if it stays 0-3 or gets worse, any upsides? perhaps james mccarthy eventually blooded in midfield??
I hope it's Green and Rowlands in the centre with Keogh and Long upfront. McShane deserves a spot too.Originally Posted by theworm2345
"We lost because we didn't win"- Ronaldo
if it stays 0-3 or gets worse, any upsides? perhaps james mccarthy eventually blooded in midfield??
zombie/thread killer..
ehh if it stays 1-3 i mean...
zombie/thread killer..
LONG!!! proved me wrong...do it again!
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lucky trap?? comme onnnnnn
zombie/thread killer..
ohh errmmmmm
Game on, not that we deserve it given that we've been woeful and Keane took a dive for the penalty
The Boys should hold their heads up high after that one. Played like complete **** for 70 minutes but never gave up. In reality it could've been 5 or 6 though for Russia
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Some pride restored second half but playing for second place now. Fair play to Long for that Goal and shift.
Last edited by Noelys Guitar; 08/10/2010 at 8:49 PM.
Well pride and confidence is restored.
This was a game I always feared we would lose, but if we can get our other results right
we should be OK.
Nice to finish by putting 2 past Russia.
And that's why football well never advance beyond kick, rush and hope for the best in this country.
How in God's name can you say in one sentence that Russia could have beaten us by six at home and in another say that the players should hold their heads high? They were woeful, only got back in the game by Keane cheating and Long knocking in a scrappy goal after the Irish players finally realised that their keeper was dodgy with crosses. Terrible performance that will hopefully not be whitewashed by our two goals.
I do hope the Moral Crusaders of Paris come on and deride Keane for conning the referee as well
We really really missed Damien Duff
I would say it is wide open now, Russia lost at home to Slovakia, so all three on 6 points
from 3 games, we may even still top the group, depends how they sort out tied teams.
They could've hung their heads and quit after number 2 or 3 but they didn't, that shows some character at least...or would you have preferred they just hung their heads and allowed the 5 or 6? I didn't say they should be proud of the performance only that they didn't quit as teams often do.
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I'd have preferred they weren't so god awful in the first half to be honest. I don't go in for this 'well we got a goal or two back to make the scoreline look presentable' nonsense either. We lost 3-2 at home to our biggest rivals in this group, we should have lost by at least three goals and we were lucky that we didn't.
Agree missed Duffer
Green & Whelan were rubbish
McCarthy would have been a fantastic option on the bench
Did someone say McShane deserves a spot (Im off for a drink)
The CBs wont play that bad again
O'Shea would make a better midfielder than either of those two
CM still our greatest weakness
Thought McGeady was the one bright spark
Last edited by Paddy Garcia; 08/10/2010 at 9:04 PM.
The two goals flattered us, that was a horror show.
Paul Green should never be started again. At least we know Whelan is capable of a good performance, but that's 3 terrible caps from Green. Dunphy's right, should be Fahey playing there. Gibson made 0 impression.
Only player who can walk into the dressing room with his chin up is McGeady. Absolutely shocked he wasn't given MotM.
Dire performance. Played right into Russia's hands by giving them far too much space. When we had the ball, we were lethargic and lacked imagination. I absolutely hate how we have to be on the backfoot or losing (in this case heavily), for us to have a sense of urgency. We saw how Russia were worried and reckless when we got at them and made them work for the ball - something we should have been doing regardless, especially at home.
I was annoyed with the way in which Gibson appeared more worried about a few yards, than getting the ball into the box and how no one picked the ball out of the net after the penalty. Showed a terrible attitude in my opinion.
It seems that the mentality was never "play to win" as Trap said in the media, but rather, "play not to lose" - and it failed miserably.
Posting this on my phone before I calm down and think rationally....
Woeful performance which was not helped by the fact that 442 does not work against teams like Russia who play a fluid 451. Whelan and Green were chasing shadows. Changes should have been made to system after 20 minutes. Whelan must be injured because he couldn't run.
Only positive was Shane Long.
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