Originally Posted by
Don_Corleone
Considine's distribution has been better than Devlin's this season in my opinion (not that it's been particularly good - more than Devlin's has been awful).
Devlin can't get a game because when he has had a game more often than not he's been utterly garbage this season. Nothing to do with him liking to play the ball out from the back. I've seen no evidence to suggest that he likes to play it out from the back, other than about 2 passes forward on the ground for Scotland against San bloomin' Marino.
I agree there are some players McInnes is over loyal too and others who he "gives a chance" to for one game and if they don't ace it they're ditched again. However I think Devlin has had plenty opportunities - his injuries haven't helped and his confidence has maybe taken a knock from some bad performances but he's had a decent number of games when he's been fit. Considine isn't great, but I'd say he's been better than Devlin this season. However if both are playing at the top of their game, Devlin is likely the better player, so hopefully he can find some consistency soon.