1 Yes. We need a 9.Quote:
Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954
2 Is Derrick the player with a positive test?
1 Yes. We need a 9.Quote:
Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954
2 Is Derrick the player with a positive test?
Call up the 2 leading scorers in the LoI. Nothing to lose by giving them a shot, oh wait one of them got a tap in for Ireland alteady.
Sure put Pele, sorry Jack Byrne, up front.
Robbie Keane proved that our style of play is more suited to a small in stature striker.
is Derrick the player infected that some said?
Do you mean the lads who've flopped at Preston, Gillingham, Oxford, Grimsby and Mansfield?Quote:
Originally Posted by Scrufil
Who cares if they flopped in those foreign places, our so called successful players are no good. They can be no worse.
We were after losing out in dramatic fashion in a play-off penalty shoot out a few days ago in the other side of Europe, now with a weakened starting team shorn of a good few players. Wales just had a warm up game beforehand and should have pumped us silly, or at least come with some adventure, instead they were mundane as if the dullest of draws would do just fine for their league position.
I'm curious to find out from those that are saying that today was terrible if they would rather have Mccarthy back? The same Mccarthy who only had to win 1 of our last 3 group games to qualify and went out to Georgia playing for a draw and had the team wasting time 15 minutes into the game. Then in the last 2 games against Denmark and Switzerland never looked like we were even competitive.
If you don't think the last few games are steadily getting better from that I don't know what you are looking for watching Ireland
Lots of nonsense in this thread (specifically this page)
Obafemi has to come in.
He has spent long enough on Kenny's naughty step.
Every effort must be made to bring Connolly and Idah back in.
We must insure that on the flight to Finland all players all sitting 2 metres apart this time.
The rest of the backroom team can bunch up for all I care.
People are acting like these games don't matter.
If we string a few wins together in the next 4 games we will be in the second pot for the World Cup.
Our Fifa ranking value went up today slightly thanks to a draw with a higher ranked team.
Yes there is progress and it will take about 5 games after this to see the fruits but that does not preclude the fact we need a striker.
I not nonsense speak eekers!
The good news on that is that we have at least 6 that were not there today for 1 reason or another. That is massively encouraging. If we had a performance like that with our best strikers on the pitch I'd be very concernedQuote:
Originally Posted by Scrufil
Molumby is so much better than Hourihane and Hendrick even at this early stage of his career. How anybody can see otherwise is beyond me. He just looks so much better on the ball, plays the right pass when required, almost never loses possession and wins it back so much more than these guys.
Hourihane might as well walk off the pitch when we don't have the ball. You wouldn't notice.
Hendrick has a poor first touch and too often loses possession due to dodgy passes or just by making the wrong decision when breaking from midfield. Case in point, his silly cross field pass to McClean when Christie broke with him in the second half instead of just returning the ball to the latter who had a simple run through on goal.
I just read on other places that Kenny is gonna bring Manning, a center back for McClean robinson egan odowda and browne are out.... and another number 9 for the remaining fixture plus 1 or 2 under 21 if they are injury free after tuesday.Quote:
Originally Posted by eekers
Dan McDonnell saying that Dara O'Shea and Jason Knight are the two coming up from the under 21s. I assume O'Shea is going to start against Finland. Knight presents an option given the minutes Hourihane and Hendrick have put in and McClean's red card.
Thank f**k for that. A midfield of Cullen, Molumby and Knight will be so much better than McCarthy, Hourihane and Hendrick once they get a few caps playing together.Quote:
Originally Posted by Olé Olé
Whoever comes in should wear hazmat suits and train away from main group. There has to be way more Covid in the camp now, plus close contacts. I'd dread the next few days if I was an Irish squad member.
I think obafemi would have been a very good option the last couple of days and what transpired. Surprised he wasn't called in doesn't make much sense really
If the original member of the travelling party who tested false positive caused two players to be unavailable, does that mean they are back available now? Or is there a rule in play I misunderstand?