U21s squad to face Germany (September 9)

REPUBLIC of Ireland U21 Head Coach Noel King today announced his squad for the forthcoming UEFA U21 Championship game between the Republic of Ireland and Germany at a press conference today.
Ireland host the Germans in the Showgrounds, Sligo, on Monday, September 9 (7.45pm), and tickets will be available from the club at this Saturday's Airtricity League game between Sligo Rovers and Limerick FC.
The Irish began their campaign with a 4-1 victory over the Faroe Islands in Toftir earlier this month with Matt Doherty scoring twice while Samir Carruthers and Aiden O'Brien also found the net.
Wolves winger Anthony Forde and Bristol City defender Derrick Williams return to the squad after missing the Faroes game through suspension.
King said: "Germany are obviously the favourites for the group and will expect to top the table but we've proven in big games before that we can take on sides like this and do well.
"I've looked at the Germans on the DVD and you can see they are very strong. They probably have enough players to field two teams at every age group and be competitive.
"They play the sort of football a lot of people would say is how the game should be played. They're fit, strong and fast and will represent a challenge for our players but our squad like games like that.
"Our players like the opportunity to prove ourselves at that level. We proved with our performances against Italy and Holland in the last year that this is the level our players want to be playing at and know they can do well in.
"The crowd in Sligo has always been very supportive of our side. The U21s like playing there were the atmosphere is brilliant and we're hoping we'll have another full house supporting us."
Republic of Ireland U21 squad:
Aaron McCarey (Wolverhampton Wanderers FC)
Seán McDermott (Sandnes Ulf FC)
Matt Doherty (Wolverhampton Wanderers FC)
Michael Harriman (QPR FC – on-loan to Gillingham FC)
Frankie Sutherland (QPR FC)
Shane Duffy (Everton FC)
Seán McGinty (Sheffield Utd FC)
Anthony O'Connor (Blackburn Rovers FC)
Connor Smith (Watford FC)
Joe Shaughnessy (Aberdeen FC)
Callum Reilly (Birmingham City FC)
Anthony Forde (Wolverhampton Wanderers FC)
Seán Murray (Watford FC)
Samir Carruthers (Aston Villa FC – on-loan to MK Dons)
Jack Grealish (Aston Villa FC)
Derrick Williams (Bristol City FC)
Charles Dunne (Blackpool FC – on-loan to Wycombe Wanderers FC)
Aiden O'Brien (Millwall FC)
Fixture
Monday, September 9
UEFA U21 Championships Qualifying round Group 6
Republic of Ireland v Germany
The Showgrounds, Sligo (7.45pm)

I was going to go to this game if it was in Dublin on the Monday evening before I fly out to Vienna the next morning. I'm a bit annoyed now :(

no sign of Jack Byrne there either. Very strange considering he's also omitted from the U19 squad. He's actually suspended for City's side for the next few games, so it's not club committments keeping him out of the team

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In yesterday's Sun Noel King states he is in talks with Patrick Bamford to come back..Liam McIlinden sent papers to FIFA to play for us also.

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In yesterday's Sun Noel King states he is in talks with Patrick Bamford to come back..Liam McIlinden sent papers to FIFA to play for us also.

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King has been really excellent. He can see the bigger picture that the underage sides are about producing players for senior duty at some stage. Like it or lump it in an Irish context that means doing your best to encourage lads who are 2nd or 3rd generation in the Uk to consider playing for us.

Those lads come up through British acdemy systems where the pressure is always going to be to play for england regardless of your cultural background. How many 16/17 yr olds have the maturity to follow their emotional and cultural path as international footballers when all their day to day football environment is shunting them in the opposite direction for financial gain for the club?

King has recognised that older lads can make these decisions easier with greater maturity and should be embraced. Same with Irish lads who just happen to be born in the north of the country give them ever opportunity that their southern contempories have

Very true Liam, I dont wana start Trap bashing but I really get annoyed when he says "we have 5 or 6 players looking to come aboard" (he said something to this effect 2 and half years backs or so)and ends up with Paul Green and nobody else. He also stated Kyle Naughton is with us then not a word about it.

We need as many options as possible.

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Very true Liam, I dont wana start Trap bashing but I really get annoyed when he says "we have 5 or 6 players looking to come aboard" (he said something to this effect 2 and half years backs or so)and ends up with Paul Green and nobody else. He also stated Kyle Naughton is with us then not a word about it.

We need as many options as possible.

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I don't recall Trap ever mentioning that Naughton was with us. When did that happen?

I have a news paper cut out (yes im a hoarder when it comes to Ireland and papers :O) I will get to dig it out for you. It was 2 years back or so maybe more

Will this match be on TV ?

Live streams for the u21 game vs Germany are on the usual sites

German Eurosport stream here: http://www.coolsport.tv/stream3.html

Edit: The host has switched over to English commentary now.

McCarey
Harriman
McGinty
O'Connor
Duffy
Doherty
Forde
Carruthers
O'Brien
Murray
Reilly


Bench:


McDermott
Dunne
Burke
Smith
Shaughnessy
McNamee
Grealish

1-0 down after 11 minutes. Poor goalkeeping from McCarey.

I'm only in the door and the effin Germans score a wanky goal.
At least our u21s don't look like they are burdened by the sins of the seniors, just might get back into this game.

edit; shoulda scored there.

Some absolutely lovely inter-play from us in and around the German box. Deserved a goal.

Bah, Germany 2-0 up now. O'Connor lobs his own keeper at the edge of the box from a ball knocked forward by the German right-back and Volland easily heads it into an empty net. O'Connor hould have left it for McCarey. Terrible goal to concede.

Christ, 3-0 now. Cross, header, goal...

Any chance you could go back out, geysir?

Ah well
that was a good 3rd goal for the germans.

The u21's haven't the same sins as the seniors, just different.

edit, Danny, I went out to get a beer and the germans scored a 2nd before I had the fridge door closed