They got the result against Mick McCarthy's senior team but Iceland u21s was a step too far.Quote:
Originally Posted by geysir
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They got the result against Mick McCarthy's senior team but Iceland u21s was a step too far.Quote:
Originally Posted by geysir
Kerrs view on Kenny.
https://www.independent.ie/sport/soc...-40526126.html
Learning on the job is an interesting take, hopefully hes right, as there have been many changes and not that its player led like I had suggested in previous posts, that perhaps they started using their heads when to go long or short pass.
Former underage international Gerard Nash joined the FAI as performance coach at the end of May: https://www.twtd.co.uk/ipswich-town-...-coaching-role
Good luck to Gerard Nash, but am I missing something here? Why wasn't Robbie Keane appointed? He's currently on 250k per annum for doing nothing.Quote:
Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
Does Robbie need the money like, or could he do the decent thing ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Snapshot
Nash worked as a performance coach at Ipswich, don't think Robbie has those qualificationsQuote:
Originally Posted by Snapshot
Robbie should keep the money to make everyone as angry as possible with, as Kerr called him, the "previous maestro" who awarded him the "mad" contract, and also the FAI in general. Robbie should also, really, give a very large lump sum at the end of the contract to people who need it. But that's for him to decide. These people are so rich I sometimes wonder if he'd even notice what goes in to his bank account too closely. Be that as it may, let's not forget, he could already be supporting someone with that money discreetly. This does happen. N'Golé Kanté even pays his taxes on his wages. Grim stuff when such a thing is noteworthy.Quote:
Originally Posted by seanfhear
What I have noticed in the Euros is that just about every player sings his national anthem. Perhaps Kenny could concentrate on getting our players to do the same rather than preparing motivational videos. If some struggle with the words in Irish, learn the English version.
Agreed! Although I don't see the point learning the English version really, it's not that hard to learn the Irish lyrics phonetically even it they don't speak Irish.
Not even taking into account that lads that weren't raised here, most of the lads who were schooled it here don't sing it. It's sad to see compared to Scotland and Wales.
I very much agree. It's ironic that Stephen Kenny, purveyor of patriotic videos, stands zip-lipped when our national anthem is played. And is it too much to ask players, even those born overseas, to learn the anthem? You know, show some pride in representing your country. Or is that too hard, too complicated, too political, and too yesterday?Quote:
Originally Posted by OwlsFan
Could Robbie not be offered a roving ambassador role - to schools, schoolboy clubs - anywhere the game needs promoting? He seems very affable and kids love him - and we're not overburdened with legends. Would he accept such a role? It would look bad for him if he didn't - taking 250k per annum, doing bugger-all and saying no to kids.Quote:
Originally Posted by Yard of Pace
The anthem thing isn't new, it's not a stick I'd use to beat Kenny when there are so many more substantial ones to hand. Colin Healy and Ian Harte are two players who I remember preferring to stare moodily into the distance while the anthem played.
I don't get this jibe about him not singing the anthem. I sing the anthem myself. But is there not a piece whereby people just respect the anthem and observe it, rather than singing it? As I said, I sing it at matches but many are happy to look towards the flag with solemn respect and there's a merit to that too, I feel.Quote:
Originally Posted by Snapshot
Did Roy Maurice Keane song it or not ? I think he was more for the staring into the distance all purposeful etc
I don't understand why anyone would care if people sing the anthem or not. Just because you're not singing doesn't mean you don't appreciate it. Players have their own ways of getting ready for the match and, as far as I know, singing the anthem doesn't improve footballing ability, otherwise James McClean would be the best footballer on the planet.
Maybe he was humming it when he walked out on Ireland, his teammates, his fans - and myriad Irish kids with his name on their jerseys enquiring why their hero wasn't playing. Maybe he was singing it when his teammates were in Iran and he was "injured". He's now calling Harry O'Kane a bad leader. Jesus wept.Quote:
Originally Posted by CraftyToePoke
Roy Keane lives in a Fantasy Land.Quote:
Originally Posted by Snapshot
So we're going with no are we Snappers ? He didn't sing it :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Snapshot
Didn't sing, didn't play, just walked.
Did a foxtrot home to his doggie.Quote:
Originally Posted by Snapshot
This is an excellent idea. A friend who worked as a volunteer at the U-17s tournament said Robbie was really polite, nice, charming, funny, no aloofness at all.Quote:
Originally Posted by Snapshot
There is no end of good things he could be doing. When poor Alan McLoughlin died the Guardian's cartoonist immortalised the time when he was a youngster and McLoughlin presented him with a skills certificate or something of that nature. Obviously he didn't become a professional but he certainly never forgot.
Sadlier's book has a photo of him being presented with a medal by Andy Townsend. Big Mick came to my club to present medals. Unforgettable.
And, quite honestly, I have no shame in admitting that even now, I'd be absolutely thrilled to get any kind of certificate from Robbie and I went to my first Ireland game before the Berlin Wall came down!
He should be doing something if he isn't.
"The attacking three that have come into the team, Aaron Connolly, Adam Idah and Troy Parrott, still have it all to prove but they have a lot of potential and give us more options.
https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2021...f-on-portugal/
He's still banging on about how great we were in games we lost or drew. You can't be claiming moral victories all the time.
