Team to play France announced

**jbyrne** · 13/11/2009, 1:52 PM

no real surprises but he has stated that it will be either mcgeady or lawrence on the right wing and wont decide till tomorrow...

given
oshea
dunne
st ledger
kilbane
lawrence / mcgeady
whelan
andrews
duff
keane
doyle

**gufct** · 13/11/2009, 1:55 PM

I think Lawrence will start as he did a fantastic job tracking back against the Italians and he gives us a huge threat at place kicks.

**Duggie** · 13/11/2009, 1:58 PM

i hope he goes for mcgeady. he wins a lot of free kicks and is a great out ball. yes his final ball isnt perfect but i still believe in his ability on the ball. plus hes bound to score sooner or later...the fact he hasnt decided yet it must be really close in his mind.

**Leeside Swagger** · 13/11/2009, 1:59 PM

Ya id agree with gufct, Lawerence adds a lot more to the team, hopefully Trap will go with him. A repeat of the goal against SA please Liam.

**paul_oshea** · 13/11/2009, 2:02 PM

I think the reason he hasn't decided yet is he wants to see what domenech goes for, if domenech goes for a more defensive approach then i reckon mcgeady will get the nod.

Trap id say is wondering whether they keep it tight for most of the game and then hope we get a set piece and defend a 1 - 0 lead to paris and that would be why lawrence plays ahead of mcgeady.

It also keeps the french guessing. A nice little move by trap there.

**Closed Account** · 13/11/2009, 2:20 PM

**paul_oshea** · 13/11/2009, 2:28 PM

"John O'Shea will stay at right-back, with the Ireland manager resisting the temptation to move the Manchester United man into midfield."

Whats that about? sure he was never going to move him into midfield....

**DeLorean** · 13/11/2009, 2:38 PM

I've a feeling it's gonna be McGeady now. I thought it was it was going to be Lawrence until that was released. You don't keep everybody guessing only to unleash Liam freakin Lawrence at the end of it. Sorry like, he's a useful player but McGeady's a match winner. Duff will keep Evra busy defending and he'll help O'Shea out when needs be. I presume McGeady would be on the left wouldn't he? We still have Whelan for the set pieces, no problem.

**Closed Account** · 13/11/2009, 2:45 PM

I've a feeling it'll be McGeady too, going to stick some money on him first goalscorer 14/1, for EB.
McGeady is the right choice in my opinion anyway. France like to push there full backs forward as wingers, play 2-2-6 effectively, but if we can get the ball behind them for Duff and McGeady to run onto then they'll have no width. Common Junior Football tactic.
McGeady is more suited to this than Lawrence who likes to play coming onto the play. If we do play like this, Hunt would even be a better choice than Lawrence. But Hunt is effective coming off the bench.
A no score draw or one goal advantage should see Lawrence get his chance on Wednesday.

**eaststand85** · 13/11/2009, 2:49 PM

Originally Posted by paul_oshea

I think the reason he hasn't decided yet is he wants to see what domenech goes for, if domenech goes for a more defensive approach then i reckon mcgeady will get the nod.

Trap id say is wondering whether they keep it tight for most of the game and then hope we get a set piece and defend a 1 - 0 lead to paris and that would be why lawrence plays ahead of mcgeady.

It also keeps the french guessing. A nice little move by trap there.

Anyone know when the french are due to name their team?

**paul_oshea** · 13/11/2009, 2:55 PM

Originally Posted by DeLorean

I've a feeling it's gonna be McGeady now. I thought it was it was going to be Lawrence until that was released. You don't keep everybody guessing only to unleash Liam freakin Lawrence at the end of it. Sorry like, he's a useful player but McGeady's a match winner. Duff will keep Evra busy defending and he'll help O'Shea out when needs be. I presume McGeady would be on the left wouldn't he? We still have Whelan for the set pieces, no problem.

Ya, for a motivational factor.

Ill try and get to a bookies a put a tennor on when im over as joe.

Id love it for EB

for mcgeady to get the first one after schimmying and leaves the frogs in their wake because of their arrogance.

**paul_oshea** · 13/11/2009, 2:56 PM

Originally Posted by eaststand85

Anyone know when the french are due to name their team?

Doesn't it have to be 24 hours before kick off so id expect it this evening sometime.

**paul_oshea** · 13/11/2009, 3:00 PM

Im shaking now ....

Listening to a total eclipse of hte heart, some combination....

**rambler14** · 13/11/2009, 3:06 PM

Simple. Lawrence can cross and is great on set-pieces and McGeady refuses to cross and would bring the whole atmosphere of Croke Park down as he constantly loses the ball!

Liam Lawrence is the answer.

**Junior** · 13/11/2009, 3:09 PM

Originally Posted by paul_oshea

Doesn't it have to be 24 hours before kick off so id expect it this evening sometime.

Nope. We havent actually named our team we've named 10 of them. The 11th man to be announced before kick off tomorrow.

**paul_oshea** · 13/11/2009, 3:10 PM

Nope. Thats not what i meant junior!!! i was on about the french team.

I thought the away team had to name 24 hours before kick off?! Whereas the home team could wait until an hour before kick off.

**Closed Account 2** · 13/11/2009, 3:20 PM

McGeady or Lawrence is a tough call, I think I'd go for McGeady and tell him to just run at the French with the ball, hopefully this will give us free kicks and tire them out. And then I'd bring Liam on from the bench with say 20mins left (depending on the result) so that he would be dealing with fatigued French defenders allowing him more time to put his crosses in.

**richieos** · 13/11/2009, 3:22 PM

I think this is one of those selection decisions where its a win/win. Both players have obvious benefits and can trouble the french defence in different ways. Personally i'm happy with whoever trap picks, and for a while ive wanted it to be lawrence, but now i just have a good feeling about mcgeady. We're blessed with wingers these days compared to the last 6-8 years.

**Junior** · 13/11/2009, 3:24 PM

Originally Posted by paul_oshea

Nope. Thats not what i meant junior!!! i was on about the french team.

I thought the away team had to name 24 hours before kick off?! Whereas the home team could wait until an hour before kick off.

Yeah I knew what you meant, the French team. My point was that we hadnt named our side yet (fully).

I wasnt aware there was any difference in deadline for the Home and Away sides - In fact Id be gobsmacked if that was the case.