Decent start. Not sitting back too much.
Decent start. Not sitting back too much.
McClean is brain dead
What the hell is up with McClean’s hair?
Not sure why you think he’s brain dead. Hasn’t done much wrong so far
Need more from our midfield 3. They are starting to find space and all 3 are getting caught out.
Bit hit and miss so far. Some positives and Duffy should have scored. A few spaces for Braithwaite in midfield, possible due to concentrating efforts on tracking Eriksen, could argue it’s a worthwhile risk so far because Eriksen hasn’t looked too dangerous and Braithwaite has butchered it every time.
Poulsen manages to find a pocket of space in what’s called the hole, though he hasnt managed much. So far so good, Duffy and Keogh are on a mission.
Solid first half performance. Defence have been excellent, Stevens looks good hopefully he will play regularly in prem league. Center midfield highly concerning. Hourihane certainly is a luxury and need a good holding midfielder alongside, whelan is finished but can’t question his effort, Hendrick is being Hendrick. Brady hasn’t done much. McClean is simply not up to scratch. McG apart from a couple of heavy touches has done what we need him to do, be a handful. Long is being missed here
We are doing ok so far but offering next to nothing from the wingers and up front. Would like to see an appearance from O'Dowda or Robinson to freshen it up a bit.
Agree, just trying to stay positive on McGoldrick! I don’t fancy him at all. Long a loss
Far too open at the moment. Gifting up chances.
Somehow still 0-0. Need whelan off, Cullen our only option, so be it.
Denmark flying ahead here on points. If they start getting shots on target, we could be in trouble
Alan Judge, ok....
Denmark deserve it. How many midfield runners haven’t been tracked tonight?
This is no better than the last year of MO’N!!
Exactly what I waa thinkingQuote:
Originally Posted by shakermaker1982
Why won’t he hook Whelan, Hendrick etc?
Same. Really same.Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
Villa reject, sheff utd bit part player on to save the day. Our young players can’t mature quick enough
Hard to work what our midfield is set up to actually do. Not tracking runners or giving much support in attack.
Yerrrsssssss
Come on!!!! Get in!!!!!! Duffy u legend!!!
Great ball by Judge and headed in by our MOM by a million miles
Good shift from McGoldrick.
Towering header/performance by the big man tonight.
Wooooooooooooo!
Really good point. Denmark weren't great and we looked shakey at times. Duffy immense throughout. We desperately need a decent midfielder soon.
Got away with that one but a good point.
Duffy immense.
Same old issues apply though. We need to find a good DM (with mobility).
Yeah Whelan awful how many times did he let lads run at the back four. A fit McCarthy vitalQuote:
Originally Posted by shakermaker1982
Stole a point,particularly on the second half performance.Great guts considering the late concession of the Denmark opener.Lot of questions after tonight.
What an effort and reward to boot, a full on team performance and well pleased for Mick. From Danish dynamite in the build up to a damp squib post game.
Superb result. Randolph solid. Both center halves excellent, one lapse by Keogh for goal but difficult to defend that run. Coleman excellent. Stevens good, but one concerning lapse caught on wrong side, nearly cost us dearly - has a lot of work to do before convincing me he’s the answer to our long term left back Achilles heel.
Center midfield non existent. Whelan should not play again, feel sorry for him, 100% effort but legs not there. Hourihane requires constant protection alongside him as he gives the ball away cheaply regularly and he cannot tackle. Hendrick played better in second half, but still not great overall. Brady played like a player who hasn’t played all season. McClean is terrible. McGoldrick did better second half and put in a solid shift, reasonable stop gap measure but we have far better options coming on stream within the next 1 to 2 years. Judge did well when he came on. Nice to give Robinson a run as well, I’ve liked what I’ve seen of him at Preston.
Going forward, Cullen needs to play instead of whelan vs Gibraltar. Doherty needs to be accommodated somehow, can’t have our top performing prem league player on the bench considering the rubbish we are playing. Hopefully we will continue to hang in there while our under 21 players continue to mature in coming months
I agree. Many questions. Great to come away with the result after that match. It wasn't quite a robbery by us as we could have been so much better but we still are stretching for the draw.
Duffy is something else.
Keogh wasn’t at fault for that goal.Quote:
Originally Posted by tommy_c12000
The Danish goal came from a surging run from the Danish goalscorer that Alan Judge completely missed and didn’t track. Great run and delivery and a brilliant header from the Dane
Judge broke his wrist in last play of the game according to RTÉ
Unless its a catastrophe he should be ok for next season
Pretty much bang on Tommy.I do like Stevens though, he’s confident enough to play his way out,it can be risky but I prefer that to aimless hoofing.Hopefully,a good season with SU in the Premier League will see him tighten up a bit defensively.Hats off to the coaching staff re the players fitness levels not easy to play a game like that at this time of year.I really feel for Brady, it’s just not happening for him,I do hope he finds some form next year.
Replying to Fixer on Keogh, sorry reply function not working on phone:
Partly disagree. I’ve already acknowledged the non tracking of midfield runners was terrible, as in what happened in this case. And yes the blame is mostly to the midfielder ball watching. But really top center halves would have seen the midfielder running from deep and attacked the ball better and at least have competed with the on rushing midfielder, instead of remaining flat footed and praying the ball reaches u. So Keogh is partly to blame for sure. He had a top game though as I stated. Although would hope Egan gets some game time vs Gibraltar, he’s the up and coming center half now playing in the prem next season