I'm not too bad, but I'd be a luxury player really, the rest of my game is not up to scratch :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
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I'm not too bad, but I'd be a luxury player really, the rest of my game is not up to scratch :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
Brady and Long are pretty reliable. Walters misses as many as he scores.
Shouldn't be an issue, if Robbie K isn't there the chances of winning a penalty are greatly reduced :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
Duff was fantastic at winning penalties against some of the weaker nations in qualifying. He'd dribble the ball in from the left into the penalty area, draw a foul and you could depend on Robbie to finish.
won a few bets on "Robbie Keane to score a penalty" off Paddy Power in these games!
Brady "first name on the team sheet" after shackling Raheem Sterling.
http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/Robbie-Brady-Hull-City-teamsheet-shackling/story-23512173-detail/story.html
And positive mentions from the locals.
http://www.not606.com/showthread.php...-Liverpool-(A)
http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/Liver...ail/story.html
"Robbie Brady (starman) The pick of a very good bunch for City. Deputising for the injured Andy Robertson, the Irishman served notice he wants to stick around with a fantastic performance shackling the lively Raheem Sterling. 8"
http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/Hull-...ail/story.html
"While Brady has played both as a winger and a withdrawn centre forward during his time at the KC, it has been as a wing-back where he has often flourished.
Against a Liverpool side full of guile down its flanks, the easy choice would have been to bring the defensively astute Liam Rosenior in to replace Robertson. Bruce had none of that and was not let down.
Brady was superb in his quelling of Raheem Sterling. The England international has picked apart opponents during 2014 but followed by the shadow of Brady, his influence was minimal.
A brave clearance off the line, denying Mario Balotelli the opener from Emre Can's near-post flick, was also a key point in City's resistance."
Could he be a good option instead of Ward? I remember at UTD he played a few pre-season games at left back, but most werent impressed with his performances there.
When I saw the Hull teamsheet I immediately thought that it made sense for Brady to play there- he's played at left-back in the past and is a left winger by trade.
In the long-term, I would think he'd be, to an extent, 'shackled' at left-back. I think he has too much flair for Ireland to play him left-back in the long-term. We're not churning out technically brilliant footballers like Brady all that often. From a club perspective, Robertson is long-term left-back and wingback.
However, that doesn't mean I'm not happy he's playing there in the short-term. He needs confidence and match-practice and if he can get that in goals then I'd be content. Hopefully this will aid his cause to play in a more advanced role up the field when Robertson returns. He's not been helped by the statuses of Ben Arfa and Ramirez at the moment.
Wing back and full back are very different positions, for a team like Ireland anyway. Playing well as a wing back for Hull doesn't mean anything in an Ireland context.
It's good he's playing well though.
R5 Live were saying early on that it was only a matter of time that a player of Sterling's class exposed Brady. It looks like they were wrong. Sterling was devalued.
Sterling is a terrific player but he's not invincible. People seem to be shocked any time he doesn't score twice and set up another three goals.
He seems too have received more plaudits playing at wing back though.
There is nothing wrong with playing wing back, never done Coleman any harm, certainly not
with Everton, maybe it's a bit different with Ireland though we don't play the same sort of game.
Did Coleman actually play wing back for Everton? I only remember him playing right midfield.
I think he's overhyped to be honest. He's quick and tricky but, like most quick English youngsters, is a bit brainless when it comes to the final decision, more often than not. Probably less one dimensional than Walcott and Aaron Lennon, but I still find it hard to take rumours such as Real Madrid's interest seriously, as persistent as it is.Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
I'm pretty sure Coleman has never played wing back.
The wing-back is a modern variation on the full-back with heavier emphasis on attack. Today, this position is considered a half-back. Yes, the player focus' heavier on attack and less on defending. Yet, the player still has to get back and mark up on the opposing team to make the player less of a threat. Some formations have half-back players that mainly focus on defending, and some that focus more on attack.
In the evolution of the modern game, wing-backs are the combination of wingers and full-backs. As such, it is one of the most physically demanding positions in modern football. Wing-backs are often more adventurous than full-backs and are expected to provide width, especially in teams without wingers. A wing-back needs to be of exceptional stamina, be able to provide crosses upfield and defend effectively against opponents' attacks down the flanks, a good example of this is the Western Sydney Wanderers player Shannon Cole. A defensive midfielder is usually fielded to cover the advances of wing-backs
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defende...l%29#Wing-back
But Coleman wasn't playing as a modern variation of a full back, he was playing as a right midfielder. There would have still been a full back playing behind him, presumably Hibbert or even Phil Neville at the time. That's my memory of it anyway but I couldn't say for sure he never played as a wing back. Moyes wasn't exactly known for experimentation so I'd say it's unlikely.Quote:
Originally Posted by tricky_colour
A good example is Shannon Cole?! WTF?
