Look on the bright side I guess - similar to Ludogorets (and maybe Sligo v Viking), a dead home leg might give a chance of a win.Quote:
Originally Posted by Philosophizer
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Look on the bright side I guess - similar to Ludogorets (and maybe Sligo v Viking), a dead home leg might give a chance of a win.Quote:
Originally Posted by Philosophizer
That Moroccan is classQuote:
Originally Posted by joey B
Lopes,McCann and Burke are big losses for Rovers,the likes of Watts ,Hoare and Greene get exposed a bit at this level…..
Rovers have been shown they are nowhere near competing with the likes of Ludogorets or Ferna. That first half was a little bit embrassing so far. Could already be 4.
Yet they will still qualify for the group stages...
Yeah would be hard without one of them. Add in Finn, Byrne to the missing list and the writing was on the wall.Quote:
Originally Posted by joey B
We beat ludogorets kiki. Outside of the very first half I'd say we were quite competitive. Outclassed by a better team in the end but "nowhere near" is a stretch.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kiki Balboa
Hoare in particular. Poor fo4 the second goal I thought. Every time I’ve seen him in European games, even going back to his Dundalk days, he’s just been an accident waiting to happen.Quote:
Originally Posted by joey B
Hoars is now the central defender and Clearly right... Let's see how that plays out.
3-0. A gift.
Not good
Jesus that’s a howler from Gannon
Oh Gannon...WTF!?
Finn has been a huge loss
Jesus, Gannon ! Talk about a brain fart.
That was a horrendous goal to give away,a lump away from the far corner ends in a goal,not good…
Throw on 4 of the kids and get ready for dundalk
So after that mess Clearly is central again and Hoare is out right.
That experiment didn't last long.
Disgrace from him ….. there are no words…. Time to put on the kids and save as many for SundayQuote:
Originally Posted by Philosophizer
Linfield take the lead out in Latvia
Anyone who has 2 yellows already should be getting themselves booked here and be clear for the conference group games
What was Gannon thinking there. When Rovers are good they are very good but when they are bad…
I'll give you this one though...Quote:
Originally Posted by ontheotherhand
They're very good, but Rovers have been very poor.Quote:
Originally Posted by D24Saint
Hard to be harsh on rovers. No Byrne, no Burke, no pico no finn , no mandroiu. Saying that we aren't playing well with the players on the pitch.
Jaysis it’s shockingly easy for them now,they’re able to create guilt edge chances at will…
I absolutely agree. It's v v unlucky to be missing so many key guys. But some of the lads on the pitch have been poor. Kavanagh just not capable in midfield at this level. Hoars and Gannon are being killed on that right side.Quote:
Originally Posted by sbgawa
It's not far off attackers v defenders stuff at this stage. Disappointing.Quote:
Originally Posted by joey B
Some of the lads have been weighing up the relative benefits of the EL v ECL and decided it's the ECL all day.
Shels have won in Slovenia in the Women's Champions League meanwhile. Off to Iceland next.
They have a 231-capped US international - three Olympic golds and a World Cup winner's medal - who retired three years ago but signed because she'd never experienced the CL before.
you know you're at a different level when they can bring a lad name Marquinhos off the bench.
Besic is on his 40th foul with no booking now!!!!
I presumed that was Cunningham being sarcastic?!Quote:
Originally Posted by joey B
I’m not really listening to him tbh!!Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
He twice said rovers were two down when it was one nil....prophetic.Quote:
Originally Posted by joey B
I thought I’d missed a goal!Quote:
Originally Posted by ontheotherhand
Vaduz 1-0 up at home to Rapid Wien in what has to count as a derby of sorts
Long way to go of course, but that would be a first Liechtenstein club in the group stages as things stand.
I'm not sure if rovers were really that bad bar a couple of individual mistakes. And they played some alright football for about 10 minutes in the first half. Its just they are well below this level and this level is probably a bit below decent Europa League level. Get into ecl, use this game to understand the communication and thinking required at this level. Analyse the game functionally. Move on and get ready for EcL and a good return showing next week
Mannus been good again
Ah the difference is way beyond a couple of individual mistakes in fairness. They're way off the pace in general unfortunately, and have created very little by way of attacking threat.Quote:
Originally Posted by paul_oshea
Ferencvaros are an exceptional team as well as their pedigree and history. Was always going to be tough. No shame in this at all really.