Newryrep
17/10/2008, 3:00 PM
Nobody looked comfortable on the ball unlike the first two games especially Killer and McShane but also centre midfied. It was basically get rid of it as soon as you can even if you are not under pressure.
McGeady can be frustrating and I would of put Hunt on for the last 20 mins just to freshen it up but in his defence he improved in the latter stages and when he often received the ball there wasnt another Irish player near him to play the outlet ball to. Doyle ran his socks off but the Keane/Doyle partnership just doesnt seem to click - maybe the quality of the service ? although Duff had a great game.
All in all, disappointed with the performance but delighted with the points (it has often been the opposite) the few concerns being centre midfield obviously ,the worry if we go 1-0 we could very well struggle and the lack of substitutions used (A Reid for the last 20 minutes with the extra space becoming available and tired legs around ?.
McGeady can be frustrating and I would of put Hunt on for the last 20 mins just to freshen it up but in his defence he improved in the latter stages and when he often received the ball there wasnt another Irish player near him to play the outlet ball to. Doyle ran his socks off but the Keane/Doyle partnership just doesnt seem to click - maybe the quality of the service ? although Duff had a great game.
All in all, disappointed with the performance but delighted with the points (it has often been the opposite) the few concerns being centre midfield obviously ,the worry if we go 1-0 we could very well struggle and the lack of substitutions used (A Reid for the last 20 minutes with the extra space becoming available and tired legs around ?.