Almost feel it is too soon to be ahead!
WE need another!
Almost feel it is too soon to be ahead!
WE need another!
Beats our first ever finals goal as our quickest ever finals goal. Don't remember many faster in any game tbh, bar 13 seconds v Hungary in O'Leary's testimonial, which wasn't a full international.
Brady only the second player to score more than once at a finals tournament.
We do appear to have woken the dragon though.
Revenge????
Holy ****.
we are in to 50-1 for the trophy
We hvae found a shape that works for us, Coleman booked
Martin O Neil can't believe it look bewildered
Hendrick hobbling
Get Whelan on!
Hendrick playing a stormer here!
Long! Corner!
Hendrick with a second utterly retarded booking of the tournament and will miss the next match. Don't know does that carry over to qualifying if we lose here?
That was the best 45 mins from an O'Neill team of ours, disciplined, controlled and total intelligence at play.
We just have to keep on with the high pressing in to the 2nd half.
Must be a record nr of cards dished out already?
Brilliant first half. Composed, skillful, hungry... great to see an Irish team play like this.
A bit premature but I'm a bit gutted about that suspension. A black mark on an otherwise brilliant first half. Kante suspension a blow as well if we lose. :)
McCarthy excellent as well, his kind of game. No obvious weakness in our team at all again today. Ward and Murphy surprising everybody again I think (presume).
Colossal.
I think we're struggling to keep it but our advantage is that they are looking to hit Giroud which suits our two CBs. I'd be concerned if they run more at us and play short passes close to our goal.
I'm having kittens watching this. Really not enjoying it, but loving it at the same time. I'd just like to fast-forward to the result.
Sweet baby Jesus and the donkeyrino...
This is so on. Super first half. Just want to see us show the composure needed to see this out. If we wern't snatching at crosses and chances that half could have been even better - I'm thinking specifically of Hendrick when he had loads of time in the box to cut the ball back after Murphy's shot and some crosses from Coleman/Ward.
Just calm it down. We can feckin do this.
Murphy has been good, but I'd still rather Walters up there.
However, we do still have him and Wes to come off the bench. And at least they've a game to come into, compared to if they came on against Belgium.
Also, the home crowd has really quietened. They'll be up for it again the next ten minutes - if we can hold on through that, I reckon the crowd will start to get on France's backs.
Coman on now for Kante.
My heart won't take this.
Long tripped
nervy stuff
First attacking backheel from Ireland since Amsterdam 2000?
Utterly unrecognisable from the Belgium game. Or even from most of qualifying
Mine has turned into something pneumatic.Quote:
Originally Posted by thischarmingman
sitting back too much
we have no outlet
Great save by Randy.
Whatever O'Neill said to the team at half-time.. has had a negative effect..
That's been coming since half time unfortunately
Ugh. That was on the cards.
Hopefully now we will start playing again...
Corner?
Cheats
In all fairness, France have been cranking the pressure. Got too compressed and deep in the middle. McCarthy lose Griezmann?
How the ****ing hell did the fifth official not see that was a corner?
What the **** does he be looking at all game?
Composure. Not getting drawn to the ball. Staying with your man. Stay on your feet. Take a touch. It's not unknown in underdog teams, but we need to handle pressure better.
Very poor defending.
Not over by a long shot, this one. Come on Ireland!
That's the end of that.
France have made us look very very ordinary since half time.
Ah fook. Thanks ref.
Our defence seem to have disappeared. What was McClean doing when he got inside Rami, he literally just needed to roll it across the goal for Murphy to tap in but gave it to Koscielny instead. Really lacking quality which undoes some of his brilliant work. That wasn't even difficult. I'd snap your hand off for it to stay like this now!
Clutching at straws now.. come on Wes!