Playoff injury update thread - Clichy out

**tetsujin1979** · 22/10/2009, 9:21 AM

From l'equipe: http://www.lemonde.fr/web/depeches/0...12@7-91,0.html
and translated by Google: http://translate.google.com/translat...07-91%2C0.html

**tiktok** · 22/10/2009, 9:24 AM

Originally Posted by DeNiro

Benzema has 8 goals in 27 appearances for France, Ribery 8 in 40. In some ways it doesn't matter whether Ribery or Benzema plays because if Trap chooses Kilbane at left-back we're in trouble either way.

Shay Given has 0 goals in 100 appearances for Ireland.
Do you think where a player plays might have some effect on his goal rate?

**RivaldoBabb** · 22/10/2009, 9:51 AM

Ribery is top class and proven at the top level. Benzema is a good player but hes the type of player we can cope with at the back, hes not as quick as some of their other players, Govou, Henry, Ribery...these are the tricky dangermen for us with our 4 tugboats at the back.

We can rough this lot up though, its our only chance to kick the living daylights out of them and hope Robbie sticks one in.

We are up against it.

**DeNiro** · 22/10/2009, 10:13 AM

Originally Posted by tiktok

Shay Given has 0 goals in 100 appearances for Ireland.
Do you think where a player plays might have some effect on his goal rate?

No of course not. My point was the Benzema is just as, if not more, prolific as Ribery. I've seen Benzema a couple of times in the flesh and he can play wide. Whether he does or not is another question. I just don't think Ribery gone makes it much easier. We've a Sh1t left back that's our problem.

**Metrostars** · 22/10/2009, 12:33 PM

Originally Posted by DeNiro

No of course not. My point was the Benzema is just as, if not more, prolific as Ribery. I've seen Benzema a couple of times in the flesh and he can play wide. Whether he does or not is another question. I just don't think Ribery gone makes it much easier. We've a Sh1t left back that's our problem.

But Benzema's goals come as a striker not as a winger. Simple fact is that Ribery is a better winger than Benzema. Big loss for France.

**geysir** · 22/10/2009, 1:10 PM

A €100m loss of talent, if the Bayern bosses estimation is to be believed.

**jay1** · 22/10/2009, 1:20 PM

Originally Posted by JGKyne

Good news lads

http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/14...-play-off-with

The whole French Team would have to be out injured for it to be good news. They have so many quality players to choose from, they could probably play their junior team and they would still beat us if we play the way we did against montenegro. It was the worst game of football I have EVER SEEN.

**as_i_say** · 22/10/2009, 1:49 PM

I thought the away 2-1 win against Cyprus was the worst trap game ever. Long balls lumped all night. Its like he decided to become Charlton for one game and then ditched it.

**blobbyblob** · 22/10/2009, 2:39 PM

Originally Posted by jay1

The whole French Team would have to be out injured for it to be good news. They have so many quality players to choose from, they could probably play their junior team and they would still beat us if we play the way we did against montenegro. It was the worst game of football I have EVER SEEN.

You should come see our crowd play on Sunday - We're rubbish

**Razors left peg** · 22/10/2009, 6:10 PM

Originally Posted by jay1

The whole French Team would have to be out injured for it to be good news. They have so many quality players to choose from, they could probably play their junior team and they would still beat us if we play the way we did against montenegro. It was the worst game of football I have EVER SEEN.

It was brutal but played like a testamonial, there was hardly a tackle put in... I think its very safe to say we will play more like in the games in the rest of the campaign.

**skimcg** · 22/10/2009, 11:34 PM

Will Ribery be fit or is he going to miss just the 1st Leg

**peterc1992** · 23/10/2009, 12:26 AM

No,i think his second leg is missing too.If he finds his first one he will play

**Leeside Swagger** · 23/10/2009, 9:22 AM

Its 2-3 months if he has surgery and 1 month if he doesnt.

**irishfan86** · 23/10/2009, 10:34 AM

Still can't believe people are citing the Montenegro game as an indicator of Trap or the quality of our team. It was literally the most meaningless competitive game of all time.

**Junior** · 23/10/2009, 10:54 AM

Originally Posted by irishfan86

Still can't believe people are citing the Montenegro game as an indicator of Trap or the quality of our team. It was literally the most meaningless competitive game of all time.

Agree with that, though I think we should have been pushing for the win and put in a much better performance if nothing else but for our coefficient points.

Not to mention that, all in with travel costs, match ticket and refreshments

it put me back a couple of hundred yoyo's plus 2 days off work...but thats another issue!!!

Agreed - The performance in that game however will bear no resemblance to the one on 14th and 18th November!!

**Acornvilla** · 23/10/2009, 11:58 AM

Originally Posted by Razors left peg

It was brutal but played like a testamonial, there was hardly a tackle put in... I think its very safe to say we will play more like in the games in the rest of the campaign.

the montenegro lads were putting plenty of tackles in!

**Razors left peg** · 23/10/2009, 5:04 PM

Originally Posted by Acornvilla

the montenegro lads were putting plenty of tackles in!

I must have missed them while having a little sleep during the match

**Noelys Guitar** · 23/10/2009, 7:07 PM

Speculation Henry is moving to the New York Red Bulls for next season. Winding down time. http://sports.yahoo.com/sow/news;_yl...=afp&type=lgns

**soccerboy** · 23/10/2009, 10:19 PM

montenegro game is no barometer to where we were...players were going through the motions!!france are overrated,struggled through their group which wasnt particularly tough,henry is well passed it,benzema has looked unimpressive so far at madrid,big step up from a very poor french league....people will say he scored plenty of goals ther,so did the like of diouf,cisse,guivarch!!
their defence isn't as strong as ours...if we keep a clean sheet a home i'd fancy our chances in paris...the home support tend to turn very easily in paris,i predict 0-0 in dublin and 1-1 in paris to take us through