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29/03/2011, 6:33 PM
paul_oshea

i think westwood should have done better with the goal.he sorted dived to the ground rather than coming out legs spread like the second half great save
29/03/2011, 6:35 PM
tricky_colour

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Originally Posted by paul_oshea

tricky if he plays your formation then ill be ****ed off that its koegh on the wing and lesser extent Lawrence.imagine Mccarthy with mcgeady and Duff on the wings?i think Mccarthy behind koegh and long could be good.but that goes against him saying he wouldn't change the formation or system which i think Geysir mentioned last week.

------Goalie------
RB-----CB---CB----LB
Lawrence--McCarthy-Green--Fahey
----Long--Keogh----

I'm pretty sure this will be the formation.
Will find out soon enough.
29/03/2011, 6:46 PM
SwanVsDalton

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Originally Posted by paul_oshea

i think westwood should have done better with the goal.he sorted dived to the ground rather than coming out legs spread like the second half great save

Can't agree with you there (it's a habit) - they guy controlled well and had the perfect opportunity to shoot, all Westwood could was rush him and hope he fluffed it. Can't blame him much more more than any keeper for any ordinary goal they've ever conceded.
29/03/2011, 6:46 PM
paul_oshea

not according to sky and That's what goes with what trap was saying.fields sounds good there on Tele.
29/03/2011, 6:49 PM
paul_oshea

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Originally Posted by SwanVsDalton

Can't agree with you there (it's a habit) - they guy controlled well and had the perfect opportunity to shoot, all Westwood could was rush him and hope he fluffed it. Can't blame him much more more than any keeper for any ordinary goal they've ever conceded.

if you see when he anticipates the turn he didn't come out quick enough and when he came he dives backwards instead of sprawls himself out and covering the obvious right corner.
29/03/2011, 6:53 PM
geysir

That's Clark's prospects banjaxed for sure.
29/03/2011, 6:57 PM
tricky_colour

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh good shot, was a bit of a rocket.
29/03/2011, 7:02 PM
SwanVsDalton

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Originally Posted by paul_oshea

if you see when he anticipates the turn he didn't come out quick enough and when he came he dives backwards instead of sprawls himself out and covering the obvious right corner.

It's the easiest thing to say of any goalkeeper in hindsight - if he had of just dived a certain way, he'd have saved it. It's not that simple for goalkeeper just to make the right call when a player is ten yards from goal with an easy opportunity having just turned the defender. Westwood only had 1-2 seconds to react after Dunne was turned.

Played some nice stuff so far. Bit of outrageous skill from Clark. McCarthy looks super comfortable.

EDIT - Just typed that, soft goal. Not surprising if our defence take time to settle but that was far too easy. Can't make it out properly, was it O'Dea's man?
29/03/2011, 7:03 PM
SwanVsDalton

And 1-1! Great ball from Lawrence, good finish. Great response. All off the back of some nice midfield work. I'm really enjoying our passing around the middle, though Uruguay do appear to be standing off us somewhat.
29/03/2011, 7:07 PM
SkStu

go on the ShLong.
29/03/2011, 7:09 PM
paul_oshea

odea caught out on 3 occasions.over the top,the goal and turned very easy.he looks so cumbersome and dozwy.oh wait he justified his selection against Macedonia so we don't need to worry
29/03/2011, 7:09 PM
tricky_colour

Good header from Long shades of Nial Quinn.
29/03/2011, 7:10 PM
SkStu

terrible defending for their second there.
29/03/2011, 7:10 PM
tricky_colour

Could see that one coming he had far too much space.
29/03/2011, 7:11 PM
Maroon 7

2-1 Uruguay

Uruguayan winger went past 3 players there awful easily before sliding in Cavani.
29/03/2011, 7:12 PM
paul_oshea

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Originally Posted by SwanVsDalton

It's the easiest thing to say of any goalkeeper in hindsight - if he had of just dived a certain way, he'd have saved it. It's not that simple for goalkeeper just to make the right call when a player is ten yards from goal with an easy opportunity having just turned the defender. Westwood only had 1-2 seconds to react after Dunne was turned.

Played some nice stuff so far. Bit of outrageous skill from Clark. McCarthy looks super comfortable.o

EDIT - Just typed that, soft goal. Not surprising if our defence take time to settle but that was far too easy. Can't make it out properly, was it O'Dea's man?

no you don't you go averages and what generally works and he didnt
29/03/2011, 7:13 PM
SkStu

this is a good game really. Very open. Both teams poor.
29/03/2011, 7:15 PM
SkStu

lovely one touch stuff from McCarthy and Fahey there.
29/03/2011, 7:16 PM
paul_oshea

Clark and fahey doing well.Mccarthy needs to get more involved.green doing ok too.
29/03/2011, 7:19 PM
BonnieShels

