Team for the play-off game?

[zenokelly]

Finnan at left back ain't a bad shout.

When we played Wales at Croke under Stan I remember him Finnan at LB and O'Shea on the right. Everyone thought it was another Staunton howler but our defence was very solid that day. I remember O'Shea and Finnan playing much better than they had been previously.

When Finnan was ignorantly put left back under Kerr even though he was part of a Champs league team, he was muck. He has no left foot.

But in fairness he has never really looked comfortable in any position in the green jersey

[Stuttgart88]

Apart from right back where he very often played well, just in a non-showy kind of way.

Playing him at left back was far less ignorant than people think. He played a whole season there at Fulham. He also played RHM quite a bit at Fulham yet Kerr was always slated for playing him there too.

He can defend well at left back but can't overlap or take the ball on that side without cutting in onto his right. So he's not a viable attacking left back but I'd be happy at this stage just to be defensively sound in that positiion.

I'd have Finnan at RB and JOS at LB though. JOS is far stronger with his left foot. I always felt JOS never deserved the criticism he got when left back was his regular position for us.

I think now that we're struggling in some parts of the pitch people are only starting to realise how good some of the players we used to have are.

[Cymro]

Finnan at left back ain't a bad shout.

When we played Wales at Croke under Stan I remember him Finnan at LB and O'Shea on the right. Everyone thought it was another Staunton howler but our defence was very solid that day. I remember O'Shea and Finnan playing much better than they had been previously.

Probably because our attack offered all the threat of a feather duster in that game.