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It's nice that this forum is a place where a post like that can be assumed to be deliberate.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kingdom
travers injured, talbot called in. unfortunate for him
Will never understand how Talbot gets near the international team. I don't think he's kept a clean sheet in something like 18 games? I think Maher is also training with them? Good experience for them both I suppose but wouldn't think either are at that level.
Feel bad for Travers. He deserved another shot. I suppose this opens the door for Bazunu and Kelleher to both get a full game each.
And nice to see Jimmy Dunne called up.
James Talbot? Wow. Has Kenny not been reading the "Embarrassment of riches" thread?!
I think you're right on 90 minutes for each of Kelleher/Bazunu now - though I'd hate Kelleher to get 90 quiet minutes against Lithuania, and have another wasted cap like that Qatar game.
I'd say (Talbot) it's convenience to be very honest. Maher's probably committed to the 21s, and filling a gap today.Quote:
Originally Posted by ontheotherhand
Well Barry's gone so it might be backs to the wall against Lithuania stu.
Darren Randolph is making his pitch on instagramQuote:
Originally Posted by ontheotherhand
Sure Ed McGinty is only down the road!Quote:
Originally Posted by Kingdom
I think SK will put Kelleher in from the start for the Belgium game. He is savvy enough to know how highly rated CK is - including among a large portion of Irish fans - and to some extent might feel that CK has "earned" the big game in this window. The other option, i suppose, is that he gives them a half each like he did against Hungary but i do think he will go with CK for this one.Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
Strong whiff of people are ganging up on me time to play the banter card imo now that he's saying just joking and his comments about fishing.Quote:
Originally Posted by elatedscum
Talbot's been in before and is literally across the street from the National Centre. If he's acting as the third cog and doesn't rock the boat, what the harm.Quote:
Originally Posted by ontheotherhand
Thought exactly the same.Quote:
Originally Posted by JR89
Is Kelleher available to play? Didn't see his face on the squad training video the FAI have up.
Ah yeah no harm at all and nice for the LoI to get a bit of recognition at least. Hopefully covid doesn't rip through and leave us with him facing Belgium though....Quote:
Originally Posted by Kingdom
I was thinking that actually. 45 minutes each in each game sounds like messing a bit. But if Bazunu is his number one still, it makes sense to use a friendly to really get confidence in a second choice.Quote:
Originally Posted by SkStu
We'll see I guess.
Lenihan out as well btw, which is why Dunne's called up. That's another pity; he's been doing well at Blackburn and deserved a shot in these games
For the record btw, the Belgian players with 50+ caps (all left out of this squad) are -
Courtois
Vertonghen
Meunier
Alderweireld
Vermaelen (who's retired from internationals anyway)
Witsel
De Bruyne
Carrasco
E Hazard
Chadli
Lukaku
Mertens
That's a serious team (plus sub!)
On the other hand, it could have been a chance to have a closer look at someone like Jack Bonham (Stoke); 12 senior games this season, 3 clean sheets, average goals conceded 1.25.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kingdom
What's the point though - when are we ever going to be missing all three of Kelleher, Travers and Bazunu and find ourselves needing to call on Jack Bonham or Max O'Leary? We'd nearly be just wasting their time calling them up to sit on the bench. Might as well give the call up to someone like Talbot, even though he's obviously not a serious option he can be the designated "fourth choice" who can come in and sit on the bench whenever one of the other three are unavailable. Almost like a training keeper that the likes of Liverpool tend to sign these days, he's not really there to play in matches.Quote:
Originally Posted by Demesne Lad
He missed the Liverpool match as a covid close contact / or with covid - but he travelled to dublin two days later, so should be availableQuote:
Originally Posted by ifk101
He was definitely upset about not getting a call up, probably rightly, he's in a totally different tier to Talbot and if he'd be happy to travel across as 3rd choice and not play, then he should be getting the call. Very possible he misses the players and misses the set up. If I was in his shoes, I think I would...Quote:
Originally Posted by JR89
Then he got hammered from about 100 people for saying what he said and backtracked...
Belgium is the better game to look at Kelleher. He had nothing to do against Qatar.Quote:
Originally Posted by SkStu
Bazunu out. Illness ...... Max O'Leary in.
Lightning can't strike three times... Can it?
It coming from Kelleher, no? Not to blame given how easily it spreads but posts here said he had a recent bout of illness. And the goalies hang out together.
Initially, I thought the best thing to do would be to give Caoimhin the two 90mins. I'm wondering now if there is merit in giving O'Leary or Talbot minutes?
If we had a goalkeeping crisis and all three of Bazunu, Kelleher and Travers were out then we would need to call on these lads, would we?
Well, if that crisis did arise and we needed a safe pair of hands then we ought to be calling Randolph. But it looks like Kenny is completely opposed to that thought. Hopefully he's never in a situation whereby he regrets this.
Please tell me you're joking here...Quote:
Originally Posted by ifk101
Please tell me you are not going there ... Relax.Quote:
Originally Posted by Olé Olé
talbot will not and should not see minutes. hes not the best keeper in loi not to mind good enough to get international minutes. only there because hes a dublin based gk.
Talbot isn't a serious option. But O'Leary is, that they've lost two of the three keepers means they now need a serious option in case anything happens to Kelleher, so he's in.
Well he's in the squad now, so it's a possibility.
So if kelleher performs well and we dont concede a goal in the two games, does the jersey become his now? Swing does the pendulum or something like that.
It'll be interesting to see how rigid Kenny is when he has set on a player( i dont mean a set like a randolph set :) ).
its an interesting question. bazunu has more than enough credit in the bank to keep it but i do feel in an ideal world CK would be SK's no1. Would be harsh on Bazunu though.Quote:
Originally Posted by paul_oshea
Yeah, I don't see a harm in giving O'Leary the second half against Lithuania. I'm assuming that'll be a game similar to the recent Qatar game or, to a lesser extent, the Azerbaijan/Luxembourg games. I hope that's not presumptive!Quote:
Originally Posted by Eirambler
Is Kelleher available? The FAI posted a squad training video yesterday and Kelleher wasn't in it. So if Talbot performs well and we dont concede a goal in the two games, does the jersey become his now? Swing does the pendulum or something like that.
hang on! You persistently express doubt about Bazunu but now your preferred keeper has an uncontested run at the shirt and you're suggesting we don't fully use the opportunity and give it to a guy who at best is 4th choice so has virtually no chance of representing us in a competitive game if the Holy Trinity stay fit?Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
It's mad that Coleman has 25 fewer caps than McClean.
Coleman did miss more than a year of international football when he broke his leg, that would account for a lot of those 25 caps
I don't see any harm in it. If the Lithuania game is like the Qatar game in particular, then I don't think the second half is going to make or break Kelleher's career.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stuttgart88