Italy V Republic of Ireland - Wednesday, 1st April 2009 - World Cup 2010 Q

[centre mid]

Canavaro is giving a masterclass in how to defend

[oscar]

whats the betting he won't change a thing

[shakermaker1982]

we can get a goal here. Let's keep moving the ball around quickly and let them chase. 87 minutes with 10 men is hard going for the lungs.

COME ON IRELAND!

[Irish_Praha]

This is a much better performance from Ireland and what do we have to show for it? 1-0 down to 10 men :( McShane *has* to go, we need new blood from anywhere. Any 'aul journeyman RB from the Championship is preferable to that lump.

Foley is no journeyman he just doesn't have any experience at this level. That's the only reservation I'd have about him. However, he is a natural attacking RB playing regularly and doing well at a decent level. Which is exactly what we need with all the space we are getting down the wings. McShane is a CB and not a very good one at that. Hope Foley come on for at the start of the second half.

[tricky_colour]

Get Reid on for Whelan we need someone to create.
Can't see where our goal is coming from there is no room get through that defense.

[SkStu]

better than saturday in my opinion. Though it is against 10 men so not sure what to make of it. McShane is not an international class player. Would much rather Kelly or an experienced Foley.

[cavan_fan]

Get Reid on for Whelan we need someone to create.
Can't see where our goal is coming from there is no room get through that defense.

Do you want to tell him or should I?

[Red&White Rover]

Can we just drop McShane into the Mediterrean and pretend he never existed.

I'll keep quiet if you all do...

[Dodge]

Italy happyn to give the ball to an inept, if hard working, Irish midfield. I thought Keane might create abit but he's just getting in the way

I know McShane is an easy target, but he really is his dreadful.

Wasn't a red card either.

Game still very much alive though, if Ireland can string a couple of passes together

[Weatherman]

Pirlo is class. whelan and andrews shud really just look at how this man plays. gives a through ball at every opportunity without going far from the centre circle. his distradution is class.

Take note crab one and crab two, not all the balls have to go sideways or backwards. just even the occasional forward ball wouldnt go astray!!!

[OwenGoal]

How could McShane go from relatively promising to the footballing equivalent of Typhoid Mary? How does this happen in football. Remember Gus Ceaser that wotsiname wrote a about in fever pitch?

[amaccann]

Foley is no journeyman he just doesn't have any experience at this level. That's the only reservation I'd have about him. However, he is a natural attacking RB playing regularly and doing well at a decent level. Which is exactly what we need with all the space we are getting down the wings. McShane is a CB and not a very good one at that. Hope Foley come on for at the start of the second half.
I wasn't referring specifically to Foley; I have heard good things about him but not got the chance to watch him play, I just feel anyone would be better than a pretend footballer like McPain

[micls]

Pirlo off, nice one

[strangeirish]

Pirlo off?!

[centre mid]

we still dont really look like creating anything

[backstothewall]

How could McShane go from relatively promising to the footballing equivalent of Typhoid Mary? How does this happen in football. Remember Gus Ceaser that wotsiname wrote a about in fever pitch?

He was never any kop. he never had much promise below a League 1 defender who no one was sure what position he plays best.

I can't see how anyone was ever impressed by him. I once said he was to short (amongst other things) on here and someone said Cannavaro is only 5-9.
Yes. Thats right. Fabio Cannavaro

[strangeirish]

Gibson on, Andrews off.

[Paddy Garcia]

He was never any kop. he never had much promise below a League 1 defender who no one was sure what position he plays best.

I can't see how anyone was ever impressed by him. I once said he was to short (amongst other things) on here and someone said Cannavaro is only 5-9.
Yes. Thats right. Fabio Cannavaro

Someone on here had him off to Barcelona!

[shakermaker1982]

harsh on Andrews....

[SkStu]

this long ball approach is just meat and drink to the Italians. And we all know they love meat and drink.

[OwenGoal]

is the justin tv link working for anyone?

[geysir]

Better shape about the team.
McShane is central with O´Shea moved to the right, looks like 3 at the back and Kk given the license to go forward. Hunt at RM.

Whoever (madly)said Italy were happy to lose the ball to the Irish midfield, Lippi has other ideas.

[cavan_fan]

is the justin tv link working for anyone?

Yes but v jumpy.

[centre mid]

we are controlling the game now but we have to great a goal chance soon

[amaccann]

RTE's live stream is also very glitchy & jumpy - anyone else the same?

[Paddy Garcia]

is the justin tv link working for anyone?

stalling quite a bit for me

[strangeirish]

RTE's live stream is also very glitchy & jumpy - anyone else the same?
Yeah, all the streams are dodgy. The justin tv one is the least annoying so far.

[amaccann]

Hunt #2 comes on.

[shakermaker1982]

has somebody put something in Trap's water? 3 subs??!! I like it.

[strangeirish]

Strange bringing Doyle off. Must be out of gas or something surely.

[Dodge]

Better shape about the team.
McShane is central with O´Shea moved to the right, looks like 3 at the back and Kk given the license to go forward. Hunt at RM.

Whoever (madly)said Italy were happy to lose the ball to the Irish midfield, Lippi has other ideas.

I didn't say they were happy to lose the ball, I said they were happy to let them have the ball (ie absolutely no pressure on Irish midfielders)

They know whelan and Andrews won't do much

Hope I'm wrong

[shakermaker1982]

come on Hunty!!!

[geysir]

Obviously Lippi wasn't as happy as you think the players were.

[oscar]

can't see us scoring...please have me proved wrong

[tricky_colour]

Italy are just too good.

[oscar]

i love being wrong yessssss:D

[tricky_colour]

Yyyyyyyyyyyeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaasssss ssssssss!!!!!!!!!

[shakermaker1982]

Keano!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[theworm2345]

KEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEENOOOOOOOOOO Nice job Folan

[cavan_fan]

Yessssssss, cmon the winner

[gustavo]

Ohhhhhhhhhhhh yeaaaaaa go on keano

[centre mid]

YYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS SSSS

you fooooooking beauty///////////////////

[strangeirish]

Yeeeesssss!

[ken foree]

Y3eeeeeeeeeeeearrrrrrrrrrrrrrrssssssssssssss!!!!!

[shakermaker1982]

Please concentrate now lads!!!

[SkStu]

GET IN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

the difference has been unreal between saturday and tonight - well deserved.

[Metrostars]

Wow. Huge goal. Totally deserved.

[oscar]

lets go for it now pile on the pressure in the last few minutes

[tricky_colour]

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[Boo_Boy]

We've been pressuring for a while now, lets push on!