Republic of Ireland V Poland - Wednesday, 6th February 2013 - Friendly

[tricky_colour]

Trap looked really annoyed Wes scored!

[paul_oshea]

Trappatoni no longer likes hugs from Tardeli.

Trapatoni will say it was his inspired substitution.

[Maroon 7]

Good subs by Trap, Hendricks to Hoolahan.

Poland are crap though, really crap.

They're a decent side and showed it in the first half. Seem to have lost a bit of interest as it's gone on though.

[geysir]

Trap looked really annoyed Wes scored!

As in 'don't make me look bad'.

[tricky_colour]

maybe it's my feed? they showed it from behind the goal and it looked like the polish player got a toe or some studs on it, and it's spun in the far post

May have done, impossible to say on my stream really, would need high definition slow motion to be sure.
That's certainly the sort of goal he intended, look like the outside of the foot perhaps.

[Maroon 7]

I hope this is the end of the Sammon experiment.

Tries hard to but looks well short of the top level.

[ken foree]

iniwesta

[SkStu]

Tries hard to but looks well short of the top level.

Should I....?

He's like a fish out of water.

(feels good)

[tricky_colour]

They're a decent side and showed it in the first half. Seem to have lost a bit of interest as it's gone on though.

I think perhaps Paul Green may have pressured the a bit more in the second half.

[shakermaker1982]

I've got a better first touch than Sammon!

[geysir]

After 5 minutes Wes was already motm.
A very good performance from Green, just what was needed at CM, he definitely benefits from having somebody like Wes around and was always on to try and make something happen (within his limits of course).
Disappointing deliveries from Brady and set pieces were in the main abysmal.
Good defending from their corners and 2 debuts caps. Not bad, not great.
The moral of the story is we need Hoolahan

[paul_oshea]

Docs friend got MOTM

[geysir]

Forde, a very good shot stopper but those kick outs in the first half were criminal.
I want Westwood back.

[Charlie Darwin]

masturbating furiously here!
That just ruined my night and possibly my life :(

Absolutely dire stuff from Ireland but somehow we never looked like conceding outside of high-roller David Forde's dices with death. The back four are useless with the ball at their feet (Cunningham gets a passing mark) but defensively they looked quite assured and organised, a couple of dodgy onsides notwithstanding.

McClean was gash - he has completely lost the ability to cross the ball. Brady was quite enough but showed flashes of what he can do, but his set pieces were poor too. Was Whelan playing? McCarthy didn't do much wrong but barely touched the ball for the time he was on the pitch. Green was super, man of the match for me. Hoolahan and Hendrick look the part too but tougher challenges await.

Sammon looked very good in the first half, even showing some flashes of good technique, which duly went to crap in the second half. He's probably better at holding the ball up than Walters but has a McClean like tendency to chase the ball like a dog chasing a tennis ball and winds up tripping over people. Long seemed to be injured.

[gastric]

That just ruined my night and possibly my life :(

Charlie,

Are you referring to the game or the image of Stu's DIY work?

[SkStu]

That just ruined my night and possibly my life :(

Its not like i got you pregnant...

Was glimpsing this game from work more so than watching it attentively but was actually quite impressed with some of the displays if not the overall approach. Ive recorded the game so will watch it in greater detail when i get home. I think 2-0 against Poland is a decent result.

[BonnieShels]

Its not like i got you pregnant...

Shams fan in Bohemians child shocker!


I've recorded the game so will watch it in greater detail when i get home.

To go for round two?

[geysir]

Long seemed to be injured.
Long was not injured, he was fit to play.
Long was not injured, he was.........

[BonnieShels]

Long was not injured, he was fit to play.
Long was not injured, he was.........

Were you talking to Steve Clarke?

[the doc]

Docs friend got MOTM

Well done to Clark.

[Charlie Darwin]

Its not like i got you pregnant...
Yet.


Well done to Clark.
Fantastic post.

[tommy_c12000]

Missed the game 2nite. Anyone able to do player ratings with a brief comment? Thanks in advance

[the doc]

Yet.


Fantastic post.

Look! We have to get results against Sweden and Austria to stay in contention to qualify.

So competition in the squad that makes us stronger is welcome.

Credit where credits due, any win in international football is a good win.

