Andorra v Repuiblic of Ireland - Friday, 7th October 2011 - Euro 2012 Qualifier

**pineapple stu** · 10/10/2011, 11:06 AM

Originally Posted by geysir

What the hell changed after 20 mins?
We went 2 up and were cruising at will.

But professional footballers cruising against part-timers don't turn to utter muck. Why does that continually happen? Are they told to give the ball away so we can defend?

Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin

I'll take 2 early goals and 70 minutes of lethargic football tomorrow please.

Absolutely. But my point is that against Macedonia, we nearly got caught in both games doing that, because they're a lot better than Andorra. Armenia are a lot better than Macedonia again. I don't see why we have to switch off in games. And I think it could well cost us tomorrow.

**Bottle of Tonic** · 10/10/2011, 11:10 AM

Class trip. My first in a couple of years. Think a lot of Irish stayed below in Barcelona. Big mistake IMO. Andorra lovely scenic place - far preferable to some shoite irish bar in a big city. Was delighted with the high tempo start myself, the two forced goals and had no problem with the team playing out the remaining 70 mins training match style.