QuoteDoes he have a pro licence?
Another big game coming up drogheda probably the only team to give us a game last season and have started this season well it will be a tough game if Willie Boland can get back to back 3pts I think the board will start to think about offering him the job on a permanent basis.
Does he have a pro licence?
I'm not sure Willie would be interested in it fulltime. He is the head of the academy so would have to step aside at that.
I've seen very conflicting reports of the Pats game I read one that said we moved away from Martins style and didn't mess around with it at the back as much and another that said it was basically the exact same as if Martin was still there? Anyone at it able to tell me which one it was? If we have gotten a bit more direct I can see us getting something from this game.
Much much less of the passing across the back. Most of the time we got rid of it much earlier, either under no real pressure or at the first sign of pressure. A lot of lower, flatter balls towards Tosi to flick on/try and control, with Mulhall and Lynch trying to get to the breaking ball. Tosi had a good game doing this. That looks like a better ball to him than one dropping straight down.Originally Posted by bluewhitearmy
Not sure I like the sound of that too much either but overall better plan than Russells in your opinion?
I just mean that we didn't wait until we played ourselves into pressure. And we didn't just get rid of it - better, flatter passes to Tosi. Mulhall on the wing was something different and he put in a really good shift too - always harassing their defence. Because we were getting the ball forward better, and keeping it up there too, we were able to test their defence - like we never did to Bohs, say. Ogbene did well too, getting his head up a bit more and not just running blindly with the ball.
Pats were woeful in the first half and while our improvements played a part in that, it was mainly down to themselves I'd say. In the second they were all over us, and we really rode our luck at times.
All that said, I think that when teams like to attack and play farther up the pitch, we did ok against them even under Russell. I think the way we are set up against Drogheda (if they come to sit deep and let us play in front of them) will be more telling in terms of what the changes in tactics are.
From listening to AlanOB's coverage, it seemed like Limerick were a bit fortunate at Pats, insofar as Pats were lacklustre in front of goal/Clark played a blinder. So, wouldn't be lining Boland up yet (and still that issue of the pro license).
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Limerick should have been 3 up at half time. Pats improved second half, wouldn't say Limerick rode their luck but worked extremely hard and deserved their breaks. Only one team deserved to win this game and that was Limerick, don't know what game this AlanOB was watching.
WJB has to have a pro license whether he is permanent or caretaker manager. By the way, WJB has played at a higher level than any manager in the LOI, has played under top managers and is respected by the players. They should give him at least 4 games and make a decision then. I was very impressed with our work rate Friday night, seemed like a team playing for the manager. Ogbene finally started to show what all the fuss was about when he left Cork - obviously given a lot of confidence to go and play by the new manager and he was a thorn in the St Pats side.
We definitely rode some luck. Pats hit the woodwork twice, missed a penalty and somehow failed to score from 2 yards two other times. On another night we could have lost the game 4-3.
JOF took his goal beautifully and should have had a second.
Same formation but Mulhall played well on the wing. We still played the ball out from the back but hoofed it when under pressure.
You don't need a pro licence to be caretaker for a certain amount of days I think it's 60.
We rode our luck in the second half when pats started to play but could have gone in at half time 3 0 up.
All teams need luck. Nothing wrong with playing the ball around at the back, but playing it around at the back Russell style with no outball is not good. We had far more receivers in mulhall, tosi and ogbane on the field. In Russell times the only one was tosi. Mr O'Brien might not agree but Duggan and o'conor had to sit as holding midfielders in the second half to cope with pats 2 4 4 formation. (Think dundalk) a hoof away while under pressure is called a clearance not a long ball. The pen was saved, it wasnt a pen. Pats were ****e first half.
Drogs play a 4 2 3(high) 1 formation. Midfielders will be key this week
I think the point that Alan was making is that neither of our midfielders (Duggan or O'Connor), whether they are both holding or just one of them (as they have had to do many times), are not naturally suited to the role....They are more forward oriented (and that is no slight on them). I think it is a valid opinion tbh.
It would be had Alan not argued with me very recently that Shane Duggan was a natural holding midfielder.
I wouldnt take too much notice of those reports lads.
Tis a nice hobby for the bloke whoever he is but ultimately its mostly creative writing.
Anyway, drogheda saturday... Huff and puff and lose 1 - 0 ya??
That is indeed the point I was making.
As for referring to Duggan as "the only natural holding midfielder" in the squad, that was extremely poor phrasing on my part.
I was responding to a quite ridiculous suggestion that Duggan should be dropped in favour of Bastien Hery, thus weakening further an already defensively-unsound central midfield.
Shane is of course best used in a runner/box-to-box role. But, he is the player in the squad most capable of performing holding duties; certainly infinitely more capable than the likes of Hery, which is the point I was trying to make on that occasion.
"What I said was wrong so rather than admit im wrong id like to change what i said"
Ah stop lads.
Looking forward to the Drogheda game alright. Tough to know what the outcome will be. I expect Drogheda will press us harder than Pats did and they also won't leave no-one at home at the back. Will be up to us to break them down. Different assignment to last week.
I expect to see us give plenty of effort, not give away a goal and maybe to shade it.
You didnt have to tell us LTID...WE UNDERSTAND....sure you have been at it for years,we are well used to you now....most of the time we just ignore you ..you know yourself like.
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