It looks to me like Everton will continue to try to strengthen the center-back position. Maybe Jake O'Brien won't be part of their lineup, but someone else will join. Not now, but in the next year.Quote:
Originally Posted by SkStu
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It looks to me like Everton will continue to try to strengthen the center-back position. Maybe Jake O'Brien won't be part of their lineup, but someone else will join. Not now, but in the next year.Quote:
Originally Posted by SkStu
Everton will have to find the money to solve all their issues.Quote:
Originally Posted by JR89
Into the semi-final of the Coupe de France after a win on penalties against Strasbourg. The game was scoreless
He's done enough this season to justify a call up, and with Paddy McCarthy now involved for March's games surely we'll see him involved.
Yes, it ends up being the winning goal. If nothing else, we could be some threat from corners if we can get all of him, Collins, O'Shea and Omobamidele on the pitch.
He's a big unit alright.
Fourth of the season, second winner - He's their second highest scorer this season, behind Lacazette (they are a low-scoring team, with only 31 goals in 27 league games).Quote:
Originally Posted by SkStu
Will be facing Kylian Mbappe in the final of the Coupe De France after Lyon's victory over Valenciennes: https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2024...down-in-final/
Credited with an assist as Lyon go 1-0 up on Brest tonight. Still half an hour to go, but as it stands Lyon are amazingly (given their start) up into the European spots now. 7 points from their first 14 games but 34 points from 15 since then
Somehow this game ended 4-3 with Lyon scoring a 106th minute penalty to win it. They're up to seventh in the table.Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
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Originally Posted by pineapple stu
I had a look at Lyon's results on Wikipedia - if they had earned the same number of points in their first 14 games as they did in their second 14, they would have been neck-and-neck with PSG right nowQuote:
Originally Posted by Eirambler
Insane game of footballQuote:
Originally Posted by Eirambler
Lyon went one up in the first half, Brest scored three goals in ten minutes in the second half to go 3-1 ahead.
Lyon got it back to 3-3
Two players were sent off around 87 minutes, and lyon win it with a last minute penalty after Lacazette is knocked out by the Brest goalkeeper!
Reported interest from Juventus in O’Brien for €20M according to the Gazetta.
https://m.allfootballapp.com/amp/new...OBrien/3378209
They must have a thing for that surname.
Ha!! Brilliant!!
Does anyone know who the most expensive uncapped Irish player in history was?
If Jake moves for in the summer and isn't capped in June, that's got to blow the record out of the water entirely!
Maybe Jon Walters? Signed for Stoke for 2.75m in August 2010, first cap came the following November against NorwayQuote:
Originally Posted by ColourfulPeanut
Lyon have one league game left and need some results to go their way to finish within the European places or beat PSG in the cup final. If PSG win the cup then sixth gets the Europa League spot (currently Lens 50pts +8GD), 7th gets Conference playoff spot (currently Lyon 50pts -7GD), but Marseille have a game in hand which if they win they'll jump ahead of Lens and Lyon because of goal difference (currently 47pts +11GD).
Jon Macken for 5m to City? All though he was an english player at that stage...Quote:
Originally Posted by ColourfulPeanut
An excellent first season for O’Brien,can’t ask for much more of 1 million euro signing,cup final and Europa League qualification secured with him playing week in week out.
He seems to be a bit of a cult hero there and the supporters seem to be in 2 minds wether to cash in or keep him and hope he develops further,I’d really hope he stays at Lyon rather go to Juve who’ll have a new manager and are hard to gauge,another season of playing every week and Europa League football sounds like a good idea to me…..
Lyons form pretty much turned around when O'Brien cemented his place in the team. They looked like being in a relegation battle early on so it's been a great turn around by then.
I'd agree that I'd like to see him have one more season at Lyon though before he moves to a big club.
Are we 100% sure that he is nor a Terminator ? !Quote:
Originally Posted by joey B
He looks like he could be a Terminator !
Would have to be a contender for Irish player of the season in terms of his development at club level. Probably between him, Szmodics and Kelleher, but unlike Szmodics O'Brien did it in one of the big five leagues and unlike Kelleher he did it for pretty much the whole season. (Maybe an honourable mention for Scales as well).
He's comfortably the youngest of the three also. Great to see a player breaking through almost from nowhere like that, even if it is yet another centre back.
In fairness, they picked up five points in his first six games and ended the season with the worst defensive record of anyone outside the bottom three.Quote:
Originally Posted by Razors left peg
It's been an unexpected bonus having someone break through in one of the big 5 Euro leagues, but let's steer away from the idea he turned things around himself.
I'm not saying he turned things around by himself, but their form did improve once he got into team and he stayed in the team for rest of season as they impressively climbed the tableQuote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
It was reported yesterday that Mbappe could miss the final
https://rmcsport.bfmtv.com/football/...405200061.html
(in French)
That's a shameQuote:
Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
Would loved to see how Jake would have handled him.
I'm sure the Lyon fans dont agree of course
TBH Id much rather see him with the trophy than being on the end of an Mbappe hattrick :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Diggs246
They lost 4-1 in both league games this year, albeit O'Brien was on the bench the first time (Mbappe scored twice) and Mbappe was on the bench the second time.Quote:
Originally Posted by Diggs246
A Cup final is a good time for an easier game though!
O'Brien's sporting achievements are incredible, really. A true athlete.
His journey in the game is a classic example of how young players should always try to forge their own path, back themselves to the hilt and never be dissuaded by naysayers. Good on him.
https://www.theguardian.com/football...WsNGPBxqNSglB7
Good article about him here. Really highlights how no one seen a season like this coming from him. Even us on here who talk about Irish football an unhealthy amount still under rate what he's even done this season I think
The fact that he got and started every game bar one due to suspension is some going.
They have Caleta Car and Lovren on their books, as well as a couple of others at centre half. Lovren started alongside Caleta Car and O'Brien when they were playing a back 5. He's fallen to the bench and hasn't got a look in really. It looks like O'Brien hasn't been subbed either. There's a 10 cap Ivorian that can't make the bench too.
Really hope the lad starts against Hungary. Think he'll provide the perfect replacement for Duffy when it comes to defending and attacking set pieces.
Definitely, it's what we want to see as many of our younger players as possible do, when they get an opportunity grab it and kick on. Ferguson, Collins, O'Shea, Bazunu and now most recently Kelleher and O'Brien have done that to their credit. Hopefully Azaz will be next and Omobamidele will nail down a starting spot at Forest also. Honourable mention for Idah in Scotland too and Smallbone has been good for Southampton.
Parrot has also be quite good in Holland. Nor spectacular but good in a bad teamQuote:
Originally Posted by Eirambler
Gets a goal back for Lyon in the 55th min. Currently 2-1 to PSG.
Cool! First Irish player to score in a non-Irish Cup final in... well, about four hours.
But before that though? Anthony Stokes for Hibs in 2016?
Edit - Jonny Hayes scored for Aberdeen in the 2017 final. Any improvements on that?
I know Aldridge and Stapleton have cup final goals to their names.
Here’s a good one (courtesy of Google)…
Cilian Sheridan - APOEL (2014)