Another one of the many who couldn't stop giving the ball away. Madness in our own box at one point.
Keane played well, laying passes off well to teammates and winning 50-50 tackles. Unlucky with his chance pre-Lawrence. Seeing his miss from the Davin Stand looked like a goalmouth scramble. Seeing it since on tv is heart-breaking. :(
I do actually. They were both superb. Like I said befoe the game, to get something we needed a perfect storm, the worst the French could play. In the first half thats exactly what we got, they were terrible, and our combative approach had them on the ropes. In the second half we played as well as we did in the first, but they were a different kind of animal.Quote:
Originally Posted by old git
Even at that we could have on. If the ball goes off St. Ledger for a corner, and Lawrence puts that away, we have a fomous victory
I thought Andrews had a super first half, less good in the second.
Didn't think doyle deserved man of the match. I don't blame trap for subbing him, he was looking tired. I do blame trap for bringing on Best to replace him. I really think Morrison should have been on the squad ahead of him.
i thought duff was class on sat night. couldnt believe they took him off.
Best was told to help out midfield. Surely a midfielder would be better at helping out midfield.
It was crying out for Andy Reid between midfield & Keane, Trap's potential plan B from a year ago.
Ce'st la vie.
If France stick to the same formation I'm hoping we have an extra body in midfield. I daresay that Keane and Doyle will start, so I'm hoping one of them will be deep most of the time in Paris. In the second half Paris were killing Whelan and Andrews in the centre through the sheer weight of numbers. We desperately need someone to help crowd the midfield, and like Stutts says, to bridge the gap between the midfield and attack. Otherwise we have very little chance.
i thought that too. when they came out after half time he was giving instructions to two or three players.Quote:
Originally Posted by Emmet7
it's widely accepted that zidane did this in wc 2006. i think henry is trying to replicate that.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/b...ymond-domenechQuote:
Originally Posted by foureyes
It's been going on longer than just this match too.
I was shocked when I read that yesterday, was convinced Anelka was MOTMQuote:
Originally Posted by Larks
Put it this way, if Anelka had played for Ireland, we would have won.
I cant honestly remember the last time a player for the away team got man of the match in lansdowne/croke park. Im sure it happened at some stage but then again maybe not :confused:
When Spain beat us 3-1 in the USA '94 qualifiers, one of their players got MOTM. After that I honestly can't say. Unless in the last France game in 2005?Quote:
Originally Posted by Uncle_Joe
I wasn't there, but didn't Litmanen get MOTM against us a few years back? Which I assume would have been under McCarthy.
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Originally Posted by jmurphyc
that makes sense. I was at that game. I seem to recall it being one of a few friendlies of annoying nature around that time.
scotland at home (loss)
greece at home(loss I think)
and that one
Corrado Grabbi, Kevin Davis, Barry Ferguson.... Though to be fair Blackburn are such an average side there are any number of flops I could have picked.Quote:
Originally Posted by weldoninhio
These days I think the award is for the Irish motm.
It's given by Eircom, so I'd think it's just a home side award.
There was a spell that Paul McGrath got it for showing up.
I'd swap Andrews for any of those. He might put in the occasional tackle, but he also dwells on the ball, gives away possession, can't complete a 5 yard pass and panics under pressure.Quote:
Originally Posted by cfdh_edmundo
Corrado Grabbi ?? 30 games 2 goals.... and he was a striker. Andrews has got 4 goals in 40 odd games and he isnt even a goal scorer...
I really wonder if anyone except Trap and/or the men whispering in his ear think Best should have been in there ahead of Morrison. Morrison isn't exactly a world-beater or anything, but he does have plenty of international experience and a decent goal-scoring record for us, including some important ones (away to Switzerland and Israel in the last WC campaign) and at least one classic (against the PRC - as long as you ignore the celebration). His work-rate in an Irish shirt could never have been faulted either, unlike Best's at the weekend. Can his exclusion since the start of the Trap reign be down to anything but pettiness on behalf of someone of influence in the camp? Seems to be a prominent feature of this regime...Quote:
Originally Posted by Larks