Ireland v Probable Irish Team

**dr_peepee** · 21/10/2010, 1:44 PM

As proposed on the Seamus Coleman thread...

Worth some speculation if nothing else

**passinginterest** · 21/10/2010, 1:46 PM

It's be interesting to see alright, you could probably pick at least 4 teams, certainly 3 anyway with the standard squad of 20-22 and the 10 or so obvious ones around the fringes.

Code:

                     Given
O'Shea      St Ledger    Dunne     Kilbane 
McGeady   Andrews    Whelan    Duff
          Keane                Doyle

                  Westwood
Foley       McShane   O'Dea      Cunningham
Fahey      Gibson       Wilson     Lawrence
               Long         Kehoe

                 B. Murphy
Kelly        Duffy     Clark        Ward
Coleman  McCarthy   Meyler   Hunt
              Stokes      Best
               
 Also:
J. Murphy
Delap
Greene
Miller
Rowlands
N. Hunt
D. Murphy
Garvan
J. O'Brien
Ireland
Sheridan
McGuire

Even at that I'm sure I've missed some obvious ones.

**dr_peepee** · 21/10/2010, 1:56 PM

Given
O'Shea Dunne Sledge Kilbane
Lawrence Whelan Andrews Duff
Keane Doyle

Versus An Ireland select in the Roy Evans Liverpool mid 90s 3 - 5 -2 with McGeady in the McManaman role..

(GK) Westwood
(RCB)Kelly (CB)Wilson (LCB)Clarke
(RWB)Coleman (LWB) Ward
(CM)Meyler (CM)McCarthy
(AM) McGeady
(FR)Walters (STR)Stokes

**Lenny82** · 21/10/2010, 2:01 PM

We seem to have alot of defensive prospects with Coleman, Cunningham, Clark and Duffy, midfield prospects in McCarthy and Wilson, and Stokes up front. Then theres older guys still with alot of international potential in Foley, Ward, Kelly, Gibson, Fahey, Long, N. Hunt, Walters, Folan, Best and obviously Joe Lapira.

I reckon a possible v probable game would sell more tickets than this Norway friendly!!

**geysir** · 21/10/2010, 2:39 PM

Originally Posted by dr_peepee

Given
O'Shea Dunne Sledge Kilbane
Lawrence Whelan Andrews Duff
Keane Doyle

Versus An Ireland select in the Roy Evans Liverpool mid 90s 3 - 5 -2 with McGeady in the McManaman role..

(GK) Westwood
(RCB)Kelly (CB)Wilson (LCB)Clarke
(RWB)Coleman (LWB) Ward
(CM)Meyler (CM)McCarthy
(AM) McGeady
(FR)Walters (STR)Stokes

We are stuck for a CH. Suggest to Trap that he can use McShane there just as he has done before and give us a loan of Sledge.
Then Wilson can partner McCarthy at CM
Meyler is not back yet but Stephen Hunt should be fit enough in a month

Coleman Clark Sledge Kelly (or someone)

McCarthy Wilson

McGeady Fahey Hunt

Stokes

extras, Long, Walters

**Stuttgart88** · 21/10/2010, 3:43 PM

Originally Posted by passinginterest

It's be interesting to see alright, you could probably pick at least 4 teams, certainly 3 anyway with the standard squad of 20-22 and the 10 or so obvious ones around the fringes.

Code:

                     Given
O'Shea      St Ledger    Dunne     Kilbane 
McGeady   Andrews    Whelan    Duff
          Keane                Doyle

                  Westwood
Foley       McShane   O'Dea      Cunningham
Fahey      Gibson       Wilson     Lawrence
               Long         Kehoe

                 B. Murphy
Kelly        Duffy     Clark        Ward
Coleman  McCarthy   Meyler   Hunt
              Stokes      Best
               
 Also:
J. Murphy
Delap
Greene
Miller
Rowlands
N. Hunt
D. Murphy
Garvan
J. O'Brien
Ireland
Sheridan
McGuire

Even at that I'm sure I've missed some obvious ones.

Who says "we don't have the players"? There's a lot of decent players there and some good potential.

OK, it helps if they are all fit enough to turn up, which hasn't been the case, and preferably match-sharp too.

You can add Chris McCann and Keith Treacy to the list, and I'm sure I'm forgetting others too.

**Stuttgart88** · 21/10/2010, 3:57 PM

Originally Posted by geysir

We are stuck for a CH.

O'Dea?

**tetsujin1979** · 21/10/2010, 4:38 PM

Originally Posted by geysir

We are stuck for a CH.

take your pick from here: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/Posi...s?positionID=2
Paddy McCarthy?

**geysir** · 21/10/2010, 5:31 PM

You would need a bit of experience considering Clark is a greenhorn.
Afair, McCarthy is one tough nut,
O'Dea? Ipswich have lost 2/3 games since he got injured.
Much of a muchness.
Trap's team will be labouring at the back against the relentless mobility of the 4231. Their two midfield bollards won't even be able to pass the ball sideways, means O'Shea and Dunne lumping it high to Doyle, at every opportunity.
Whichever of them (McCarthy or O'Dea) would be best suited to that challenge gets my pick.