That's a blow. McClean might be missing for June as well, and it looks like Robbie Brady'll be doing well to be anywhere close to match fit by then (came on as an injury-time sub last week for his first appearance in four months) Enda Stevens did at least make his comeback after three months in that game, so that's something. Only other one of the regulars left is Coleman.
We've spoken about the looming full-back crisis before - it looks like June might be the time to throw people in and see if they sink or swim. Manning did ok last month (albeit against a poor side where he was barely required to do any defending). Cyrus Christie is still an option too. And then some random young players I guess?
I think we missed an opportunity to bring Dan McNamara in for the last set of friendlies - has been one of the best wing backs in the Championship this season. Even if he wasn't capped it would have been useful to get him involved in the setup.
Now we either bring him in in June or we go back to Cyrus Christie as cover for Coleman. Nothing against Christie but we know what his ceiling is and he's around the 30 mark now - it feels like a bit of a backward step to bring him in again.
Festy Ebosele is the other obvious option. Can play RB or RWB and is clearly a talent that needs to be fast tracked into the senior international squad.
I’ve watched Swansea a couple of times in the last few weeks and Christie has been good. Impressive actually. He never really let us down either.
I was also thinking McNamara and Ebosele as the next men up, just a pity they haven’t been brought through properly yet.
I don't think Festy is strong enough defensively to play the position yet. I'd like to see him called up, but more to play as a wide forward off the bench until he gets a consistent run of games at club level as a wing back. Right now Derby play him all over the pitch depending on their circumstances.
In the Scotland game Id have Coleman on the right. They could kill us down the flanks. Not a game to bring in Ebosele to start.
Didn't get a look in today. Emerson seems to be contes preferred wing back.
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And by appear in the champions league, they mean in the group stages, or there'd be a hell of a lot of LoI players padding out that list.
Has 8mins of football this season with Coleman only playing the full 90 in the EFL Cup and Duffy similar. All three lads Kenny would see as starters.
I'd be surprised if kenny sees duffy as a starter.Originally Posted by JR89
Only game he hasn't started in the last 12 months was the friendly against Lithuania so yes Kenny sees him as a starter. Similar as the other two lads. Issue being he can't and shouldn't accommodate the three of them when they're not playing games. You'd get away with one but not all three.
kenny should be gently easing duffy out the door now, him not playing is a good excuse to drop him. doherty is still our best wing back so he'll play
Doherty would be the one I'd be starting from those three against Scotland with O'Shea, Collins, and Egan as the three CBs.
But I would be surprised if he starts v Scotland as I sure most would be?
The back 3 will be collins, Egan and either oshea or Andrew O.
Hopefully
quick quiz question - there are at least eleven Irish players who were named as substitutes in Champions League games for British clubs, but never came on, how many can you name?
I'll give you one - Andy Lonergan, he was an unused sub in the Liverpool game v Atletico Madrid in March 2020 right before lockdown hit
Masterson?
Jack byrne?
Parrott
Potter
Richie Partridge?
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