Republic of Ireland V Poland - Wednesday, 6th February 2013 - Friendly

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Originally Posted by Bungle

I never understand why players retire from international football. I mean I'd personally have Westwood as our number 1, even if Shay did return, but if I was Shay I wouldn't have retired. Duffer if he was available would still be one of our best players and would be essential in places like Stockholm or Vienna, where a cool experienced head is needed. His decision is even more baffling.

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For a player in his thirties, opting out of international football essentially equates to being rested for 4 or 5 games, which can be the difference between optimum performance and sub-optimum, which is understandable when you've got a younger keeper breathing down your neck. Other players will have young families by that stage and realise their priority lies with spending as much time at home as they can. In Shay's case, it might just have been motivated by the knowledge he was slipping a bit and wanted to step aside for the good of the team.

Alex Pearce called up, Darren O'Dea to stay in Canada for pre season training: https://twitter.com/FAIreland/status...88964670963712

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Alex Pearce called up to replace Darren O'Dea. Trap spoke to club and O'Dea and has agreed to let him stay in Canada for pre season training

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Wahey!

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Originally Posted by tetsujin1979

Alex Pearce called up, Darren O'Dea to stay in Canada for pre season training: https://twitter.com/FAIreland/status...88964670963712

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Good. That is the way it should have been in the first place

Would Trap be open for a few more suggestions?

Nice that Pearce was called up but when you get official twitter posts from FAI calling the manager "Trap" I squirm!

Will Coleman make it or will he be injured? O'Brien or Kelly could get a call up after all, come to think of it there are no other RB options in that squad that fill me with confidence could probably do with calling both of them up!

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Originally Posted by Grafter

Nice that Pearce was called up but when you get official twitter posts from FAI calling the manager "Trap" I squirm!

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I'm not thrilled about using "Trap" either, but it's understandable in this case. The tweet is 140 characters exactly, if they had used "Trapattoni", it wouldn't be under the limit.

Maybe they think they have to pay by the letter.

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Originally Posted by SolitudeRed

Will Coleman make it or will he be injured? O'Brien or Kelly could get a call up after all, come to think of it there are no other RB options in that squad that fill me with confidence could probably do with calling both of them up!

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Richard Keogh has plenty of experience of experience at right back, albeit at a significantly lower level but he's an option.

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Originally Posted by SolitudeRed

Will Coleman make it or will he be injured? O'Brien or Kelly could get a call up after all, come to think of it there are no other RB options in that squad that fill me with confidence could probably do with calling both of them up!

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I got the feeling from picking a lack of RB's, Trap is intending to play O'Shea at RB for at least a half to look at CB options. Maybe with Coleman missing he'll just put O'Shea there for the 90.

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Originally Posted by SwanVsDalton

I got the feeling from picking a lack of RB's, Trap is intending to play O'Shea at RB for at least a half to look at CB options. Maybe with Coleman missing he'll just put O'Shea there for the 90.

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Would be a backward step like O'Shea has had his day at RB and at 31 pushing 32 I don't think he has the pace for it any longer, but alas such is life under Il Trap.

Preliminary Poland squad:
http://greenscene.me/2013/01/waldema...-face-ireland/

Goalkeepers:
1. Wojciech Szczęsny (ARSENAL)
2. Przemysław Tytoń (PSV EINDHOVEN)
Defenders:
3. Łukasz Piszczek (BORUSSIA DORTMUND)
4. Damien Perquis (REAL BETIS SEVILLA)
5. Marcin Wasilewski (ANDERLECHT BRUKSELA)
6. Kamil Glik (FC TORINO)
7. Sebastian Boenisch (BAYER LEVERKUSEN)
8. Marcin Komorowski (TEREK GROZNY)
Midfielders:
9. Jakub Błaszczykowski (BORUSSIA DORTMUND)
10. Ariel Borysiuk (1. FC KAISERSLAUTERN)
11. Adrian Mierzejewski (TRABZONSPOR)
12. Grzegorz Krychowiak (STADE DE REIMS)
13. Kamil Grosicki (SIVASSPOR)
14. Ludovic Obraniak (GIRONDINS BORDEAUX)
Forwards:
15. Robert Lewandowski (BORUSSIA DORTMUND)
16. Artur Sobiech (HANNOVER 96)
17. Arkadiusz Milik (BAYER LEVERKUSEN)

No live TV coverage of Ireland-Poland in the US or Canada (apart from some online sources) but Gol TV will be showing the full match delayed at 4.30pm EST on Wednesday after live coverage of the Sweden-Argentina friendly.

At home the game is live on Sky Sports with RTE showing highlights later that night.

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Originally Posted by SwanVsDalton

I got the feeling from picking a lack of RB's, Trap is intending to play O'Shea at RB for at least a half to look at CB options. Maybe with Coleman missing he'll just put O'Shea there for the 90.

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Maybe SSL will play CB, with JOSH for a half? 😜

Or maybe a Pint? 🍺

West Lower ticket wanted for Wednesday's game. PM please if you have one available.

David Meyler and Richard Keogh both on the mark in the championship today so far...

Right the usual frustrating injury withdrawals strike again, both Pilkington and McGeady are out now! so that leaves us with only 2 wingers in the team although I suppose Walters can play on the right and he seems to do it a fair bit at stoke these days. In defence Dunne and Coleman won't be fit either so you would expect Trap to call in someone to bolster the defensive options particularly at RB.

Artur Sobiech is vowing to celebrate with a few of these after hitting us for 3. Unfortunately, they are not twist offs which should complicate things.
http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:A...qaiWyoQwcoTTRw

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