those as good as they were beforehand, and once into your thirties it’s even less likely.
As sad as it is, I never really expected Murphy to feature seriously for us again.
Having said that, he did come on against Ross County I think it was when Gerrard played him more centrally in place of Davis and I thought he looked composed on the ball making me wonder if that position could be an option, but evidently the manager feels differently.