[Charlie Darwin]

Look! We have to get results against Sweden and Austria to stay in contention to qualify.

So competition in the squad that makes us stronger is welcome.
Yes, but who is he going to injure in training next?

[strangeirish]

Long off and not Sammon:confused: Should have been given the hook alright...

[Crosby87]

So whats the run down? How did they look today?
One of you heavy hitters do some ratings!

[DannyInvincible]

Had work this eve so missed the game but was pleasantly surprised to see the result upon getting out. I can't find any highlights on 101GreatGoals at the minute. Anyone know where I might find some decent ones? My IrishTorrents account doesn't seem to be active any longer either, for some reason. Do they deactivate it on you after a certain period of disuse? Was hoping I'd get the full game on there...

[Charlie Darwin]

Had work this eve so missed the game but was pleasantly surprised to see the result upon getting out. I can't find any highlights on 101GreatGoals at the minute. Anyone know where I might find some decent ones? My IrishTorrents account doesn't seem to be active any longer either, for some reason. Do they deactivate it on you after a certain period of disuse? Was hoping I'd get the full game on there...
http://www.footytube.com/video/ireland-republic-poland-feb06-157590?ref=hp_latestvideos

[DannyInvincible]

Just found the goals on YouTube.

Clark's:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLsmC608ZDg

Delighted for him as things haven't been going so well for him at club level of late.

[DannyInvincible]

And Hoolahan's:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDc8wg8s6G0

Well-spotted from Hendrick and majestic stuff to slot it past Boruc. Polish defending was all over the place, for both goals.

[mark12345]

Look! We have to get results against Sweden and Austria to stay in contention to qualify.

So competition in the squad that makes us stronger is welcome.

Credit where credits due, any win in international football is a good win.

Haven't a hope of beating either one. Ireland were pathetic toninght. Hoolahan was th eonly one who brought a measure of technical skill to the game. Thought we'd have got more out of McLean and McCarthy was decent on the ball. Did little wrong but wasn't involved enough. Back four are poison. It's more of the same hoof ball. Sweden will kill us and we'll go demoralised to Vienna and lose to a late goal there.

There is hope for the future however in our U-21's

[TrapAPony]

And Hoolahan's:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDc8wg8s6G0

Well-spotted from Hendrick and majestic stuff to slot it past Boruc. Polish defending was all over the place, for both goals.

Video says ''Not available in your country''

[tricky_colour]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDc8wg8s6G0

Wessi's goal, I think much credit goes to Hendrick for his control vision and great pass.
Barcelona in green!!

[DannyInvincible]

http://www.footytube.com/video/ireland-republic-poland-feb06-157590?ref=hp_latestvideos

Cheers!

Good grief; Forde's kicking certainly hasn't improved since he left Derry. Was that a mis-kick or did he think Ireland were in white and red?! Rather fortunate not to have conceded from it. Great stop from him in the 37th minute, mind, and fair play denying Lewandowski clean-through. Lewandowski really should have scored. Worrying to see the defence caught like that.

[Crosby87]

http://www.soccer-blogger.com/2013/02/06/republic-of-ireland-vs-poland-2013-friendly-2-0-highlights-clark-hoolahan-goals-video/

Sammon looks a little slow, like he was going upstream. A tad wet behind the ears perhaps?

[Charlie Darwin]

Cheers!

Good grief; Forde's kicking certainly hasn't improved since he left Derry. Was that a mis-kick or did he think Ireland were in white and red?! Rather fortunate not to have conceded from it. Great stop from him in the 37th minute, mind, and fair play denying Lewandowski clean-through. Lewandowski really should have scored. Worrying to see the defence caught like that.
Intereting the Polish TV coverage was from the opposite side to the Sky coverage. Also the Polish commentator calling McClean "McCrean"

[DannyInvincible]

Also the Polish commentator calling McClean "McCrean"

Noticed that. Made me raff out roud.

[tricky_colour]

http://www.soccer-blogger.com/2013/02/06/republic-of-ireland-vs-poland-2013-friendly-2-0-highlights-clark-hoolahan-goals-video/

Sammon looks a little slow, like he was going upstream. A tad wet behind the ears perhaps?

Behind the gills surely?

[Supreme feet]

Had a few pints, so I'll just summarise by saying - that was dreadful.