He really doesn't do himself any favours in those press conferences. "Serbia should be at the Euros. They're probably a last-16 Euros team, with the players they've got" for example - but they lost to Scotland in the play-offs. They lost 5-0 away to Ukraine in qualifying. They probably do underachieve relative to the players they have, but in that case we played against that underachieving team, not against the team it could be.
"I thought we were absolutely brilliant against Serbia away" - yeah, no. We played a bit of ball at times, but in reality we were way off the pace for large parts of the game.
There's other bits in it that I'd take issue with - "We've got a balance of youth and experience" for example. I mean, technically it's true, but I don't think we have a good balance of youth and experience.
I generally try and ignore those sort of press talks, but like I say, he doesn't really help himself with what he comes out with.
The full interview is here: https://www.rte.ie/radio/radioplayer...#/2fm/11318074
Starts at 2:34, goes on until 24 minutes
for a manager with a reputation for attention to detail, saying that he doesn't know of another country that had to drop players due to close contact COVID rules is surprising
Yes but he is the only one who prepared a motivational videos for the players. There is nothing more motivational in my opinion than belting out your own anthem especially in a foreign field. Nearly everyone does it now. It's not a new problem I agree but it is one which can be tackled. I think it shows great pride in your country by singing it.Quote:
Originally Posted by sadloserkid
Interesting article on how the Welsh bed in their non-natives to the team: https://www.theguardian.com/football...-welsh-players
Portugal gone may be good for us. Maybe a new coach. Dont think Pepe nor Cristiano would hang up their boots for international footie yet.
They were appaling yesyerday bar the last 15 minutes when chasing for an equalizer
Ronaldo is an ego manic, if he had scored and broke that record yesterday, and they still lost, i think he would have retired, but who knows nowQuote:
Originally Posted by Bielsa´s irish
I think he just loves football. Football and records. He'll stay while he thinks he can do something
No way Ronaldo retires from internationals with a World Cup only 18 months away. That's a more natural end point for that portion of his career.
And when he needs one more goal to make history.
Which will surely be against us now... :(
I think he'd have played on to the next World Cup even if he had scored yesterday
Ah, it'll be nice to be part of history.
More seriously, is there a feeling that Ronaldo has no regard for playing for his country or something? He always struck me as someone who took that very seriously, whatever about his character flaws, real or imagined.
I wonder if RTÉ could wheel out Dunphy for one last time to tell us how Ronaldo is all sizzle and no steak, a fancy dan with no end product?
He was at the same thing about Michel Platini in the 1980’s ~ Dunphy made a career out of taking pot shots at very successful footballers and then doing a time filler ( cheap television ) for Rte backing up / arguing his nonsense. Only in Ireland would such a nobody ( football wise ) get away with the daft stuff Dunphy got away with.Quote:
Originally Posted by John83
That's what happens when you copy and paste.Quote:
Originally Posted by John83
His recent comments on England winning and/or beating Germany was funny though.
I think if he is still going strong at league level wherever that is, he will continue to play past the World Cup for Portugal. Ronaldos the kind of guy I think who will find not playing very difficult.Quote:
Originally Posted by NeverFeltBetter
Talking about "history", I was in Porto for Ronaldo's 100th cap (v NI).Quote:
Originally Posted by NeverFeltBetter
There was a huge celebration/presentation before the kick-off, as you'd expect.
Anyhow, CR spent the first 30 minutes attacking our LB, Ryan McGivern (yes, him!) from the right wing, but no joy. Then spent the next 30 minutes attacking our RB, Aaron Hughes, from the left wing - same result.
Finally he resorted to roaming wherever he wanted, demanding the ball every time and taking increasingly hopeless pot shots from all angles and distances.
Meanwhile, Portugal only scraped a draw with a late, scrambled equaliser, the point being that CR was treating the game as a chance to celebrate his efforts, not the team's. And it was clear that the manager, who was sacked soon after, had no say in how or where he played.
All that said, when he came to Windsor for the return game a few months later, he scored a terrific hattrick, while clearly only half fit!
My guess is that he is genuinely committed to Portugal, both because it provides him with another stage on which to display his greatness (cf Porto), but also because it's his country and he's a proud Portugese (cf Windsor).
And in that respect, I imagine he'll want to continue using the NT to put daylight between himself and Messi, whose international record is clearly not so great.
In fairness to Ronaldo he has never failed at any club and he has had a good number, and has done well for Portugal. Messi has done outstanding at one club and reasonably ( considering his ability ) good for Argentina.
Ronaldo's legs seem to be gone ( not surprisingly ) but he still managed one or two gi-normous jumps at the Euros.
Duffy will keep Ronaldo in his pocket!
Just on Kenny, watching Denmark do so well shows just how far we have gone backwards since he took over. It's common now to paint us as also rans prior to the Kenny reign. There was some dreadful displays but we absolutely battered Denmark in the 1-1 draw in the last game of the group having already drawn with them 1-1 in Copenhagen. From going really close to qualifying for the Euros in a group with Switzerland and Denmark to being knocked out of qualifying for the World cup by Luxemburg.
Ditto this. Kenny is like that Leslie Nielsen doctor in Airplane! Dr Rumack kind of spoofer