definite peno there crazy decision!!
definite peno there crazy decision!!
Do you honestly think that even if we get to SA, that there won't be doom and gloom? Any top side will tear us apart, especially our midfield. Its not like before when the team went for it and got the fans excited about watching the team.Quote:
Originally Posted by Murfinator
Under Trappatoni the emphasis is on not losing, rather than winning. Which is a fine philosophy for a tight qualifying group, but in a play-off situation or a tournament these tactics won't excite fans and get them behind the team and won't help us progress from the group stages. There has to be a balance. Ireland don't have this balance under Trap.
Ray must have been a perfect player in his day.
quality, thanks ladsQuote:
Originally Posted by SkStu
Keogh will hit the 10km marker soon.
26m Gibson on the ball, where did he come from?
Those South Africans are dirty pr!cks. All they use in the tackle are their elbows.:mad:
So far the games is
SA pass it around
Ireland run around to try and stop them
Ray agrees with me
Its brutal to watch. SA are dominating posession. Kieth Andrews looks like the worst player on the pitch constantly giving the ball away.
We cant even string 5 passes togeter
Lawrence free kick 27m out
cracker goal
Fantastic free kick, one nil Lawrence.
Our first attempt on goal
What a goal!
super free kick, fair play.
lovely goal - these SA players are FILTHY!
honestly for a second string, its a decent performance.
Ray wants 2 more
To call us a - one pass then hoof it or lose it - team is grossly unfair.
We do a lot of running as well
Not really. Okay, we're in the lead, but we can't keep the ball at all.Quote:
Originally Posted by SkStu
That was a quality free kick from Lawrance.
it would be nice if we could keep the ball, nobody to get a grip of the midfield at all.
HT 73% possession to SA!!!!
Jaysus who is your wan doing the voice over on the ground, most annoying voice ever. Ronnie was struggling against it.
Great Goal, and we should of had a peno, other than that we cannot hold 2 passes together.
Very harsh on Doyle/Andrews to ask them to play again only 3 days after the Cyprus match.
This is dire stuff. Really poor for international standard.
Best on for DoyleQuote:
Originally Posted by MeathDrog
Ohhh good play there! Lawrence unlucky.
Missed first half which sounded dire but second half seems a useful exercise so far. Folan and Best working well and Lawrence got on the ball and used it well a couple of times. SSL getting chance to show what he can do without Dunne and O' Dea being given a taste of international football.
Andrews and Gibson anonymous though. Is it always our CM players who are that bad or is it Traps tactics at this stage?
As a midfield, we really dont want to/cant show for the ball near enough. The number of times that either of the midfield has had sustainable possession of the ball is few and far between.
To be fair you rarely notice them playing for blackburn or stoke either.
Best playing well since he came on..
Really is poor showing by some of the Irish players - even for a friendly! You cant deny that they are making an effort but I find it hard to believe that they are this bad technically! Stephen Kelly looks frightened every time he gets the ball. Gibson has hardly looked for a pass all evening. I want to blame Trap but these players should be well able to put the foot on the ball and make some of their own decisions on the pitch.
[QUOTE]Really is poor showing by some of the Irish players - even for a friendly! You cant deny that they are making an effort but I find it hard to believe that they are this bad technically! Stephen Kelly looks frightened every time he gets the ball. Gibson has hardly looked for a pass all evening. I want to blame Trap but these players should be well able to put the foot on the ball and make some of their own decisions on the pitch.[/QUOTE]
Agreed but could be like under Charlton where they're afraid to go against orders and risk whatever chance they have of playing in future.
Performances from Best and Lawrence are positives.
and perhaps O'Dea who has done alrightQuote:
Originally Posted by boovidge
Overall I'm pretty happy with that night's work.
The archetypal Trapattoni performance. Think of all the possession SAfrica had and then remember they didn't have a single shot on goal in the whole game. Let them have as much of the ball as they want in certain areas but don't give them an inch in the final quarter, and crowd the box when in defence. It means we have no attacking midfield, but with the quality we have on the wings and up front we'll still always create 3/4 chances to score.
Lawrence put in a very good shift, Folan continues to impress me (even though he must be the most defensive striker I've ever seen...we've had holding midfielder, he's like a holding attacker). I still don't rate either St Ledger or Nolan too highly yet, get the impression both have a big mistake in them. Best did well coming on too, though Keogh really is a waste of time on the left.
Anyone get the attendence?
best was bright enough when he came on, we actually may have some options upfront now. midfield again was none existant.
lawerence looked good. If he had a little more pace he would be a top player. We should have had 2 penos