He was generally ready to battle.Quote:
Originally Posted by Razors left peg
He was generally ready to battle.Quote:
Originally Posted by Razors left peg
If there was one player you'd expect to not make that mistake in a two on one it would be Szmodics. Think my neighbours thought someone was fighting we were shouting so loud at Szmodics to get onside.Quote:
Originally Posted by sbgawa
In the NFL every season they have an award called the comeback player of the year. I think its kinda cool that Parrott and Idah both round off their season with goals tonight and silence their critics a bit. Fair play to both. They could have gone the other way like Connolly, or Stokes before him. They have been super, and its exciting to see what next season holds in store for them.
Joint Comeback Player of the Year awards to both!!!!
The exuberance was really bad. He was kissing Paddy McCarthy's face and all. The entire staff were rejoicing.Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
He must think he has the gig. If anyone in the FAI had a brain they'd note the supporters' apathy and the symptomatic 29k present. And the initial selection and tactical set up were very disappointing for me. If your reliant on Brady and O'Dowda to cover a wing back spot then you shouldn't be playing with wing backs. And if you're playing three centre halves and one of them is Shane Duffy then you shouldn't be playing.wkth three of them either.
All this at a time when our player pool is gradually improving too. There's a good nucleus there for a strong 4-3-3 and with options in most positions, except midfield where things are tight.
Bazunu Kelleher
Coleman Collins O'Brien O'Shea Omobamidele Scales
Knight Cullen Smallbone Azaz
Szmodics Idah Parrott Ferguson Cannon Ogbene
Instead, we are going to have Brady, Duffy, two central midfielders and probably two wide forwards needing to tuck in and support the midfield.
Fair play to the lads. Idah’s goal was excellent and they fought hard against a well organised side.
But the winning goal was awful.
For two reasons.
1. It was a crap finish that was lucky to go in. Good break by Troy but a really poor effort
2. Szmodicz was offside the whole time leaving Parrott no option but to go alone. It should’ve been a tap in for him but he remained offside. If Troy had passed it would’ve been ruled out
Also, Parrott did this exact same thing against Scotland away in Nations League when the other player (Obafemi I think) was onside and it didn’t go in and he looked like a proper tit
I'd be inclined to give Parrott's fortunate finish a pass because Szmodic's run was so bad. Not only was he offside, he ran too close to Parrott and didn't give him a good angle to pass. It's bound to have put Troy off.
Szmodic actually had a poor enough game. He found himself in a good space twice in the 2nd half and both times put in a dreadful ball.
I'm happy to give O'Shea a pass on the celebrations, it's his first win as an international manager, the pressure was on after the first two games, and it felt like there was as many questions in the press conferences about his future in the job as about the game itself.
Let him have this one.
whisper it quietly but the guy playing for blackburn might not be the difference maker many people think he should be at international level. that run was criminal.Quote:
Originally Posted by MeathDrog
a fortunate win but just the act of winning is (contrary to what many people seem to believe) important in itself. wouldn't be getting too carried away but felt like we kept a decent shape and looked a threat on the counter.
i'd say a decent performance in portugal and the job is o'sheas which is a bit mad really but we are where we are.
Actually it was more Obafemi won the loose ball after a Scotland corner and played Parrott in 1v1 for that chance. Obafemi was about twenty yards away from Parrott and had a Scotland defender between them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fixer82
That miss was the turning point in Kenny's reign imo, and last night he could have won JOS the job full-time. That goal goes in against Scotland and think we'd have gone on to win the game which would have put us top going into the last game I think.
