RTE 2 2000Hrs. 27/12/11

**tetsujin1979** · 29/12/2011, 9:41 PM

Originally Posted by Stuttgart88

I don't recall anything special from Andrews but I do recall O'Dea having a really solid game, cutting out lots of crosses and low balls into the box. He read everything well and his positioning was sound.

Dunne mentions Andrews in the documentary making some excellent blocks. The game was on while I was at work, so I didn't see much of it.

**French Toasht** · 30/12/2011, 1:41 AM

Having watched the show it raised this question in my head. Was Dunne's performance, the best individual performance by a player ever in an Ireland jersey? The only other comparable performances I could think of in my lifetime was Roy Keane v Holland (September 2001) and McGrath v Italy (WC 1994), but it has to be said that on both of those other occassions, there were inspired performances all over the park, whilst in Moscow, some of our players had average and below par performances.

**ArdeeBhoy** · 30/12/2011, 8:43 AM

McGrath in Euro'88 was inspired.

And Brady carried the whole team on his day...

**geysir** · 30/12/2011, 11:08 AM

Originally Posted by French Toasht

Having watched the show it raised this question in my head. Was Dunne's performance, the best individual performance by a player ever in an Ireland jersey? The only other comparable performances I could think of in my lifetime was Roy Keane v Holland (September 2001) and McGrath v Italy (WC 1994), but it has to be said that on both of those other occassions, there were inspired performances all over the park, whilst in Moscow, some of our players had average and below par performances.

Yeah, those 3 games stand out for best individual performances, possibly also Keane against Portugal in Dublin.

By the time Dunne clattered into that player on the sideline and sent him flying, he was untouchable. No Russian players raced over to surround the ref or even mildly inquire of the ref what his intentions were.