Denmark V Republic of Ireland - Copenhagen - 7th June 2019 - Euro 2020 Qualifier

[tetsujin1979]

Few players in the championship play off final now. Wonder will anyone be called up to replace them

[DeLorean]

Squad confirmed (kind of) - https://www.fai.ie/ireland/news/ireland-squad-confirmed-for-euro-2020-qualifiers


Goalkeepers: Darren Randolph (Middlesbrough), Mark Travers (Bournemouth), Sean McDermott (Kristiansund BK)

Defenders: Seamus Coleman (Everton), Matt Doherty (Wolverhampton Wanderers), John Egan (Sheffield United), Kevin Long (Burnley), Richard Keogh (Derby County), Shane Duffy (Brighton & Hove Albion), Enda Stevens (Sheffield United), Greg Cunningham (Cardiff City)

Midfielders: Alan Judge (Ipswich Town), Alan Browne (Preston North End), Glenn Whelan (Aston Villa), Jeff Hendrick (Burnley), Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa), Luca Connell (Bolton Wanderers), Josh Cullen (Charlton Athletic*), Robbie Brady (Burnley), Callum O'Dowda (Bristol City), James McClean (Stoke City), Ronan Curtis (Portsmouth)

Forwards: David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), Shane Long (Southampton), Sean Maguire (Preston North End), Scott Hogan (Aston Villa), Callum Robinson (Preston North End)

*Indicates the player is on loan

[zero]

It's not a final squad in fact once you read a bit more, but a provisional 27 man squad. If I'm not mistaken that will have to be cut to 23 ahead of the 2 ties.

[DeLorean]

It's not a final squad in fact once you read a bit more, but a provisional 27 man squad. If I'm not mistaken that will have to be cut to 23 ahead of the 2 ties.

True - fixed.

[Olé Olé]

I note Luca Connell has been drafted in. Interesting.

[seanfhear]

I note Luca Connell has been drafted in. Interesting.
Compulsory draft with out a get out clause could be the way to go alright . Might stop the Ship jumpers .

[Olé Olé]

Byrne dropped for Connell or is he unavailable?

[Diggs246]

Are the squad arriving in Portugal today? And if so did everyone available travel?

[Fixer82]

Is Westwood finished playing for ROI??

[DeLorean]

Mick on Daniel Crowley...


So I haven’t seen him, and I’ve never signed anyone watching a video. I’d have only put him in the squad with if I thought he was better than the lads that are already in, and I’ve not seen him.


Mick on Luca Connell...


He just impressed me and he has impressed everyone else, the bits I’ve seen of him on TV, I have not seen him live.


No big deal but not exactly consistent.

[DeLorean]

Is Westwood finished playing for ROI??

McCarthy confirmed he's nursing an injury over the summer, but it looks fairly ominous alright.

[tetsujin1979]

Mick on Daniel Crowley...




Mick on Luca Connell...




No big deal but not exactly consistent.

Agreed, but Mick also has the input of the underage coaches that have worked with Connell, up until quite recently

[DeLorean]

Agreed, but Mick also has the input of the underage coaches that have worked with Connell, up until quite recently

Yeah I've no issue with Connell being called up but I think he should be in a position to make an informed call on Crowley by now too. Maybe he is though and doesn't quite fancy him, but obviously doesn't want to say that publicly.

[CraftyToePoke]

Mick on Daniel Crowley...




Mick on Luca Connell...




No big deal but not exactly consistent.



Points of view, if I was Crowley that is a big deal.

[liamoo11]

Agreed, but Mick also has the input of the underage coaches that have worked with Connell, up until quite recently

The underage coaches who didn't think he was good enough a few months ago to be first choice for our 19s even with some notable absentees from that 19s squad

[tetsujin1979]

Given that he's gone on to play first team football since then, that might say more about them than anything else

[Diggs246]

Given that he's gone on to play first team football since then, that might say more about them than anything else

What do u mean? The players or our under age managers?

[OwlsFan]

Is Westwood finished playing for ROI??

Westwood missed all but one or two of Wednesday's last few games due to injury. I suspect that he's not fully fit.