Yes Australia have already capped him so it seems another one may have slipped through the net.Quote:
Originally Posted by paul_oshea
Gotta be Irish with Shannon in his name.
Mind you he would struggle to push Coleman out of the wing back position :)
I think this is an example of "spot the Aussie wikipedia editor". I'd have gone with Didier Agathe myself.Quote:
Originally Posted by paul_oshea
Anyhow it is Steve Naismith who currently plays the right wing for Everton
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Naismith’s confidence and level of performance only benefited from the combination of his new-found position as fan favourite and him being played in his right position; behind the striker.
Seems to me Coleman is the every epitome of a wing back, he plays in the right back position but also regularly gets up the right wing to attack to great effect.
Where as a more conventional full back would mainly consign himself to defensive duties on the right.
Anyhow once the game is started the player goes where ever the play dictates, the actual name of the position is just a vague description of where he stands before kick-off.
You could say Coleman is the very epitome of a wing back in every sense except ever having actually played there.
Attacking full back anyone?
I prefer the term holding midfielder Stutts.
Not in relation to Seamie, I just prefer it.
Very nice to see the Hull line-up today. Bruce has departed from 3-5-2 and has managed to accomodated all of his attacking talents in a 4-2-3-1; the 3 comprising of Ben Arfa, Ramirez and Robbie Brady. The more games Brady can get there, the better for Ireland. Injuries and selection issues have halted the progress he made when exploding into the PL over 12 months ago. Prodigiously gifted footballer and one we need to be accomodating in our own line-up.
They're 1-0 up already.
Brady nearly scores with a good right footed effort, well saved by Lloris.
Caught a bit if it where Robbie somehow beat his man on the wing and put in a super ball.
Looked pretty impressive, maybe it will be on the highlights on MOTD.
Shame went down to 10 men, for fighting apparently, not necessary. they were 1-0
up then and lost 1-2
It was a Beckham-esque back heel into vertongen. Utterly pointless, lost the head a bit. The ,ines an wanted to feel important I think. It wasn't violent, more of a narky gesture but every footballer should no that it usually comes with a red card even if it shouldn't warrant one.
In my opinion football's zero tolerance approach to any act of aggression is counterproductive. It invites the opponent to milk it and it all just makes the game look weak.
Stephen Quinn agreesQuote:
Originally Posted by Stuttgart88
Was that Brady / Quinn thing actually in the match, or was it messing about st half time?
I didn't see the game, but this implies it was during it...
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Originally Posted by TheScore.ie
during it. brady rolling around injured near the touchline. quinn was warming up on the sideline and kicked the ball towards brady hitting him in the face. part of me would like to think it was on purpose given brady was play acting!Quote:
Originally Posted by Stuttgart88
wasnt a red card. vertongen could have made a better effort to stay clear of the hull player and the reaction was less than 50% beckhams in the wc. poor reffingQuote:
Originally Posted by Stuttgart88
It was quite an amusing incident, I genuinely though Robbie was injured, maybe he was, just because he smiled doesn't mean wasn't.
He is pretty good actor if he was not injured, none of the 3rd rate stuff you see from a lot of players. Indeed there should
be a specific sending off offence of bad acting.
Maybe he could follow Cantona into the movie industry.
I remember him diving pretty badly at the start of last season.
I remember thinking 'jaysus get up will ya, you're embarrassing us Robbie'
What stage of the game was it at? Were they up 1-0? Just wondering because I think there's a difference between buying your team a little time and actually staying down to try to get somebody in trouble. His dive last season was terrible though.
brady has always seemed to be a 'form player'. he's hit a good patch just now but if he can't be consistent he'll be back on the sidelines again before long.
however, he's at an age where he might find consistency - or at least, how to play at a consistently effective level (if that makes sense) - so fingers crossed.
He'll be back on the sidelines if he actually gets injured in a game.Quote:
Originally Posted by zero
He's made steady and positive progress since his last surgery and setbacks. Any crossing of fingers should be to do with his continued fitness levels. He has what it takes at this current level, it's just a question of how far he can explore.
Brady falls into a hole and could be out for the season.
This is an almost beyond parody Irish international footballer injury. Ridiculous.
Unbelievable!!
"Unfortunately Brady has fallen down a hole in the training ground and it looks an awful injury, I have to say," Bruce said.
Why the hell are there "holes" in the training ground? Bruce says it as if holes in training grounds are common place.
I have never see a hole in training ground you could fall into anywhere.