Who has been the unsung hero and who has ‘flattered to decieve’ at Swindon?
When this season started there was a great degree of optimism around the County Ground as we set off with exciting new signings and with Paolo Di Canio in charge. This confidence has been rewarded after we sealed promotion on Saturday with two games still to play and in truth it has been a brilliant season for the Robins. However despite this success there have still been players that I thought would perform better than they have, none greater than one certain striker.
Lukas Magera caused a great load of excitement when Paolo Di Canio announced his signing with the Czech international thought to be the final piece of the puzzle. But with the striker only notching one in how many appearances he was sent out to Europe on loan.
Being one of the many who was very excited for him to see him being sent out on loan is disappointing but I know this will sound stupid but it seems like League Two was too physical for the 6”ft striker and I think when he comes back he will be great in League One next season and will be more of the striker we haven’t been able to see since he signed.
The Czech just hasn’t been up to scratch and has been dispossessed too much in matches and when he went out on loan it didn’t come as a surprise to most people as we needed to free up some wages so that we could sign a few more players. Not all of his appearances have been bad in fact in some games he has showed the talent that Paolo signed him for but has not been able to adapt to the English game. This season has been a disappointing one for Lukas but I am sure he will come back ready to play league 1 football next season and could be the 20 goal a season striker we are looking for but lets wait and see.
Some views on Lukas Magera
Gabz Benony-”He didn’t live up to his expectation of “big target” man that was given to him when he came in. I don’t think I even saw him win a header,he maybe could of improved if he played some more games but I highly doubt it”
Zac Bourne- “Just not done good enough but I think he has potential he just needs to use it”
Ben Lines- “You can see he has class but he needs more time on the ball than he does in England so in Europe he would be brilliant but he just doesn’t fit into the English game”
While Magera has been a disappointment there have been a vast number of players who have performed well above expectations but still have not recieved enough credit for their fine displays. One player who has put a shift in every but has not been recognised enough for it is Raffael De Vita.
The winger had been converted from a striker to a wide man early on in the season and he has done well in both positions by popping up to score important goals while also supplying them. For a lot of the season he has been slated admittedly by me as well but as the season went on the Italian has grown on me for the effort he puts in and the class he has been showing. He hasn’t been getting as many Man Of The Match awards as Aden Flint or others but the Raffa has definitely been showing the same amount of class and the amount of effort that deserves those awards and is my unsung hero after this fantastic year at the County Ground.
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