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29/09/2015, 2:16 PM
tetsujin1979

the Polish squad was announced a week and a half ago as well: https://www.pzpn.pl/en/national-team...nd-and-ireland

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Goalkeepers:

Artur Boruc (AFC Bournemouth)
Łukasz Fabiański (Swansea)
Wojciech Szczęsny (AS Roma)
Przemysław Tytoń (VfB Stuttgart)

Defenders:
Thiago Rangel Cionek (Modena FC)
Kamil Glik (Torino FC)
Artur Jędrzejczyk (FK Krasnodar)
Paweł Olkowski (FC Koeln)
Łukasz Piszczek (Borussia Dortmund)
Łukasz Szukała (Osmanlispor FK)

Midfielders and strikers:
Jakub Błaszczykowski (Fiorentina)
Kamil Grosicki (Stade Rennais)
Maciej Rybus (Terek Grozny)
Grzegorz Krychowiak (Sevilla FC)
Piotr Zieliński (Empoli FC)
Arkadiusz Milik (AFC Ajax)
Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)
Kamil Wilczek (Carpi FC 1909)
Artur Sobiech (Hannover 96)

Four goalkeepers in a 19 man squad!

<EDIT>

Read the link again, looks like this is only the players who play outside Poland, and additional players will be added later
29/09/2015, 4:58 PM
DeLorean

Quote:

Originally Posted by DeLorean

That really is the dream scenario.

If we win: We want Scotland to win (or a draw would have the same effect)

If we draw: We want Scotland to draw

If we lose: We want Scotland to lose

That about right?

And just looking at it another way, and assuming the worst against Germany:

If Scotland win: We'll need to beat Poland

If Scotland draw: We'll need at least a draw against Poland (although a win would get us 2nd)

If Scotland lose: We're in the playoffs
30/09/2015, 12:21 AM
Crosby87

Maciej Rybus is supposedly one of the people being considered for the trip to colonize mars.
02/10/2015, 3:38 PM
tetsujin1979

German squad named for Ireland and Georgia qualifiers: http://www.dfb.de/die-mannschaft/team/?no_cache=1

Code:

Name Geburtstag Verein Spiele Tore Torwart 12 Bernd Leno 04.03.1992 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0 0 1 Manuel Neuer 27.03.1986 Bayern M�nchen 60 0 22 Marc-Andr� ter Stegen 30.04.1992 FC Barcelona 4 0 Abwehr 17 J�r�me Boateng 03.09.1988 Bayern M�nchen 54 0 14 Emre Can 12.01.1994 FC Liverpool 2 0 6 Matthias Ginter 19.01.1994 Borussia Dortmund 5 0 3 Jonas Hector 27.05.1990 1. FC K�ln 7 0 5 Mats Hummels 16.12.1988 Borussia Dortmund 41 4 2 Shkodran Mustafi 17.04.1992 FC Valencia 8 0 4 Sebastian Rudy 28.02.1990 1899 Hoffenheim 9 0 Mittelfeld 16 Karim Bellarabi 08.04.1990 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8 1 21 Ilkay G�ndogan 24.10.1990 Borussia Dortmund 13 4 20 Christoph Kramer 19.02.1991 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 11 0 18 Toni Kroos 04.01.1990 Real Madrid 60 9 13 Thomas M�ller 13.09.1989 Bayern M�nchen 65 30 8 Mesut �zil 15.10.1988 FC Arsenal 68 18 10 Lukas Podolski 04.06.1985 Galatasaray Istanbul 126 48 11 Marco Reus 31.05.1989 Borussia Dortmund 25 9 9 Andr� Sch�rrle 06.11.1990 VfL Wolfsburg 47 20 7 Bastian Schweinsteiger 01.08.1984 Manchester United 113 23 Sturm 19 Mario G�tze 03.06.1992 Bayern M�nchen 47 16 23 Max Kruse 19.03.1988 VfL Wolfsburg 13 3 15 Kevin Volland 30.07.1992 1899 Hoffenheim 3 0
03/10/2015, 5:59 AM
tricky_colour

Are any of those players any good? Strike force looks weak. They could do with a Walters.
03/10/2015, 9:39 AM
paul_oshea

Tricky yer getting funnier.
03/10/2015, 2:20 PM
DeLorean

Quote:

Originally Posted by tricky_colour

Are any of those players any good? Strike force looks weak. They could do with a Walters.

An average side according to Eamon Dunphy. We, on the other hand, have a team full of Premier League footballers so we should really be beating them if we go for it.
05/10/2015, 4:57 PM
tetsujin1979

Update on Scotland's squad: http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/34436328
Darren Fletcher has a knock, Ikechi Anya sat out training, Charlie Mulgrew and Kevin McDonald will miss both Scotland's games
06/10/2015, 12:31 PM
DeLorean

Scotland unfazed by red-hot Lewandowski (he's good... but he's no Steven Fletcher)
06/10/2015, 9:26 PM
DeLorean

Sad revelation about Gerd Muller
06/10/2015, 9:53 PM
tricky_colour

Quote:

Originally Posted by DeLorean

An average side according to Eamon Dunphy. We, on the other hand, have a team full of Premier League footballers so we should really be beating them if we go for it.