[tetsujin1979]

The underage coaches who didn't think he was good enough a few months ago to be first choice for our 19s even with some notable absentees from that 19s squad


Given that he's gone on to play first team football since then, that might say more about them than anything else
I had a look at the Elite qualifiers, Connell started two of the three games, and came on in the other. He missed out on the qualifying round in October, but was called into the under 18s in November (https://www.fai.ie/ireland/news/ireland-u18-squad-named-for-spanish-tournament) and started all three games against Belgium (https://www.fai.ie/ireland/news/ireland-u18-wright-penalty-helps-defeat-belgium), England (https://www.fai.ie/ireland/news/ireland-u18-late-goals-help-england-to-win-in-spain), and Spain (https://www.fai.ie/ireland/news/ireland-u18-idah-goal-topples-the-dutch-in-spain)


What do u mean? The players or our under age managers?
I was going on the assumption that Connell had not been first choice, see above.

[Kingdom]

I think I read elsewhere that a club isn't obliged to release players for underage internationals? Given he was on the verge of the Bolton first team they may not have allowed him to go.

[tetsujin1979]

Travers out with a fractured thumb: https://www.fai.ie/ireland/news/travers-ruled-out-of-euro-2020-qualifiers
Those kind of injuries can be nasty

[elatedscum]

So... Who's likely to take his place?

Doyle, Lawlor, D Rogers and O'Malley didn't play much this season. Westwood and O'Hara injured. Kelleher will probably stay with the 21s for Toulon.

Could do worse than call up James Talbot

[Fixer82]

So... Who's likely to take his place?

Doyle, Lawlor, D Rogers and O'Malley didn't play much this season. Westwood and O'Hara injured. Kelleher will probably stay with the 21s for Toulon.

Could do worse than call up James Talbot

Stephen Cluxton?

[samhaydenjr]

Shay Given

[Closed Account]

So... Who's likely to take his place?

Doyle, Lawlor, D Rogers and O'Malley didn't play much this season. Westwood and O'Hara injured. Kelleher will probably stay with the 21s for Toulon.

Could do worse than call up James Talbot
He's been called up. Talbot that is, and Max O'Leary

[Olé Olé]

Is O'Leary eligible already? Or maybe he always was..

Jack Bonham came into my head as another potential options. He's in League One but was a regular during 18/19, whereas O'Malley wasn't and Lawlor is injured.

[Olé Olé]

Also, I'm not sure if it's the jersey but James Talbot looks like an absolute freak of an athlete.

Looks like O'Leary isn't eligible yet: https://www.fai.ie/ireland/news/two-goalkeepers-link-up-with-ireland-squad

[CraftyToePoke]

Also, I'm not sure if it's the jersey but James Talbot looks like an absolute freak of an athlete.

Looks like O'Leary isn't eligible yet: https://www.fai.ie/ireland/news/two-goalkeepers-link-up-with-ireland-squad

Ok so what does it mean for Dan Crowley that O'Leary is in pending clearance to play and he is not ? Hardly in his favour.
Also, couldn't Bamford have met up with everyone like O'Leary is if he so chose ?

[geysir]

By this stage it's reasonable to assume that Mick has some prejudice against Crowley, perhaps he asked around one of the clubs where Crowley was not held in high regard.

[Closed Account]

Not aiming this at anyone as I'm as guilty as anyone, but could we, and only if everyone agrees, could we focus squad announcement match threads about the people in the actual squad?

Maybe have another catch all thread about squad omissions, that would actually be interesting to read back on, after some more devolment has happening in there career.

In the current squad we have have some interesting and deserved call ups that go under the radar because there's a natural curiosity about who's been omitted.

Does McDermott merit a call up?
Should K Long be ahead of Lenihan for example?
Who's likely to start in CM?

Anyway just an idea,

[irishfan86]

Not aiming this at anyone as I'm as guilty as anyone, but could we, and only if everyone agrees, could we focus squad announcement match threads about the people in the actual squad?

Maybe have another catch all thread about squad omissions, that would actually be interesting to read back on, after some more devolment has happening in there career.

In the current squad we have have some interesting and deserved call ups that go under the radar because there's a natural curiosity about who's been omitted.

Does McDermott merit a call up?
Should K Long be ahead of Lenihan for example?
Who's likely to start in CM?

Anyway just an idea,

I don’t know — I think there’s room to discuss both those players included and those excluded. Certainly in the context of — okay — so and so is included, but X player we feel is better is out — why? Much of our talk over the years has centred on talented players not playing for us — Roy Keane, Stephen Ireland, Andy Reid — the players that should be playing but aren’t — a popular topic wherever football is discussed the world over.

