Sure if we lose he gets torn asunder for being useless.. and if he wins we get torn asunder for not playing this team Saturday night
Sure if we lose he gets torn asunder for being useless.. and if he wins we get torn asunder for not playing this team Saturday night
Very disappointed with that team.
Wanted more of the younger lads to get more gametime rather than turn to mediocre players who haven't performed for years. For all the so called bull**** "project" talk, he is going short term here with a team that he hopes will grab a win rather than giving the actual future in players like Parrott and Knight game time and more experience.
Well its up to the likes of Hendrick and Brady to prove they have a roll to play going forward nowQuote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
That’s it. A no win situation really. Hopefully we do get the win though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Insidetherock
What a great start. Not just the goal, but the whole start has been very positive.
Really good start, great intensity and well worked goal
Great start! Duffy absolutely flattening two Qataris to ensure McClean had a clear shot.
And that is why Bazunu is at Rochdale...
Even if it was way outside the box FFS.
Thata a mile outside the box FFS
Fair dues to the ref there correcting himself at least.
Thank God for the linesman.
Conceded a free kick outside his area when 1 on 1 ?? bit harshQuote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
great save subsequently
I didn’t expect Coleman at CB, Christie at RB & O’Shea at LB.
* or are we playing with WB?!
that wasn't a one-on-one. That was a complete rush of blood; he had no business coming for that ball. Similar thing in the Luxembourg game as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by sbgawa
Absolutely the kind of thing that typifies a lower keeper. (Yes, he's 19 and has huge potential, but that's for the future)
With Bazunu, and Travers before that, I wonder if they are trying too hard, in an effort to claim the GK position that is up for grabs.
We're looking outnumbered in midfield. One of the criticisms of Kenny so far has been that he's slow to adapt in a game, let's see if he can do something about that in the remaining time
ffs Long could have stopped that and picked his spot, there was no one within a mile of him
how close is this to qatar's strongest side, does anyone know?
Luxembourg 1-0 Portugal :eek:
Struggling to retain possession up top a bit now. We're droping a bit deep.
Gibralter 0-0 HollandQuote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
Nothing easy
1-0 Holland now
jaysus could you imagine if Lux hang on. :)
We’d only need about another 8 results to go in our favour then, that’s excluding ours!!Quote:
Originally Posted by sbgawa
Shame that Azer couldn’t hold on either earlier.
Decent first half, great just to see a bit of urgency about us. Qatarlook really limited, some awful first touches, but that's their problem.
Bazunu looks something of a liability.
Promising opening half with a limited bunch of players. Bazunu is some bomb scare keeper but hopefully his decision making will improve as he matures
Yep - another rush of blood to come to the edge of the box, and then he dropped it which I think indicated he hadn't planned for what he was going to do; he had to punch it from there.Quote:
Originally Posted by osarusan
I think we've had more surging runs in that half than in the entire 10 games under Kenny so far though, which is very positive.
Also, I think the goal will go down as an own goal, which does mean we're still struggling to score...
He's almost too enthusiastic to show his sweeper keeper abilities, needs to calm down a bit but its understandable for a 19 year old.Quote:
Originally Posted by osarusan
Decent half some good performances. McClean giving loads of energy as per. Coleman been good offensively. O'Shea havibg a very solid game. Long's best performance for a while. Kenny should be happy.
Senior players working hard, they have something to prove.
This version of Qatar no great shakes. Not sure if it’s their best 11 but I fear for them at the WC.
Long might not be clinical but he stretches teams and he’s always a pain for defenders.
I thought we've been poor enough in the second part of the half in particular. Qatar look weak which is why I asked if this is a strong team for them or not.
Sitting deeper and deeper as the half went on, but a lack of confidence is understandable considering the results of late. Coleman and Long have been good and as bad as his form has been I prefer Duffy over Clark at centre half.
Should have scored though.. should have scoredQuote:
Originally Posted by shakermaker1982
Agree on Long’s tireless running and being a pain for defenders to play against. But he missed a great chance and has given the ball away a number of times with his severe limitations. Hopefully we won’t need to revert back to him for this campaign. We need to continue to move forward
I thought that as long as the original shot was on target, he gets to keep it.Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
Looks strong. Keeper has 70+ caps. The number 10 has 140 caps. Number 19 up front has 29 goals. Just scanning through the wiki squad and the line-up and it looks close to full strength.Quote:
Originally Posted by zero
Fair enough. They did grow into it a bit as the half went on so we will see. If we continue to stand off you'd expect them to find a way through - that said we look dangerous on the counter in the 'might win a pen' kind of way.Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
It could be that the third game in a week is taking it out of them, cos I agree with you on the standard alright. They're not great.
I type as they score...Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
Normal service resumes.
FFS ran through midfield- nobody comes to attack it. Basic stuff.