Harsh decision or not, the penalty is down to septic defending by a player who's so composed for Brentford, but often looks like Bambi on ice for Ireland..
But, the ball should never have been in the box.. Manning won a tackle at the edge, ran forward, and passed it to an Armenian midfielder who with one pass left Manning and Azaz out of the game... then Collins ****ed up
But overall.. Josh Cullen does nothing.. nothing in the middle.. he's no presence whatsoever
Chedozie, God love him, is still the same player as he was when I first seen him playing against Cashel Town for Cork u19s.. a really fast runner. But nothing else.. absolute fair play to him for making a career as a footballer
Jake O Brien on throws.. its pathetic.. absolutely pathetic.. for a number of reasons
1. If you're going to use long throws as a tactic, have your tallest player in the box receiving.. not throwing
2. His throw isn't particularly long. Seriously, Megan Campbell throws further for the womens team, and hers actually cause chaos, unlike O Briens
3. Because if you want an effective throw, its got to be fast and flat. O Briens are big looping throws into the air, that are meat and drink to a defender.. Delaps throws in the past, were fast and flat so attackers didnt need to generate power, simply get a flick on. Even if we were winning the throw, there's no power on them
Corner kicks.. long loops over the top, with Ogbene deployed to nod back across.. more waste of time
I really want this team to do well.. but f**k me they'd test you
