With the above in mind, is there any reason why Slovakia are shown as top in the table on the UEFA website? We're third.Originally Posted by Stuttgart88
http://en.uefa.com/uefaeuro2012/standings/index.html
Everybody watches Glee.
I think you actually managed to get everything wrong. Perhaps you should stay at home more often.
hahaha what? Ignashevich is at best an inch taller than Doyle. Perhaps he just looked taller because he was jumping.
Green will have to play on Tuesday. I can't accept that Whelan is anything close to being fit and on current form Green is the more effective of the two. I don't think he has a long term future with us but this week he is the better player. Gibson has to come in, especially as Trapattoni has some fundamental aversion to playing Fahey in his natural position.
With the above in mind, is there any reason why Slovakia are shown as top in the table on the UEFA website? We're third.
http://en.uefa.com/uefaeuro2012/standings/index.html
It seems to be based on head to heads. Russia beat us and Slovakia beat Russia therefore they're top.
Didn't think there was much wrong with Dodge's post, though the LOI reference was a bit melodramatic. The stadium was excellent!
Was thinking after I suggested Gibson for CM that actually Fahey would probably be better.
A bold move would be to play 4-5-1, drop Robbie and play Whelan, Gibson & Fahey, flanked by LL and McGeady. Nobody should be undroppable.
I actually thought Long did well in his short time on the pitch. Looks like a fat boy but is very athletic.
He is two inches taller than him. I exagerated. But he controlled Doyle in the air, which very few defenders dohahaha what? Ignashevich is at best an inch taller than Doyle. Perhaps he just looked taller because he was jumping.
I don't think Robbie is undroppable but I don't think you could play Doyle up front on his own at this point in time. Perhaps if Gibson was performing for Man United he could be employed as an attacking midfielder, but right now Keane is by far our most creative player and I can't see us creating much without him. Doyle is a wonderful footballer but he can't carry an entire team on his own like Torres can.
haha sorry, I didn't realise you wrote that. But Ignashevich gave away a lot of free kicks on Doyle too (as did Berezudskiy) - he has a Kevin Davies-like ability to compete with every defender for every ball. He didn't have as much of it his own way as he did against Armenia but he was playing against more physically imposing players.
Last edited by Charlie Darwin; 09/10/2010 at 8:19 PM.
Yeah, that must be it. One of the most successful managers active in the game hasn't got a clue what he's doing.
You can't spell failure without FAI
Trapattoni suggests the first goal was offside (as well as not being a foul to begin with)
http://www.irishtimes.com/sports/soc...280727507.html
Midfield comments at the end are interesting. Seems to be more or less saying he has crap options for CM
Robbie was clipped, absolutely no doubt.
And if Trap had taken off Green instead of Whelan, I really would have questioned his sanity.
Players who should improve on Tuesday are Lawerence, Doyle and Whelan (if he plays). We have shown under Trap that we can bounce back after what was a major set back yesterday for a whole variety of reasons. An improved performance from those three mentioned could make all the difference in a game I feel we have to win if we want to top the group. We have to play as we did in Paris.
I agree with him on this but we were given a damn good hiding last night though the final scoreline does not make that clear.
Has Whelan been playing much for Stoke this season and if he has'nt is the reason that he is having some fitness problems.
Perhaps Marc Wilson would be the player best suited to fitting into Traps style. There is not enough time before Tuesday for major style changing.
From the man himself Stuttgart
“I don’t think I could consider playing with just one striker. Other teams can do it because they have more players to choose from in midfield.”
He did add one or two changes for Tuesdays game. My guess Gibson and one that might throw us all. McShane. I have a feeling going by that interview today he might play O'Shea in midfield.
I think the Trap will make changes. Foley and Fahey will get a run out. Pity Wilson hasnt been given a run out so he could slot in as a defensive MF.
If he plays O'Shea in mf then I would consider crying. O'Shea was put in there against Everton a few weeks back and was mr invisible.
Paul Green.Yeah, that must be it. One of the most successful managers active in the game hasn't got a clue what he's doing.
I like high energy football. A little bit rock and roll. Many finishes instead of waiting for the perfect one.
I'll wait for the Tuesday game before considering a review of the first phase of the Qualifiers. The team and manager have earned a right of reply to Friday's game.
There's a difference between "is beyond question" and "isn't a particularly good manager". I'm utterly sick of the kind of moron who sees his team have one bad game and immediately claims that the experienced and successful manager of his team is some sort of clueless moron.
You can't spell failure without FAI
I'm guessing Shakermaker. But here is his exact quote “Of course, we will look for one or two fresh players and one or two changes are possible. If he means fresh players does he mean those who played no part or those who came on as as sub? And he also lamented our lack of quality midfielders. I can't see Foley getting the nod ahead of McShane if he decides to move O'Shea (if not midfield then LB) And I feel playing McShane at right back with O'Shea moving to left back (or midfield) is a better option than leaving Kilbane in the side. By the barest of margins.
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