Agathe Receives O'neill's Backing As He Makes a Speedy Return

Scotland on Sunday › January 17, 2005

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WITH a player for whom speed is of the essence, there should be no surprise at Didier Agathe's ability to bounce back to almost full form so swiftly but, as he saw out the entire 90 minutes of Old Firm hurly-burly last weekend, even Martin O'Neill looked on with incredulity at the impact and energy of his wing-man.

In his first competitive game since sustaining a groin injury at the end of November, the right-back was heavily praised by his manager who believes the team have missed his stamina and speed as well as his timely tackles and telling runs.

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Agathe Receives O'neill's Backing As He Makes a Speedy Return

"I've never known a player who could come back like that," says O'Neill, who signed the player five years ago for the laughable price of GBP 35,000. "I knew he was getting a bit tired with about 20 minutes to ...

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