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Enjoyed my 500 miles trip, even though there was a massive fight in Mooney's after the hunt on Sunday, never though i would witness that in a Monasterevin pub? the Game was a poor reflection of a team needing to win a game desperately, the huddle before a game means sweet FA if they then don't transfer that passion to the 90 minutes.
First goal for UCD, awful wall, three man, i would have had four, badly aligned by the keeper, he fumbled the low shot, a tap in, i was also amazed that there was no charger on the kick, that shot could have been blocked by a good alert charger, lots to learn Mr Hannigan.
The whole game game Kildare gave silly ball away, corners for were dire, no imagination or variety, hooked into the 18 yard box to be headed clear by the two giraffes UCD had there, pointless tactics. High balls down the middle were simply headed back, what was the point there Eric? The strikers needed ball to feet and then support from the midfield four, who were AWOL most of the game, McDonnell was doing as he liked, with 10 yards of space, didn't Eric realise that he was their key player? conducting the orchestra for UCD? A five star performance from him actually, a decent player.
UCD where so narrow, they loaded the mid area, i would have got my two wide guys to get out wide and whip crosses in, one cross for Kildare in the whole game got a goal just before the break, over half of all moving play goals from wide positions, Mr Hannigan? ok? A lesson free to you. There was no midfield support for the front two, they were totally isolated, the Kildare midfield was poor, UCD "murdered" them there, McDonnell had a free role, he was "whacking" players with immunity, no bottle there for Kildare either, he did Scully early on and there was no pay back either?
The two Kildare full backs had "stinkers" not once did they get forward, i get mine forward all the time, the other three just move over to cover him, it was awful support play from them. The penalty in 88 minutes was academic anyway, a draw was little use and i would have gone with three up top with 20 minutes to go and gone for it, no tactical ability from the bench i though? It was a trip on McDonnell, who was bombing forward, but in or out of the box i can't say, matters little, needed three points, all over now guys, fat lady sang in Swifts after the game, i drowned my sorrows in there.
