Setanta Sports stream: http://www.vipbox.tv/watch/66577/1/s...am-online.htmlOriginally Posted by p2011
Fast and open start. Good to see us passing it around rather than playing hoofball. Walters is terrific at winning free-kicks; great asset to have in and around the box.
Setanta Sports stream: http://www.vipbox.tv/watch/66577/1/s...am-online.html
http://www.yycast.com/stream333333333
I'm on http://www.yycast.com/stream333333333
seems a bit choppy though.
Good save from Westwood after the shot took two deflections. Half-chance for Walters there.
"Westwood did good".... shocking grammar there!
"There's man all over for you, blaming on his boots the fault of his feet" - Samuel Beckett, Waiting for Godot
Westwood done good, surely! :P
Good and wise choice to play McClean centrally instead of McGeady
McCarthy has to be nailed on the team sheet from now on.
Christ on a bicycle, this is a bad match. Nice effort from Whelan though.
"If you don't work harder I'll pull you off at halftime,"
“Crikey, at Manchester City all we get is an orange and a cup of tea,"
I'd love to see Long given the lone striker role.
McClean on the left and McGeady over on the right now.
Walters is doing very well so far.
This is some of the best we have performed under Trap, lump it long accurately to the head of Walters on occasion, along with composure in midfield, an actual midfielder moving into space to receive the ball and pass it on comfortably. Full backs getting forward. Bizarre stuff indeed.
Stephen Kelly must have had a bad wrist break back in March - his hand is still in bandages (maybe even a light cast).
"There's man all over for you, blaming on his boots the fault of his feet" - Samuel Beckett, Waiting for Godot
Mccarthy annoynmous for large parts, mainly due to us not having that much possession, but when we have had possession up in their half, the clearances are coming to him, normally we wouldn't have anyone to pick up those balls and would be on the back foot/open to counter attack. McClean has been lively but little real end product. I don't think ive seen a player give away so many frees everytime the ball is hit to him, but Walters is probably not match fit ,and did do better as the game wore on. Full backs have been absolutely woeful. O'Dea having a great first half, surprised at his pace also. We badly need a ball playing centre we have passed it around nicely but everytime hit to the CBs its hoofball that ends up back at Serbia, just like watching old Ireland again.
Some bright lights that hopefully can be developed and improved upon. Lets seee how the second half goes.
I'm a bloke,I'm an ocker
And I really love your knockers,I'm a labourer by day,
I **** up all me pay,Watching footy on TV,
Just feed me more VB,Just pour my beer,And get my smokes, And go away
I'd like to see Coleman get a run on the right-side of midfield (maybe in place of Cox) just to give him a chance in this formation.
"There's man all over for you, blaming on his boots the fault of his feet" - Samuel Beckett, Waiting for Godot
There will be a few subs so Coleman should get on but I'd be happy enough with not disturbing the flow, it will take a few games to get this type play going but James is the man and Whelan looks solid in the Lee Carsley role.
Thanks for the updates lads. Due to various reasons I'm only following the game on here.
So we are playing only a slightly different brand of football and it is probably due to having a decent CMF player (McCarthy) in there for change and not due to any tactical changes?
Westwood makes a very good save from a Serbian free-kick in a very dangerous position. Keogh on for McClean now. Green also came on for Whelan a while ago.
Irish_Praha, I think that would be a harsh assessment. There has clearly been an instruction from the manager to retain the ball more and the formation (4-5-1) does provide more passing options when we are on the ball.
McCarthy does make a difference because he is clearly comfortable on the ball and is not afraid to pass it. Not all of our players look that comfortable though, which is why we occasionally hoof the ball forward when we come under pressure.
"There's man all over for you, blaming on his boots the fault of his feet" - Samuel Beckett, Waiting for Godot
Joey O'Brien & Seamus Coleman on for Walters and McGeady.
Welcome back Joey!
"There's man all over for you, blaming on his boots the fault of his feet" - Samuel Beckett, Waiting for Godot
O'Brien and Coleman come on for Walters and McGeady. Cox is the lone man up front now.
Very impressed with Westwood tonight. A reassuring performance now that Shay has retired.
Posting Permissions
Bookmarks