Funny how Eamons are so clever, Dunphy, Holmes, Andrews, all intelligent men.
06/10/2015, 10:04 PM
tricky_colour

The fact one of their players plays for Liverpool shows what a poor squad they have.

ie, Emre Can, I think "Emre Can't" would be more appropriate.
07/10/2015, 7:40 AM
DeLorean

Ah yes, Mr. Versatile, who just happens to a train wreck when played out of position.
07/10/2015, 11:03 AM
Kingdom

Quote:

Originally Posted by tetsujin1979

German squad named for Ireland and Georgia qualifiers:

------------------------Neuer

- Can('t)/Rudy -- Boateng -- Hummels -- Hector----------

-------------Gundongan ---- Kroos-----------------------

----Reus ---------------Oezil ----------------Bellarabi

-----------------------Mueller-------------------

Given we're weak at full-back, and severely weak at the back in general, I wouldn't at all be surprised to see Loew go with two more out and out wing-attackers in Reus and Bellarabi. Bellarabi in particular has started the season well. There will surely be gaps to exploit in the channels between cb & fb for Gernany. Hector seems to have fallen into favour at left-back for them, while they are weak on the other side too. There's a reason they've leaked goals, but I'm not sure we can exploit that with a team O'Neill is likely to pick.

If he went with a somewhat traditional attacking front 3 of Brady, Walters and Long, I think there would be enough, skill, speed and pressure to make life uncomfortable particularly for Boateng. The problem now with Brady is that with McClean out, McGeady certain to be unfit, and no other option wide left, if you made the logical move of putting Robbie Brady wide left, you've a huge hole at LB. I'd look at detailing McCarthy onto Kroos, and stick Meyler firmly onto Gundongan, as he'll be the tempo-setter. O'Shea will have the physicality for Mueller.

That would just leave Richard Keogh to track Oezil.

Jesus.
07/10/2015, 8:40 PM
samhaydenjr

Quote:

Originally Posted by tetsujin1979

German squad named for Ireland and Georgia qualifiers: http://www.dfb.de/die-mannschaft/team/?no_cache=1

Code:

Name Geburtstag Verein Spiele Tore Torwart 12 Bernd Leno 04.03.1992 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0 0 1 Manuel Neuer 27.03.1986 Bayern M�nchen 60 0 22 Marc-Andr� ter Stegen 30.04.1992 FC Barcelona 4 0 Abwehr 17 J�r�me Boateng 03.09.1988 Bayern M�nchen 54 0 14 Emre Can 12.01.1994 FC Liverpool 2 0 6 Matthias Ginter 19.01.1994 Borussia Dortmund 5 0 3 Jonas Hector 27.05.1990 1. FC K�ln 7 0 5 Mats Hummels 16.12.1988 Borussia Dortmund 41 4 2 Shkodran Mustafi 17.04.1992 FC Valencia 8 0 4 Sebastian Rudy 28.02.1990 1899 Hoffenheim 9 0 Mittelfeld 16 Karim Bellarabi 08.04.1990 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8 1 21 Ilkay G�ndogan 24.10.1990 Borussia Dortmund 13 4 20 Christoph Kramer 19.02.1991 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 11 0 18 Toni Kroos 04.01.1990 Real Madrid 60 9 13 Thomas M�ller 13.09.1989 Bayern M�nchen 65 30 8 Mesut �zil 15.10.1988 FC Arsenal 68 18 10 Lukas Podolski 04.06.1985 Galatasaray Istanbul 126 48 11 Marco Reus 31.05.1989 Borussia Dortmund 25 9 9 Andr� Sch�rrle 06.11.1990 VfL Wolfsburg 47 20 7 Bastian Schweinsteiger 01.08.1984 Manchester United 113 23 Sturm 19 Mario G�tze 03.06.1992 Bayern M�nchen 47 16 23 Max Kruse 19.03.1988 VfL Wolfsburg 13 3 15 Kevin Volland 30.07.1992 1899 Hoffenheim 3 0

Surprised we left a player with a name that's almost Kevin Holland slip through our fingers unnoticed - the FAI's scouting team is really slacking off
08/10/2015, 10:30 AM
BonnieShels

So praying for a Poland win or are we gunning for Sunday?
08/10/2015, 10:34 AM
tetsujin1979

Poland win, all the way.
08/10/2015, 10:36 AM
BonnieShels

Quote:

Originally Posted by tetsujin1979

Poland win, all the way.

I'm just feeling oddly optimistic about our changes.
08/10/2015, 10:49 AM
Stuttgart88

I thought you were watching the rugby? No room for you on our bandwagon when it gets going.
08/10/2015, 11:04 AM
BonnieShels

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Originally Posted by Stuttgart88

I thought you were watching the rugby? No room for you on our bandwagon when it gets going.

I can watch the game. I just can't go to it. As much as I would like to be in Warsaw and Cardiff. At the same time.

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