Yes, lets play an extra man, its the only option (443??)!!
I wouldnt mind seeing something like this:
Westwood
O'Shea
Kelly Dunne St Ledger
McGeady/Duff Whelan Andrews McCleanGibson
Walters/Long
Shay was not at himself last night, he could barely kick passed the halfway, so as much as it hurts to say it, he should be left out til fully fit.
Spain will have 3 up front, probably with a recognised striker this time, so go man on man with them, and have a sweeper behind the 3 markers. O'Shea is the best of a bad bunch for this role IMO, as I cant see any of the rest being up to it?
The only way to try break even in midfield is to heavily outnumber them, and hope that the wide men can work a break or two for us. Its a toss of a coin for me whether to go with duff or mcgeady, duff is getting on and Im not sure he can go another match after playing the full 90 last night. I also thought mcgeady was going well til taken off, relatively speaking. Its time to give McClean a run and see what he can do.
I dont know which striker is the best option, Walters I suppose if we are going to play hoofball again, but Long might be a better option in the hope that gibson and the 2 wingers might be able to play the odd smart ball in behind for him to run onto.
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