The strange thing was that we were much better against Greece, and lost 1-0. Result doesn't mean anything - Poland should have been 3-0 up at half time. There is very little to be encouraged about, besides Clark looking more competent than his Villa form suggests, McCarthy showing some nice touches, Cunningham winning some 50-50s, Hoolahan's goal, and Brady's set-piece delivery.

Conor Sammon is beyond awful. Worse than Gary Doherty at his most ineffective. James McClean is a cross between Tony Galvin and Stephen Hunt - but with less intelligence. Glenn Whelan is a Wexford League 'B' team standard footballer. McShane did what a man of his limitations can do. Long was anonymous, but probably rendered so by being instructed to play in the 'Keane' position, playing off the scraps of the big, useless front man - when there is so much more to his game. And Forde's distribution is worse than Wayne Henderson's.

So what have we learned? That our most talented international footballer is Wes Hoolahan - who will probably sit on the bench in Stockholm, as he will not be trusted from the outset, as we battle on to self-destruction with 4-4-2.

[Charlie Darwin]

Had a few pints, so I'll reduce myself to saying - that was dreadful. The strange thing was that we were much better against Greece, and lost 1-0. Result doesn't mean anything - Poland should have been 3-0 up at half time.
Really? Because they only had two chances in the first half so I'd be interested to know when they'd have scored all those goals.

[Supreme feet]

Really? Because they only had two chances in the first half so I'd be interested to know when they'd have scored all those goals.

Both chances should have been buried. And those other times we played lax offsides with Lewandowski... Ibrahimovic won't time his forward runs that badly. If we give Sweden that much possession, they will beat us comfortably.

[Charlie Darwin]

Both chances should have been buried. And those other times we played lax offsides with Lewandowski... Ibrahimovic won't time his forward runs that badly. If we give Sweden that much possession, they will beat us comfortably.
Yeah, they will, but I'm talking about Poland. They had two chances, neither of which they created, because Forde passed the ball to their forwards. I'm struggling to see where Poland should have been scoring all these goals.

[Crosby87]

Don't kick your dog Supreme Feet! Its the winter, it always puts you in a bad mood.

[Supreme feet]

Yeah, they will, but I'm talking about Poland. They had two chances, neither of which they created, because Forde passed the ball to their forwards. I'm struggling to see where Poland should have been scoring all these goals.

We can't keep glossing over our deficiencies and mistakes by celebrating the fact that the other team was too rubbish/lackadaisical to finish their chances. Fact is, we will not get away with that kind of performance with a win against significant European opposition again. In the first half, we played like Andorra or San Marino would against us. We got into the game because of a badly defended set-piece, and Poland simply lost interest after half time. I'm not going to be lulled into a false sense of security because of that.

[Crosby87]

It could be worse though, if you rooted for the states you would have your head in the oven.

[SkStu]

To go for round two?

Not at my age Bonnie. My wrists can only handle so much...


I'm not going to be lulled into a false sense of security because of that.

I don't think anyone will, Charlie just pointing out that they probably couldn't have expected to score 3 goals when they had only 2 chances. Its fair enough logic, I'm certainly not going to argue the math... hehe, math.

[Charlie Darwin]

We can't keep glossing over our deficiencies and mistakes by celebrating the fact that the other team was too rubbish/lackadaisical to finish their chances. Fact is, we will not get away with that kind of performance with a win against significant European opposition again. In the first half, we played like Andorra or San Marino would against us. We got into the game because of a badly defended set-piece, and Poland simply lost interest after half time. I'm not going to be lulled into a false sense of security because of that.
I agree, we won't get away with that kind of performance against Sweden, but we'll also have better players against Sweden. We weren't good but that's no reason to pretend we were anything other than comfortable. Poland shouldn't have been 3-0 up by half time because Poland are crap and couldn't have scored three goals against my dead granny tonight, and to pretend otherwise is just as bad as pretending it was a great victory.

[Crosby87]

As of right now what is the starting lineup for Sweden? status quo?

[Crosby87]

and is that your second masterbation joke lmfao?

[Charlie Darwin]

As of right now what is the starting lineup for Sweden? status quo?
Forde
Coleman O'Shea Clark Cunningham
McGeady Whelan McCarthy Cox
Keane Long

Assuming Dunne, Sledge and Andrews are still injured.