Also a last minute winner.Quote:
Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
Really - like we have already had Stephen KennyQuote:
Originally Posted by sbgawa
Was Szmodic actually offside or was it the camera angle ~ Surely a professional footballer playing at the level Szmodic has been playing at would Not be stupid enough to be offside in that position ~ Sometimes camera angles can be deceiving !Quote:
Originally Posted by Jd2793
looks level if you follow the lines on the grassQuote:
Originally Posted by seanfhear
Television angles can be misleading ~ It would be nice to see those off-side lines put up on a screen somewhere.Quote:
Originally Posted by jbyrne
He looked like someone who hadn't played a game of football in over a month, which he hadn't. Was suprised he stayed on the full game.Quote:
Originally Posted by MeathDrog
Why shouldn't a manager celebrate a last-minute winner? What an utterly bizarre thing to fixate on. I want people showing they give a sh1t and it's good to savour wins, particularly when they don't come along very often any more.
Overall, the performance was poor. The team appeared to rush the play a lot, which led to the breakdown of a few counter-attack opportunities and the midfielders were very often second to breaking balls. In the lead up to Idah's goal, a roar of "CALM!" was audible on TV - presumably it came from John O'Shea or one of the coaches - and the players clearly heeded that instruction. Hungary were a bit loose, but the cross from Smallbone along with the movement and header from Idah were very well worked.
The set-piece we conceded from was a bit chaotic, with a deflection and the flick on. When the ball was just about to be flicked on, Doherty seemed to just abandon Lang, as if he gambled on us winning the header. I'm not sure if he was trying to step up to play him offside or what, but it was a bad decision and left us completely exposed. Could the first ball - the flick-on - have been dealt with better? Either way, you'd be expecting better communication and decision-making in those situations.
I thought Parrott had every right to back himself to score, albeit a square pass would have been the safer bet. We want our strikers to be confident and not afraid to go for it. Players with that type of confidence tend to get their share of luck too and thankfully it went his way this time. We've not had much luck in games recently, so I'll take it.
The clichés are true in football and winning against the odds after playing poorly will help instil belief and breed confidence. It's a start.
couldn't agree more. you would be forgiven for thinking that some people don't like to see any joy around the team.Quote:
Originally Posted by Predator
every time someone sees a chink of light through a players club performance there is always a poster ready to bring us all back down to earth, management over celebrate a last min winner, last min winner was lucky, last min winner could've been offside IF the scorer had passed. holy god its miserable around here most of the time
If I ever got a chance to manage my country, I'd jump up and down out of control at a 90th minute winner against San Marino to give me my first win.
Irrespective of opponent, occasion, or otherwise, it must have been a very proud moment for a man who has always represented his country with the utmost dignity and professionalism.
It wasn't a classic game, it was pretty crap for the most part, but it must have felt as good as a champions league final win to John O'Shea.
I know you're exaggerating to make a point, but had Steve Staunton been jumping up and down out of control after his side's 90th minute winner against San Marino I think he would have started a riot!Quote:
Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954
I didn't mind it much - for a first win I guess - but it did remind me of Stephen Kenny. And I don't like being reminded of Stephen Kenny. The excessive celebrations got a bit tiring with him. I don't want Stephen Kenny II to take over... :p
I'm very happy we won, especially that the two lads scored. I'm also not sure Hungary were particularly trying or that we were any good. Nice to see us beat anyone but Gibraltar all the same. Good vibes are important in a dressing room, this will help a lot of lads confidence.
Watch it back. He may have been level at the point of Parrott shooting but for the rest of it he was ahead of him. Couldn't believe it to be honest, a player of his calibreQuote:
Originally Posted by seanfhear
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsN3VotdzRc
Good to see Matt Doherty and Shane Duffy endearing themselves to fans on Insta. Whinging about only getting 45 minutes.
They weren't whinging about only getting 45 minutes - they were being upfront about being p*ss-poor while they were on the pitch. The fact that some people on insta saw it as whinging says more about how superficially people look at comments on social media (and then wanting to have a go) than anything elseQuote:
Originally Posted by weldoninhio
JRG is correct.
When he was asked about taking them off at HT, O'Shea said that Duffy took a "big knock" to the calf and that he was also conscious about Doherty's lack of game time, both of which could well have affected their performances. Maybe O'Shea was just protecting them a bit, giving some cover from the, eh, ignominy of a half-time substitution.