In the interests of getting this back on topic I am concerned about our goalkeeping depth in the short term here. Could be dicey in those June matches if anything were to happen to Randolph. Other options untested at the top level.

[geysir]

Not aiming this at anyone as I'm as guilty as anyone, but could we, and only if everyone agrees, could we focus squad announcement match threads about the people in the actual squad?

Maybe have another catch all thread about squad omissions, that would actually be interesting to read back on, after some more devolment has happening in there career.

In the current squad we have have some interesting and deserved call ups that go under the radar because there's a natural curiosity about who's been omitted.

Does McDermott merit a call up?
Should K Long be ahead of Lenihan for example?
Who's likely to start in CM?

Anyway just an idea,
"everyone agrees" you can't be serious?:)
I very much doubt if it would work to have two threads about the one squad and it's not as if the one match thread is so over-subscribed that it gets clogged up. When it gets closer to the actual game, the discussion naturally becomes more focused on the squad at hand.

[Olé Olé]

Alan Browne out with an injury. He's having no luck for Ireland.

[Diggs246]

Alan Browne out with an injury. He's having no luck for Ireland.

I have a terrible feeling. His international career will be a let down for him. It's just not happening for him

[liamoo11]

Will it be a 23 man squad for the games?with Alan Browne out that leaves 2 to be cut from the training squad named. One will surely be a defender long or Cunningham I suppose. I would prob keep connell and drop curtis

[tetsujin1979]

With Connell now out, why not promote Ronan from the Under 21s?

[Diggs246]

With Connell now out, why not promote Ronan from the Under 21s?

Defo. He might do that very thing after today's training match against the u21s

[nigel-harps1954]

Defo. He might do that very thing after today's training match against the u21s

Mick might look to play all the under-21s after they beat the senior squad in todays training match..

[pineapple stu]

Any idea what the line-ups were? Or did everyone get a run at some stage?

[Olé Olé]

Any idea what the line-ups were? Or did everyone get a run at some stage?

https://www.fai.ie/ireland/news/report-jack-taylor-brace-secures-u-21-victory

Conor Kearns is praised. Jack Taylor scored twice. Can't find much in the line of line-ups but there's a picture on a fan page on Facebook with Long, Curtis, Hogan and Robinson all in the wall for the seniors. And another of Cullen sliding in for a challenge with a lad I'm not sure of. And another of McGoldrick holding off Dara O'Shea.

[Olé Olé]

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=913136199018174&id=838477216484073&sfnsn=mo

[tetsujin1979]

Danish squad announced
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[tetsujin1979]

and the Gibraltar squad
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[pineapple stu]

https://www.fai.ie/ireland/news/report-jack-taylor-brace-secures-u-21-victory

Conor Kearns is praised. Jack Taylor scored twice. Can't find much in the line of line-ups but there's a picture on a fan page on Facebook with Long, Curtis, Hogan and Robinson all in the wall for the seniors. And another of Cullen sliding in for a challenge with a lad I'm not sure of. And another of McGoldrick holding off Dara O'Shea.
Cheers. That's about all I could find as well.

[Diggs246]

Shane long out of both games

[seanfhear]

Whether for good or bad Ericsson did not have a good champions league final . Actually I would say a bad game for him .

[samhaydenjr]

Shane long out of both games

Crikey, that's four gone home injured... from a training camp! Did Mick pick a car park for training again?!

[geysir]

Any team predictions? probably something similar to what started v Georgia seeing that Shane Long is out. In that event McGoldrick should retain his place.
I hope he's good at grabbing possession of the high lofted ball :)
There's no way Whelan (if selected) or anybody else will be given the space and time received from the Georgians.

[Diggs246]

Any team predictions? probably something similar to what started v Georgia seeing that Shane Long is out. In that event McGoldrick should retain his place.
I hope he's good at grabbing possession of the high lofted ball :)
There's no way Whelan (if selected) or anybody else will be given the space and time received from the Georgians.

I would have callum Robinson on the pitch ahead of Brady anyway

[elatedscum]

My guess is he'll pretty much start the same side who played against Georgia.

I'd be tempted to play Brady ahead of Stevens at left-back (Brady should theoretically give us something from set-pieces) and Robinson out wide (or O'Dowda) although that would be a little harsh on Stevens.

Centre-mid is bereft of options with McCarthy, Arter, Browne all unavailable. I wouldn't be surprised if Cullen was used at some point.