Republic of Ireland V Uruguay - Tuesday, 29th March 2011 - Friendly

**BonnieShels** · 29/03/2011, 7:42 PM

Originally Posted by strangeirish

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That wasn't working for me earlier. Working now. cheers.

Defending has been gash.

**SkStu** · 29/03/2011, 7:42 PM

have no problem with McCarthys performance by the way. Thought he has shown well enough and made some good runs and nice touches.

**BonnieShels** · 29/03/2011, 7:44 PM

Originally Posted by Noelys Guitar

That began with Lawerence giving the ball away and then trotting back. All over the place at the back. At least this is the time to find out about certain players.

The one were he got a dodgy cross field pass that he wouldn't have been expecting. Can't blame Lawrence for that.

**SwanVsDalton** · 29/03/2011, 7:44 PM

Not saying he's been magnifique or anything, but Keogh hasn't done too badly. Couple of nice passes and runs. Big problem is he doesn't have the positional knowledge to know what to do when we're not in possession. Weird game, Uruguay arn't playing at any intensity so I still fancy us to score one or two if we get back on the ball.

**Stuttgart88** · 29/03/2011, 7:46 PM

Finishing was class, Westwood blameless. Green is there as defensive cover / tackling midfielder. He's done neither.

O'Dea isn't doing well but he's in two minds whether to holds the line or attack the unmarked advancing Uruguayan. Foley looks like he has no understanding of the offside rule.

Fahey was very careless for the first goal. Botched a routine headed clearance. He's had good and bad moments.

I'm excusing Keogh of any blame. He can't be expected to do anything out there. We need Treacy or McGeady there.

**SwanVsDalton** · 29/03/2011, 7:46 PM

Originally Posted by SkStu

have no problem with McCarthys performance by the way. Thought he has shown well enough and made some good runs and nice touches.

Agreed. Him and Long have threatened to link-up nicely once or twice, and he hasn't done anything particularly wrong. Would like to see him pushed back into CM at some point in the 2nd just to see how'd he fare.

**Philly** · 29/03/2011, 7:46 PM

Not gonna lie, McCarthy has been anonymous and Clark has been poor. Foley and O'Dea have been bad too, and Lawrence is not his usual sharp self. Long has been excellent mind you, here's hoping the others can follow his lead in the second half or else this could get embarrassing.

**paul_oshea** · 29/03/2011, 7:46 PM

Originally Posted by SwanVsDalton

Why must you continually reference what other posters have written in relation to a different game to justify an argument you're having now?

Besides the entire back four ain't exactly showering themselves in glory here, nor is CM. Green and Fahey have been overrun for the last 20 and were directly (if not entirely) at fault for the 2nd goal. They made a positive start but we've been totally overrun in midfield since then. We're could get mashed here. Glad for HT.

RE: Westwood - we'll agree to disagree. I think it's highly unfair to say he didn't play the averages since all he could do was rush a striker who could barely miss. Even if Westwood went that way, he likely wouldn't have saved it since the he didn't have time to close the angle throughly enough. I'd go so far as to suggest you want every goalie to have the reflexes of Batman and the psychic reading abilities of Paul the Octopus (not to mention wanting the moon on a stick as well). But anyway...

because i base my arguments on previous games not 1 game and I've seen enough of odea in an Irish jersey to know he isn't up to it. you and.many others use 1 game as a basis for justification of him playing.

you can't keep defending when we concede goals.if you pull out examples where he has done exactly what i said i.e. the great second half save your argument becomes credible.

**Stuttgart88** · 29/03/2011, 7:47 PM

Originally Posted by SwanVsDalton

Why must you continually reference what other posters have written in relation to a different game to justify an argument you're having now?

Hear hear.

**paul_oshea** · 29/03/2011, 7:50 PM

koegh should have gotten red for that peno

**Stuttgart88** · 29/03/2011, 7:51 PM

He was picked to do a job beside Dunne against Macedonia. He did it, and quite well.

He is up against a tidy outfit alongside two full backs who aren't doing well, a full back as makrshift CB and with an invisible defensive central midfielder ahead of him tonight. Of course he's going to be exposed as the average player he is.

**tricky_colour** · 29/03/2011, 7:52 PM

Excellent penalty.

**BonnieShels** · 29/03/2011, 7:52 PM

Defo penalty

What a run by Long there.

Reminds me of all of my runs in Pro Ev with Messi.

**Noelys Guitar** · 29/03/2011, 7:52 PM

Lets get another goal. Great run by Long and fair play to mcCarthy and Keogh. And what a peno from Fahey.

**BonnieShels** · 29/03/2011, 7:52 PM

Great take from FAW-HEE

**SkStu** · 29/03/2011, 7:53 PM

good man Fats. Great for him to get another goal to his name.

deffo a penalty by the way.

**BonnieShels** · 29/03/2011, 7:59 PM

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG

CLose!

**paul_oshea** · 29/03/2011, 8:01 PM

long having a great game.fahey is good at controlling and picking out passes but i do think we need a defensive midfielder when he is playing.green isn't that man.

**SkStu** · 29/03/2011, 8:02 PM

way better this half.

**SwanVsDalton** · 29/03/2011, 8:04 PM

Originally Posted by paul_oshea

because i base my arguments on previous games not 1 game and I've seen enough of odea in an Irish jersey to know he isn't up to it. you and.many others use 1 game as a basis for justification of him playing.

you can't keep defending when we concede goals.if you pull out examples where he has done exactly what i said i.e. the great second half save your argument becomes credible.

My - and I believe others who aired similar - argument was that O'Dea played well, solidly in fact, on Saturday and justified his selection for that game. A pressure game in a competitive match, and he did well. That's all. I've made no comment on what O'Dea could bring to Ireland in future years, beyond suggesting he's could prove to be a useful option given his age and potential. I have never 'used one game as a basis for justification of him playing'.

You're argument appears to be - he'll never be a player, he'll never have a contribution to make so he should never play for Ireland. In the future. Ever. No matter what. And your evidence is a poor performance in a meaningless friendly beside a make-shift, inexperienced back four among other shaky performances.

And MY argument isn't credible?