Bale out, Ramsey returns - https://www.independent.ie/sport/soc...-39576647.html
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Bale out, Ramsey returns - https://www.independent.ie/sport/soc...-39576647.html
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They really do have a very average squad aside from the few big name players. Just shows what a difference having even just a couple of absolute top level players can make at international level in that they've qualified for two successive Euros and made the semi final in 2016 with that squad.
I think it's something like 17 v 5 in terms of our Premier League players so far this season compared to theirs but they'll still be favourites over the two games against us.
Wales's squad makes interesting reading. Bale and Lockyer (Luton) aside, that's their strongest available selection. The biggest thing I take from the way Wales go about things is their willingness to give their young players a chance, even if it's at the expense of 'proven' older heads.
No James Chester, Neil Taylor or Ashley Williams.
But he has involved inexperienced young players like Johnson, Levitt, Norrington-Davies, Woodburn etc, who have very limited first-team experience.
Morrell, for example, has become a relatively regular feature in their side off the back of a loan spell at Lincoln, despite hardly having played for parent-club Bristol City. Levitt has been a regular in their squad for about a year despite making only one senior appearance for United in a Europa League dead-rubber against Astana. He's now on loan at League One Charlton.
And yet it doesn't appear to have done the Welsh any harm - indeed they've thriven. There's probably a lot we can learn from this approach, and it has been a long term strategy going back to Toshack's time.
I keep hearing that Obafemi, Smallbone, Parrot, Dunne, and so on, 'aren't ready'. Wales wouldn't blink.
And what has our far more conservative attitude brought us exactly ?
The Wales match is live (in Welsh) on S4C for those without Sky.
And for those without S4C?
Are we lower to make changes to the squad for this game?
Getting quite worried about this one now, little interest generally(not me), players who are going to be down too, but we have to win, another scoreless draw or worse a defeat and things are going to start changing quickly for Kenny.
I don't want to see anymore experimenting, we should have a fairly settled 11 now(bar the enforced absences of coleman and lesser connolly). And no more talk of performances. Results matters, that's what we now need.
Thursday - Sunday after 120 mins played, there’ll be wholesale changes. It’s inevitable and unavoidable... Hendrick, Hourihane and McGoldrick look the obvious candidates who would struggle with such a quick turnaround. McCarthy and Doherty might both have injuries.
My guess is:
Randolph
Doherty/Christie
Duffy
Egan
Stevens
Cullen
Molumby
O’Dowda
Browne
McClean
Robinson
Connolly and Idah out for the two Nations League matches. Expected I suppose. Gotta feel for the players and really not ideal for Kenny as I know he sees these guys as key to what he wants to build.
Horgan and Maguire called up
We still have a shout of making it into Pot 2 for the World Cup Qualifiers so these 4 Nations league games are still important.
We currently have a 33% chance of making it into Pot 2 - more likely to be in Pot 3 - but a win Sunday and more of the same footballing wise would be a boost.
http://www.football-rankings.info/20...mulations.html
I think hes effectively put out the other lads to pasture now, and is relying on the young lads coming through. He clearly didnt really want Mcclean but robbie wasnt fit enough to go the full length. Long gets on at 112 mins. Probably our only proper striker on the bench....hes gambling here, and hes doing it very early.
It matters, but in reality if we are in pot 2 we'll more than likely get the stinker from pot 3.
But if we're in pot 3, the Gods may look down kindly upon our disposition and give us the gift from pot 2.
Regardless, no matter what transpires in the draw, qualification for WC2022 will be seriously difficult. The format as configured by Uefa, is designed to cut out the riff raff like us
Maguire was also ahead of the U21 lads for last month's squad so it's hardly surprising. Horgan, I haven't seen him in the Championship, but I'm surprised he's in.
And if anybody knew Kenny's history with Maguire they wouldn't think he was calling him up to do him a favour.
the french sport news and spanish sport news are mocking over the connolly situation, for 0,10cms. Since people from Ireland banned connolly and idah
it looks like a joke
Saw Horgan play one game for Walsall, his debut, and he was really really good. Scored and did really good things.
He was a mile away from the squad at Hibs but if you’re a winger playing well in the championship then you’re rightfully in contention. I guess it was a choice between him, Curtis, Harness and Michael Duffy.
The only wingers with the 21s are Elbouzedi and Farrugia, who are both miles away...
The Spanish are mocking us over Covid? Bit ironic that isn't it?
It does seem a bit over the top but then we are living in a very strange time.
I would have thought that a FAI blazer was an outsider and should never have been let near the footballers. A blazer putting a pin into the player's bubble. Not to mention, he was coming from an infected workplace, not just an ordinary virus detection but an FAI enhanced virus detection.
The guy was a staff member, who was previously with the u21s, that was on the plane replacing one of staff members who had tested positive previously.
When they say non football staff member. That just means he's isn't a coach. Not that he is a blazer.
It's 2020, there was a plane full of physios, chefs, opposition analysts etc. Not FAI board member there for a trip.
https://twitter.com/McDonnellDan/sta...57884321660930
McGoldrick out with an abductor injury.
what happened was a farce, i understand why connolly is so upset, as any football man and woman in Ireland, just cover those 10cms, this is like a comedy movie, full of sarcasm. Ireland needed a guy like Robert De Niro in wag the dog, to cover up things.
Let me tell you, football suits and goverment suits from Spain, England, Germany, Brazil would have covered things up to allowed their main young forward, to make a difference. What did mr Higgins do about it?
Just a phonec call well placed, and fake an injury for the home game. MON, Ancelotti, Mou, any football sense would have acted better. Kenny is so green and naive.
I understand that the u21s have important game but with McGoldrick out Obafemi should get called up. Seniors are more important at this stage
The same. we ve got to try out a lot of strikers obafemi, sheridan, collins, hogan and parrott. we must have options up front.