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Goal McClean! Calamitous stuff as I think it was Mertesacker goes down awkwardly as he receives a back pass, McClean seizes on it, surges down the left, and fires the ball low across Szczesny in to the far corner. Fair play advocates may not like that one.
Gggggggggggggoooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaalll llllllllllllllllll!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I wonder if Trap is correcting that squad list he released in error?
The future is now!
Excellent goal from a narrow angle, keepers do not expect to get beaten from there.
Arsenal got one back.
How did he play?
Leaving him out is a very bold call by Trap. Coleman and Hunt had better hope they're fit in May /June.
http://www.101greatgoals.com/gvideos...-up-v-arsenal/
Goal here, great finish, no fear. Mertesacker's fall was so awkward. He seems to be clutching his shin, I wonder what he injured.
Took his goal very well, had no right to score really the goal was a real bonus/
Difficult to watch on a crappy stream but he seemed to have a decent game but Arsenal had
the ball much of the time.
I expect he will be man of the match for Sunderland or thereabouts.
Got his goal from a narrow angle near the angle of the 6 yard box with a defender on him top strikers sort of gaol.
He had a decent enough game. Couple of sloppy passes but for the most part when he got the ball he was really positive. If i was to compare him to McGeady now i'd say he's not as fast but his end product seems much stronger at the moment. The two could probably learn a lot from eachother.
With Coleman still injured (I think) i wonder why he's in the friendly squad
he had an average game but took his goal extremely well. He is certainly more effective in the top third of the pitch than anywhere else. Pitch was atrocious though, i was surprised by that.
McClean wasn't to know the extent of Mertesacker's injury after he'd raced past him. Anyway, it's the ref's job to stop play, so play to the whistle. Great finish.Quote:
Originally Posted by theworm2345
No, that's not what I'm saying..?:confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by ArdeeBhoy
Anyway, great to see he scored again!
Not sure if this has already been posted, but a Sunderland fans made a song of how great he thinks McClean is:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUDoawUvbag
Yep, for all McClean knew he just slipped...just saying I know some will be arguing he shouldn't have carried on.Quote:
Originally Posted by DannyInvincible
Go James Go ; Like your are trying to get away from the IFA.
Goal here, not in very good quality http://www.footygoalsoccer.com/epl-s...011-02-12.html
Can't say I really noticed what happen with the guy I just saw McClean getting on the ball.
There is no way McClean could have been expected to stop play in that situation it just look like he slipped or something,
there was no contact or anything to suggest he was injured. Dunno what was up with him but often those sort of injuries
turn out to be quite serious. It's really weird the way he went down, his heel seem to flick up really high.
Looks like he took an arrow to the knee.
Eh - the official name of both countries, Oops:oQuote:
Originally Posted by BonnieShels
How many is McClean on now?
I think he is on 4 now, definite 3 anyway.Quote:
Originally Posted by bennocelt
Actually it 4, but one of those is FA Cup. So 4 from 10 appearances, 3 of those were as a sub.
That is some strike rate if he keeps it up.
So what are you saying then?Quote:
Originally Posted by johnnyc
I'm saying if McClean keeps this form up it'll be very hard to leave him out of the Ireland squad. Not many players try harder than Hunt, but on current form it'd be a shame if Hunt went and McClean didn't.Quote:
Originally Posted by ArdeeBhoy
Baffled at the decision by Trapatoni: be faithful to those who got us to the finals, sure, but what possible harm is there in bringing-in the young talent and showing them around the premises, so to speak. A few training sessions with Robbie, Shay & co would do wonders for him slowly acclimitising him to the next level. Build up friendships, continue the good team mentality we have at the moment.
Jesus, imagine the pointers he could pick up from a few sessions alongside Duffer. Utterly baffled by this.
Very much agreed.Quote:
Originally Posted by johnnyc
But why originally refer to the element relating to his heritage though? It's extremely relevant in this and a number of other cases.