Some of the comments on Doherty's post are just nuts though. Lads suggesting Duffy "would rather sing GSTK" (which, considering what he has gone through to play for Ireland, is a disgraceful comment to make) and just wildly abusing the two of them. All of this after a win!
The reaction on insta and elsewhere is wild. I know a lot of people don't get sarcasm, and tone in text can be difficult to parse, but the amount of people losing their minds and falling over themselves to attack the lads is desperately sad stuff. We have a growing group of rabidly angry eejits online and I try to ignore them generally, but I can't help but be annoyed about it.
A crazy reaction and very demonstrative of what social media is,nobody has a clue what they were meaning by the post but people have decided it’s a huff and the mob followed!
Disgraceful to play Duffy if he has been arrested on drink driving charges, that gets people killed and we are picking him to play for our countryQuote:
Originally Posted by Jolly Red Giant
Yup, should have never been allowed pull on the Irish jersey again imo.Quote:
Originally Posted by liamoo11
That is a whole other issueQuote:
Originally Posted by liamoo11
He was 3 times over the limit tooQuote:
Originally Posted by liamoo11
https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/2431128...s-shane-duffy/
Bit conflicted on saying he should never play for Ireland again because he was drink driving. Stupid mistakes happen and he is lucky he got away without seriously hurting anyone. He made a ridiculously stupid decision, but if he learned from it I wouldnt say he should never play for us again based on that.... but I do think its in a bit of bad taste that hes been called up so soon after the incident. Would have been very easy to leave him out of this window and say hes dealing with personal issues, or be blunt and send a message that Shanes been left out because of the incident that the FAI condemn.
All that being said I think he showed on the actual pitch the other night why he should never be picked for Ireland again. His time has passed. Hes not good enough on the ball for the modern game, and now his legs seem to have gone too. Hes just not a good player anymore, and in a position that we have a good bit of depth with much younger players now, its time to move on from him.
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Originally Posted by liamoo11
I wouldn't have held Paul McGrath to that standard, so I'm not going to hold Shane Duffy to it either...Quote:
Originally Posted by JR89
Obviously both incredibly stupid and incredibly dangerous. Far too common with footballers over in England these days. Jack Grealish back in covid springs to mind: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCw8kkxO5WM
Pretty sure Bobby Firmino got done the night before a game, as well, back in his relatively early Liverpool days...
Surely it's a more important issue than if he is good enough to play for ireland?Quote:
Originally Posted by Jolly Red Giant
I watched him struggle badly in the Championship play-offs and was slated on here for suggesting that he hang up his boots. He's been an excellent servant to us, and I was astounded when he wasn't called up last year. He's definitely done though. It comes quick, and for a big guy like him, 32 isn't that young. We have at least half a dozen better players at his position.
It's incredible how badly that generation of Ireland players born in the early 1990s has fallen away. Between injuries, form and club issues (i.e. sitting tight on a long contract with no game time), every one of Brady, Stevens, Christie, Duffy, Hendrick, Hourihane, McCarthy and Arter look all but done at international level. Doherty is still there but looks well past his best and Egan might come back but there's no guarantee. It's almost a full team worth of players who should be the ones leading the younger players emerging now. Instead Seamus Coleman, born in 1988, is outlasting them all.
Leaving something on the roof of your car while you drive away is a stupid mistake. Putting the wrong fuel in your car is a stupid mistake. Getting into your car ****ed off of your face and endangering the lives of others is scumbag behaviour.Quote:
Originally Posted by Razors left peg
Whatever about the merits of O'Shea (and I don't think he should be anywhere near any shortlist for the job), no candidate should be supported on the basis that they probably won't be as bad as Kenny. Kenny has the worst record of any Irish manager in history and it's a record that is unlikely to ever be surpassed. So we're going to need a lot more justification than that to consider appointing the likes of O'Shea to be anything other than another FAI shambles.
After the Kenny debacle it would seem proper to show John O'Shea some respect alright ~ ~ After-all John O'Shea did put lots in as a player for us.Quote:
Originally Posted by Snapshot