Thanks lads. looking for a proxy here to make bet 365 work
29/03/2011, 7:19 PM
ken foree

we've gone a bit muck.
29/03/2011, 7:22 PM
strangeirish

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Originally Posted by BonnieShels

Thanks lads. looking for a proxy here to make bet 365 work

Here's a link if you need it. It's a Veetle stream.http://www.silversportz.co.uk/
29/03/2011, 7:24 PM
ken foree

we've gone a lot muck.
29/03/2011, 7:25 PM
paul_oshea

odea can't hit the ball on the ground everytime hoofs it.houghton just said same.class by Clark too.when would kilbane even think of that

foley is muck. and again odea being dozy and lazy.solid my hole
29/03/2011, 7:25 PM
paul_oshea

game passing Mccarthy by.
29/03/2011, 7:27 PM
Maroon 7

Could turn into a bit of a hiding this.
29/03/2011, 7:27 PM
SkStu

wow, we're terrible at the back. 3-1 now. Ugly.
29/03/2011, 7:27 PM
paul_oshea

westwood definitely should have done the same again there he doesn't cover the far angle the right angle again.
29/03/2011, 7:28 PM
livehead1

Foley, O'Dea, McCarthy, Clark, Keogh, Green, are all showing that they are not up to the highest level.
29/03/2011, 7:29 PM
Noelys Guitar

That began with Lawerence giving the ball away and then trotting back. All over the place at the back. At least this is the time to find out about certain players.
29/03/2011, 7:31 PM
DannyInvincible

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Originally Posted by paul_oshea

westwood definitely should have done the same again there he doesn't cover the far angle the right angle again.

It's nigh impossible to cover the whole goal in a one-on-one situation. Defending to blame for that one, again.
29/03/2011, 7:31 PM
Maroon 7

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Originally Posted by livehead1

Foley, O'Dea, McCarthy, Clark, Keogh, Green, are all showing that they are not up to the highest level.

Let's not write them all off after 45 mins. It's a virtual Ireland B team up against a pretty strong Uruguay side.

They've been OK going forward. Just far too open defensively. Can't afford that with players like Forlan and Cavani around.
29/03/2011, 7:31 PM
Noelys Guitar

Get to half-time and try tighten things up in the second half. They look like scoring everytime they come forward.
29/03/2011, 7:32 PM
tricky_colour

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Originally Posted by paul_oshea

game passing Mccarthy by.

That is what I often think when he plays for Wigan, needs to get more involved.
29/03/2011, 7:35 PM
paul_oshea

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Originally Posted by DannyInvincible

It's nigh impossible to cover the whole goal in a one-on-one situation. Defending to blame for that one, again.

im not saying he should def save it but he should definitely do better - again.
29/03/2011, 7:35 PM
SwanVsDalton

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Originally Posted by paul_oshea

foley is muck. and again odea being dozy and lazy.solid my hole

Why must you continually reference what other posters have written in relation to a different game to justify an argument you're having now?

Besides the entire back four ain't exactly showering themselves in glory here, nor is CM. Green and Fahey have been overrun for the last 20 and were directly (if not entirely) at fault for the 2nd goal. They made a positive start but we've been totally overrun in midfield since then. We're could get mashed here. Glad for HT.

RE: Westwood - we'll agree to disagree. I think it's highly unfair to say he didn't play the averages since all he could do was rush a striker who could barely miss. Even if Westwood went that way, he likely wouldn't have saved it since the he didn't have time to close the angle throughly enough. I'd go so far as to suggest you want every goalie to have the reflexes of Batman and the psychic reading abilities of Paul the Octopus (not to mention wanting the moon on a stick as well). But anyway...
29/03/2011, 7:37 PM
ped_ped

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Originally Posted by livehead1

Foley, O'Dea, McCarthy, Clark, Keogh, Green, are all showing that they are not up to the highest level.

Don't jump to conclusions anyway :rolleyes:

Green's not up to standard. We know that. We didn't need the past 45 to show us that. But writing off the rest - Clark and McCarthy in particular - is a joke. They've no experience at this level.
29/03/2011, 7:40 PM
backstothewall

This really shows the merit of the Nations Cup. The cup itself is fairly meaningless, but there will always be a bit of intensity between the home nations, something this game is totally devoid of.
29/03/2011, 7:40 PM
Noelys Guitar

I wouldn't judge any of the players on this game. I would take Keogh and Green off and bring on Whelan and Gibson.
29/03/2011, 7:42 PM
livehead1

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Originally Posted by ped_ped

Don't jump to conclusions anyway :rolleyes:

Green's not up to standard. We know that. We didn't need the past 45 to show us that. But writing off the rest - Clark and McCarthy in particular - is a joke. They've no experience at this level.

Not writing them off by any stretch, the older lads will never be ready, the younger wants aren't yet. They are likely to perform better with better players around them.

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