And will continue to be so 'ad infinitum'...
haha :DQuote:
Originally Posted by tricky_colour
I'm not referring to McClean's heritage though. I'm talking about threads being taken off topic by discussing matters not directly related to the player. McClean having an issue with being referred to as Northern Irish on Motd2 is fair game, but when threads get full of tired political discussions rather than anything directly related to the player, that's another matter. I don't think I'm alone in my frustration at seeing a few new posts in a thread and my immediate thoughts are "Great! Hopefully this is news about player X getting a transfer/being praised in the press/scoring a goal" or whatever, only to see it's another political discussion.Quote:
Originally Posted by ArdeeBhoy
I hate when threads get derailed by the complaints of the thread being derailed.
I wonder will McClean beat McCarthy's record of a more than 150 page thread on foot.ie before he even plays a competitive game?
Looks like it's slowly heading that way if he's not going to be involved in the Euros.
Except it's not political. Unless you live in a bubble.Quote:
Originally Posted by johnnyc
Presumably the players themselves would at least recognise the relevance.
Maybe the McClean thread should be split into two: 'McClean: The football thread' and 'McClean: The politics thread'. Then we can do the same for attacks on Stephen Ireland's character and his football. Then perhaps one thread discussing Robbie Keane's performances for Ireland/Villa and another in which people can state that they like or dislike him.Quote:
Originally Posted by johnnyc
Ignore the political discussion if it doesn't interest you. Many find it valid and worthy of discussion.
There's obviously a large difference of opinion on this topic among the forum member.Quote:
Originally Posted by Olé Olé
Maybe it's time the mods got involved to clarify the situation - after all what else are they there for?
So please mods let us know what the stance of Foot.ie on this subject is.
This will either stop people complaining about whwn other bring up the political side of the debate or stop those bringing up the political side of the debate from complaining when they are told to shut up and bring it to another thread.
But :rolleyes: what if the players themselves 'bring politics into it', like at least one has done, 'allegedly' ?
I don't like that idea.Quote:
Originally Posted by Olé Olé
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Originally Posted by Irish_Praha
I like that idea. Just wanna say though that I'm not telling anyone to shut up. Just think football and politics are two different things. If a players heritage or whatever is being discussed that's certainly relevant, but I honestly don't see how history and disussions of whether or not to use a capital "N" in Northern Ireland belong in a thread on a footballer...!?!
He'd have needed eyes on the back of his head to realise Mertersacker was in trouble. When McClean got the ball first it just looked like he had slipped. Nothing wrong with playing on in those circumstances.Quote:
Originally Posted by theworm2345
Totally agree. I was a bit worried the press would pick up on it and call him a cheat or unsporting or something.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stuttgart88
As there is a substantial thread dedicated to the political eligibility matter, surely its not unreasonable to ask that such related debate is confined to that thread, rather than every single thread of a 6 county born player becoming dominated by that very same issue. No one is saying the debate should be ignored or stopped but please can it not be kept to a thread fully dedicated to it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Olé Olé
To those who wish that trap had named mcclean in the squad for the Czech game, who would you have dropped from the squad he has chosen, to make way for james
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Originally Posted by Olé Olé
i will add these two posts to the support forum for discussion and clarification from Dahamsta and his team of motley mods.Quote:
Originally Posted by Irish_Praha
i believe the eligibility thread is for all things related to eligibility inclusive of when players bring politics into it as ArdeeBhoy raised above. Keep these threads for player news and performances.
nobody, i would of named a bigger squad, it would give youngsters a feel for how the international scene works and keep regulars on their toesQuote:
Originally Posted by elroy
I'm sure the players involved will welcome your concern...
:rolleyes:
And agree with The Bear. A bigger squad would have made more sense.
Or if a choice had to be made, probably Stephen Hunt would be dropped for this game and maybe Duff for Pilkington or Hoolahan, as they should both be looked at in friendlies ASAP.
Especially if McGeady's injured.
Agrre with 'the bear' above. Besides, isn't Coleman injured?Quote:
Originally Posted by elroy
Like news on their eligibility and that? :oQuote:
Originally Posted by SkStu