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Originally Posted by Murfinator
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Originally Posted by Murfinator
Neil this is a very good post but I also think it is fair to say that it may be a personal issue as a poster several slots above this made.........I mean I can see the light on what you are saying but you must admit depth wise, maybe Andy giving Trap a ring and getting involved again wouldnt be a terrible thing........However you do have me thinking as to if it is something more, if Trap just is maybe thinking Andy and the current ROI form do not mix.........Quote:
Originally Posted by NeilMcD
is ried better than duff,mcgeady,hunt or lawrence? they all start week in week out for their clubs and preform quite well while ried is a squad player? i admit duff is not at his best at club level but shines for ireland.
i dont think is any better than these three and with the hopefull return of stephen ried there is no place for andy..
Im going to make this very simple. You only have 3 subs. So, including the # of players involved in a side, plus taking into account Players who can play DIFFERENT positions, how on earth does he still not make the team?Quote:
Originally Posted by Acornvilla
Eddie Nolan is never going to play. Andy Reid might. He might start.
In my opinion he is a better player than Hunt or Lawrence and he 100% a better winger than Andy Keogh who has started on the wing for us in a couple of gamesQuote:
Originally Posted by Acornvilla
" I watched Reid last week and thought he played very well"............Trap quoted in Sunday Independent. Duff dodgy, Reid playing well, every cloud, etc etc
Trap has said that he would name Andy Reid in an initial world cup squad of 40, may as well shoot him in the knee caps.
Reid is not a squad player. He played very well pre season and has now played himself into the full team. Have you watched his last four games? He was Sunderland’s best player in all of them. Anything good that Sunderland did was created by him. He was not wonderful in his defensive duties against Burnley but excelled in every way against Birmingham mid week. Keep an eye out for him this afternoon as his live on TV.Quote:
Originally Posted by Acornvilla
He is a better winger than Lawrence and Steven Hunt. Andy Keogh does not count as he is played out of position while playing for us anyway.
While I hated this whole get Andy in the squad hype last season I think Reid is a much changed player than he was, he seems much sharper and fitter. He has played fantastic the last few games and probably does deserve a place on the Irish squad (and I said squad not team)
He is miles better than Liam Miller in the center and while Hunt plays decent for Hull he is crap for Ireland
He won't be called back up for a qualification game though, his first match return should be in a friendly
I agree that we should be hearing Traps thoughts on Reid than Ireland though since Ireland doesn't ever want to play for us in the near future and Reid is working very hard for it
I do not think we need to hear his thoughts at all. I would like to think that the media is not a good place to discuss these issues. If Trap wants Andy Reid back in the squad, a quick phone call would be the best way not via the media in my view.
Well I'd rathar the media ask about Reid than Ireland though regardlessQuote:
Originally Posted by NeilMcD
They did and they got this. Trapattoni has also said that if Ireland do qualify for next summer's World Cup, Andy Reid and Lee Carsley will be included in the 40-man preliminary squad and he feels they must now prove they deserve to be included in the final party.
"I watched Reid play last week and thought he played well. We have the situation where (Darron) Gibson is playing well and (Keith) Andrews the same. I am looking at Reid -- he created a good goal last week."
I believe Trap will bring Reid back if he continually plays well for Sunderland (which is not a given). I agree with Neil about Trap's system and Reid's place in it. But sometimes a player is playing so well that he simply can't be ignored. Hopefully Reid has improved enough and consistently shows it. I bet loads of us on here will be watching todays match to see not only the Wolves Irish but to see how Reid plays. I have a feeling Trap or Tardelli will be watching this one.
Trap might have backed himself into a corner, I hope not.
Reid is more than capable of being a back up option to have in the squad as a replacement for Duff.
Reid played the whole game against Wolves and did well. Chipped in with an assist too.
Another very good game from Reid. Over hit a few but overall one of the best players on the park. Played one superb pass in the first half to set up Jones.Quote:
Originally Posted by Carrigaline
I thought he was a bit quieter than the last few games. Wolves seemed to be the better team for much of the game and Keogh and Doyle were more prominent in the first half. Reid definitely got into the game more in the last half-hour and certainly contributed to Sunderland's ultimate victory.Quote:
Originally Posted by Noelys Guitar
Reid was ok today was anyway near as good as he was the last few weeks, his assit was from a corner though to be fair
I would say Reid was just OK today. He hit a good corner for Turner's goal, and made a couple of nice long range passes, but equally, he wasted a lot of possession and ran into trouble a number of times as well.
If Trap was watching, it was hardly the sort of performance that would make him feel that he was making a mistake, let's put it that way.
No disrespect but I think you are just nit picking here looking for faults if you like. Ok he was not at his best but if you had to analyse our present wingers Duff, Hunt or Mcgeady during a game you will find that they probably waste more chances than Andy did all game.
How many times did he lose possession, twice maybe from what I could see? He never stopped running and was always looking for the ball something that Whelan, Gibson and Andrews could learn from.