Great to see O'Brien scoring, but every time I see an update I get nervous that he has injured himself again. Hopefully if this continues he can play his way into his favourite position - midfield.
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Great to see O'Brien scoring, but every time I see an update I get nervous that he has injured himself again. Hopefully if this continues he can play his way into his favourite position - midfield.
Nice goal. Watched it on SSN this morning. Showed nice tenacity to get the second shot away.
He is exactly what Trap likes in midfield, a big strong imposing player. However Alardyce very rarily used him in midfield at Bolton and with Nolan and Parker, is unlikely to do so.
Great to hear. main thing for him now is to get a run of games with no injuries.
didnt he play in CM that night at home to Cyprus, I think he shared midfield with A Reid that night.
No I think he switched to Centre Back for that match and was ok. He'd played CB against Germany the game before and was immense. Not as immense as the majestic Andy Reid in CM though.
Neither of them will feature for Trap again though. Reid cos he was made the fall guy for everyone staying up late and O'Brien cos he moaned once in the paper saying it was pointless turning up for international duty when he wasn't even making the bench
Reid hasn't made anywhere near a compelling case for inclusion and O'Brien's been injured for an age. The grudge gripe only works if either actually had a case for squad berth.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fixer82
O' Brien, injury free, has all the potential to play his way into the Irish team. I think considering the time that has elapsed since Joey moaned about his lot with Ireland, Trap will by now have forgiven and forgotten. The other player I still hold out hope for to make a big impression is Stephen O' Halloran. Was surprised he was let go by Coventry, must check on his progress at Carlisle.
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Originally Posted by Fixer82
I think Trap has forgiven worse than that in recent times, and O'Briens interview wasnt all that bad if I remember, a bit of youthfull petulance but not an ultimatum either, could be wrong though, a long while back. He will need to stay fit for an extended period anyway, and play very well, before this needs adressing.
underlined bit all true.Quote:
Originally Posted by CraftyToePoke
But i read the bolded bit as "ulsterman". Was about to send you to the Eligibility Thread!!! ;) ;)
True but he didn't make a compelling case for being dropped to start with.Quote:
Originally Posted by SwanVsDalton
My main point is that Trap is very stubborn and i wouldn't be surprised if he refuses to entertain the idea of O'Brien returning to the squad based on what he (O'Brien) said 3 years ago.
I agree with all of that.Quote:
Originally Posted by CraftyToePoke
What he said was that he didn't feel like an international footballer, being only a non-playing squad member. I think he clarified the remarks a few days later because at the time there was a whole load of Stephen Ireland-type hysteria over players quitting international football.
Kind of like how he's refuses to entertain Gibson based on his far more irritable statements about Trapattoni?Quote:
Originally Posted by Fixer82
anyone know if Joey is going to be involved in the play off final this Friday? If not, I'll compile the season statistics for the season tonight.
He missed the games against Cardiff through injury so odds are he won't be playing but I haven't seen that confirmed as yet.
cheers, I went ahead and compiled the stats. If he plays, I'll redo them at the weekendQuote:
Originally Posted by OwlsFan
I don't really care who gets promoted today but I suppose O'Brien still has the potential to fill in in two positions for the national team. If West Ham get promoted and he it getting regular game time and stays injury free he could be a handy addition to the squad. Playing at a higer level should increase his chances of getting selected, if he performs well.
He has played at CMF, CB and RB although I know the last few years he has concentrated on RB. He could be the player to take O'Shea's place in the squad when he retires.
Called up as replacement for SSL. I thought Clarke would of got the call
Do you mean Ciaran Clark?
Didn't care for his attitude last time he was called up, albeit 4 years ago. Hopefully his serious injuries and time has given him some perspective and maturity.
The callup makes sense since it likely means he'll move O'Shea central so needing an extra right back.