LOI Fixtures 3rd/4th July 2015

[Stevo Da Gull]

Shields has been dropped? That's a strange one. Maybe he's carrying a knock and being rested for Europe, because he's been one of the league's best players in recent times for me.

[Charlie Darwin]

Think it's less Shields being dropped than Kenny wanting to play Towell, O'Donnell and Finn at the same time. I suspect it might be with an eye on BATE as it's only the last few weeks, but it doesn't appear to be a massive success, even if they're still winning.

[dundalkfc10]

Yes Kenny does not know what he is doing :) Think we should do a Rovers and get rid of him.

[Louth4sam]

Think it's less Shields being dropped than Kenny wanting to play Towell, O'Donnell and Finn at the same time. I suspect it might be with an eye on BATE as it's only the last few weeks, but it doesn't appear to be a massive success, even if they're still winning.

I actually think the problem is less dropping Shields and more not having somebody to put the ball in to the net. If we had a Christy Fagan/Gary Twigg type player we would have scored a plethora of goals in the last few games. We're creating a lot more with our current midfield choice but just not clinical enough.

It would be madness not to start Shields in Borisov though.

[White Horse]

Think it's less Shields being dropped than Kenny wanting to play Towell, O'Donnell and Finn at the same time.

O'Donnell needs games to build up his match sharpness following his return from injury. Finn is beginning to come into some serious form and is becoming more integrated into Dundalk's system of play. Earlier in the season he looked almost peripheral in many games but that has now changed. Towell has to play, he would be like a caged animal on the sidelines. Four into three won't go, so Shields has spent three games on the sidelines.

One thing is guaranteed though with an O'Donnell/Finn/Towell midfield, there will be goals.

I expect Shields, Towell, and Finn to be the midfield three against BATE.

[Ezeikial]

What's the story with Shields? Kenny drops him and suddenly you're conceding like mad yokes, yet he persists?


Think it's less Shields being dropped than Kenny wanting to play Towell, O'Donnell and Finn at the same time. I suspect it might be with an eye on BATE as it's only the last few weeks, but it doesn't appear to be a massive success, even if they're still winning.

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