Team for June 4th

Kilbane and Roy Keane are out due to the bookings arent they ?


---------------GIVEN

FINNAN - CUNNINGHAM - O'BRIEN - O'SHEA

--------------KAVANAGH

-McGEADY*------------------DUFF

---------------A.REID*

----------MORRISON - ROBBIE


SOME SUBS
Kenny, Dunne, Doc, S.Reid, Harte, Holland, Elliott

The keeper, defenders and strikeforce pretty much pick themselves. The only hard call is Dunne and he is first choice back up IMO. The only tricky call is midfield. I think the above would give us a great attacking emphasis, which we will need as the Israelis should be there for the taking at LR, and its time for revenge from Saturday. In terms of the bench - I'd like to see Harte given a chance as he seems to be improving with Levante in Valencia, similarly Steven Reid has being playing well of late. I think both deserve a place in the squad, esp. as we now have two vacancies for this game in midfield.

I'm not sure about McGeady on the right of midfield, ideally he'll play there tonight to give us a chance to see how he might do. If not I'd drop the diamond and have a flat 4 in midfield, putting A.Reid on the right, Duff on the left and Kav and S.Reid in the center, and McGeady on the bench.

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Originally Posted by cfdh_edmundo

Kilbane and Roy Keane are out due to the bookings arent they ?

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No, Saturday was only Kilbane's 1st booking.

I am just so glad that most of the people posting here are not in charge of the Irish team, so of the teams picked are mad, they are not sure who is suspended what day the game is on etc. How can anybody form any sort of argument against the managers teams when they dont know who is suspended for what matches etc. George Hamilton was at it the other night too saying that certain players were suspended for the game in dublin despite the fact that Israels next match is tomorrow night. Carr and Roy Keane are suspended,

I will bet serious amounts of money that the only call Kerr will have to make provided there is no injuries is between Holland and Kavanagh. Andy Reid will play and so will Steven Finnan. The centre backs will be the same and John O shea will be at left back with Keane and Morrisson up front. It was like before the away game loads of people had mad teams up too. In the end the choice was Reid or Finnan just like in Paris. Kerr is not one for wholesale changes.

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Originally Posted by NeilMcD

Kerr is not one for wholesale changes.

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Agreed, the last time he made drastic changes in the squad was the first Swiss away game - 'nuff said

Does Harte have any chance of being called up for these qualifiers?

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Originally Posted by eirebhoy

Jesus Christ! :eek: Do you expect us to have the ball for the 90 minutes? We'd be murdered with that team against almost anyone.

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We were murdered anyways :D

Given
Finnan Cunningham O'Brien O'Shea
A.Reid Kavanagh Kilbane Duff
Keane Morrison

As for Harte, he should at least be in the squad ahead of Maybury :confused:

I think Kerr will go with the following : -


--------------Given-----------------
-------Cunningham-O'Brien----------
Finnan------------------------O'Shea
---------Kavanagh-Kilbane-----------
A.Reid---------Keane------------Duff
-------------Morrison---------------

Im happy enough. I think the team picks itself.

It should be enough for us to scrape a 1-0 win but looking at that display tonight it hardly inspires confidence. We are dodgy at the back and are really lacking in the final third. There isnt any real leaders on the pitch and only 1 proper attacking player.

I hope we dont pick up injuries :eek: