If we cant beat cyprus well at home, we should lower our aspirations a bit.
Ok fellas so we are getting real close to this game and I gota say I am a nervous wreck already.
What team you you guys send out ?
What is cyprus strongest 11 ?? do many play for the team thats in the champions league ?
3 points is not gona be easy do we really need them and can beat these guys I feel .
Your taughts....
If we cant beat cyprus well at home, we should lower our aspirations a bit.
Looking for a 1-0. Full backs pushing up and creating plenty of chances for Doyle and Keane. Denying the Cypriots any clear cut chances and to stop them creating anything from midfield. I expect Dunne and O'Shea to win everything in the air this time. My only worry is McShane coming in for Finnan?. McShane is prone to at least one howler a game. And when his confidence starts ebbing he can't get forward/passing goes astray. But overall I expect Doyle and Keane to give their defense some real problems. Cyprus are a good team and I will be very happy with any type of win.
I agree Sligo
My team would be
Given
Mc Shane Dunne O Shea Kilbane
Mc Geady A Reid Whelan Duff
Keane Doyle
I think Mc Shane will do well there and Mc Geady does track back now alot
guys, seriously dont worry about this match. cyprus can be dangerous at home to teams who underestimate them, but they havent won a significant away game in a very long time, and their draw against us is considered one of their greatest ever results, and bear in mind that was under stan the man. seriously these guys dont travel well, and against an organised team like ireland they have no chance, my bet is on 3-0
How sweet would it be to hit them for 5????
You show me a good loser and I'll show you a loser - Vince Lombardi
Cyprus usually play a 3-4-3 or 4-3-3 at Home, but away from Home, they really defensive more like 5-4-1, 4-5-1.
Most of their players play with Famagusta, APOEL and Omonia, and they have done really well in Europe as we know.
Full backs like to foward as do Wingers.
I would guess:
GK: Morfis or Georgallides
RB: Elia
CB: Christou
CB: Nicolaou
LB: Charalambous
RM: Aloneftis
CM: Charalambides
CM: Makrides
CM: Michail
LM: Okkas
ST: M Constantinou
Is it confirmed that Finnan is out? S. Reid would be a big blow.
My concern is in the midfield. We simply can't be dominated the way we were in the away match and, to some extent, at Croke Park. As has been mentioned earlier, we have strikers who can score and score well against Cyprus but we just need to dominate possession in the middle of the pitch.
There is no such thing as a miracle cure, a free lunch or a humble opinion.
im actually a pessimistic person, i just really would be shocked if we didnt win well against cyprus. and just because trap is a defensive coach doesnt mean we'll always win 1-0 etc, look at his history, he won 4 and 5 nil regularly against poor teams with italy, i remember a 4 nil win over a very good wales team with an inzaghi hatrick
ye being defensive doesnt mean we won't score goals. some teams are just good at scoring even if they arent that good while others are more conservative and tend to get about 17 a campaign.
I agree with the poster who said if we dont win, we would have to rethink our goals here...
I dont care what anyone says about how there are no minnows anymore, and how we lost in Cyprus, etc...BOTTOM LINE is if we can't beat Cyprus at home then there is no point to trying to get to the World Cup, it simply wont happen.
That being said I will be keeping my fingers crossed this week and next injury wise.
If Steven Reid is injured, Andy Reid might come in for him. Remember the home game under Kerr against Cyprus? We won 3-0, and Reid tore them apart. I won a few quid after backing him to score from outside the area as well! Duff won a penalty as well IIRC, and Keane converted it.
We've performed well away from home and had our chances to beat Montenegro. I would think it will be more of the same against Cyprus however in front of a home crowd we should be able to put some of the chances away. I would expect to score at least twice against the Cypriots!
There'll be snow on that one.
Anyone got any idea when the squad's being announced?
I don't like the idea of Mcshane at right back (or anywhere)
Are Stephen Kelly and Joey O'Brien fit and available?
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