That puts those "Doherty can still declare for the Netherlands" stories to bed
That puts those "Doherty can still declare for the Netherlands" stories to bed
He could still pull out before kick off;)Quote:
Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
god I hope that's o dowda playing at the point of the diamond behind long with clean left of the midfield three. Don't like arter anchoring would even rather Jeff was the anchor
I assume Doherty is left full surely not switching poor Christie over
Yeah, what do people think the line up is?
Keogh, Duffy, Long at CB. Doherty LWB and Christie RWB. I think there's some form of diamond behind Long too. Or else it's Arter and Hendrick at the base with McClean and O'Dowda expected to play on the pocket either side of Long and between Long and the wing backs?
The lad is in flying form on the right wing for Wolves and we give him his competitive debut on the left. Yeah I can see the logic in thatQuote:
Originally Posted by liamoo11
he played most of last season left full at wolves. I am unaware of Christie playing that amount of games in any position other than right full. So yes I would be happier if Doherty played left full in the team picked tonightQuote:
Originally Posted by mark12345
Doherty playing at right wing back according to O'Neill on Sky Sports
Doherty is on the right. MO’N just confirmed it on Sky Sports.
Is it any more obvious on telly what the formation is than it is in lansdowne rd?
3-5-1-1
Are you all still awake at HT? That was worse than watching paint dry. Woeful stuff.
What sport is this again?
One position I wouldn’t have said we’re short on is center mid. Yet for some reason Cyrus Christie is trying to pretend to be a footballer in there!! Completely wrecking my head. It’s making it hard to retain any of the ball because he’s got the positional sense and footballing brain of a jack russle terrier who’s just escaped into the pitch to chase the ball around.
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Originally Posted by shakermaker1982
The majority of our lads are living up to their potential so far.
Potential for giving the ball away needlessly that is.
I think I have the count up to 43 at half time, but I missed the first 30 minutes.
I'd have definitely taken 0-0 at half time before the match.
Who are all these quality centre midfielders ?Quote:
Originally Posted by passinginterest
Williams on. Christie off please.
We look like a bloody amputee team when we get the ball...
Not necessarily super quality, but actual midfielders, playing every week, at championship level at least. Hourihane, Browne, Williams are all there.Quote:
Originally Posted by seanfhear
McClean and Christie make up 2 of the 3 Centre mid slots now 😂.
We need to keep the ball. At the moment it’s attack vs defence.
Lol the amateur players Denmark had v Slovakia have a better understanding of football than we do!
Now why would you go and put on one of the most creative midfielders we have?Quote:
Originally Posted by shakermaker1982
You are not supposed to use your head when it comes to this Irish team
At least swap Hendrick and McLean and bring on just about anyone instead of Cyrus (nothing really against him as a pretty one dimensional full back he’s just a million miles away from being a midfielder)
I give up. Take off the actual midfielder. Sure why not, it’s not like we actually use the midfield anyway.
Shane Long looks knackered. But he's left onQuote:
Originally Posted by passinginterest
The fustrating thing is Denmark without Eriksen really are bang average and we make them look like pot 1 side...
To be fair Robinson has done well and Stephens grew into it as the half went on. Some improvements at least.
Agree. They are better than what started. But the days of blaming O'Neill and Keane are over. It's the players fault all day long
Peno!!
One or two players aside, this is one the most brainless group of players ever to represent Ireland. If you give the ball away the first ten times, and you can't get it back for five minutes each time, then why do you continue to do it?
Better last 20.
Stevens & Robinson put in performances to challenge for a starting place on Tuesday.
Christie & McClean aren’t able to play CM. McClean shouldn’t be undroppable. If he doesn’t suit the system then bench him.
In what way TOWK?Quote:
Originally Posted by Cathalsmart
Certainly not a booking for diving . Sometimes it may not be a penalty but it may not also be a dive .Quote:
Originally Posted by tricky_colour
Was MON sticking two fingers up to all those clamouring for Doherty, by keeping Christie in the team (in a ludicrous position)? We had three central midfirlders that didn't get off the bench. One of them arguably being our best player in the last game. Baffling.
Hard to credit that shambles is from a management team in their 3rd campaign. It was almost as poor as the pathetic sky sport studio effort. Personally I don't like the 3 at the back, in our case it's an admission that we definitely don't do centre midfield as well as throwing players into a scrambled 'make it up if you can' game plan.
I do appreciate the effort and zeal of the players the overall impression is of an honest bunch of players who have no decent guidance about their duty within the shape and formation of the game plan they are supposed to be playing.
I quite like 3 at the back but generally agree with the rest of this. The composition of midfield was daft, and Stevens is a better wing back than McLean. Christie said he hasn't played midfield since he was 14. He did OK at times - two or three great deliveries - but overall there were probably 4 square pegs in round holes today. The players may not be great but at least pick players in roles that suit them. I'm just beyond fed up with O'Neill.Quote:
Originally Posted by geysir
I've just got home. Truly awful. It's getting harder to justify the drive for this with every passing game.
Our central MF players need to be braver. When Jeff moved back he was constantly trying to get into position to get on the ball. I thought he made a difference there. His positioning without the ball might need working on but it’s worth looking at.
Our defenders will never be comfortable on the ball and step out with it so the onus is on MF to start our attacks. Otherwise it’s lump it down the channels.