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Thread: Serbia V Republic of Ireland - Wednesday, 15th August 2012 - Friendly

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    Has Coleman bulked up a bit? Maybe it's just the white jersey...

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    im watching a Stream for premier sports, trap does an awful lot of shouting at players.
    I'm a bloke,I'm an ocker
    And I really love your knockers,I'm a labourer by day,
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    Just feed me more VB,Just pour my beer,And get my smokes, And go away

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    Ends 0-0 as we survive a late Serbian flurry. Drab enough second half from an Irish perspective. Didn't create a huge deal other than a Walters half-chance from a McClean cross.

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    We didn't get run ragged until the end,
    We use to endure a lot more of that throughout the match.
    Agreed on Westwood, dare I say it - he is our nr.1 nowadays. I have to say, Kerr in the studio has the game sussed, spot on.

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    Two very poor teams on show
    Positives
    -Westwood did all that was asked of him quite comfortably
    -McCarthy very composed on ball, picked up a lot of loose possession and got forward well on occasion
    - tried hard, got one or two decent crosses in, unfortunately Very little in box
    -Clean sheet


    Negatives
    -Full backs....just shocking all round, lost count how many times their men got in behind them
    -Whelan.... Seriously imobile, no need to have two such deep lying midfielders when McCarthy does it comfortably ESP in a 5 man midfield
    -McLean...new Stephen hunt, shocking when central and constantly taking wrong option
    when put out wide, headless chicken, should stick to what he does well...kick - chase- cross
    -Gap between striker and midfield to large, no link man
    -O dea done a few times
    -O sheas distribution hard to watch
    Last edited by Manblue; 15/08/2012 at 8:58 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sparky12345678 View Post
    just a quick note to say that in the days before and after the match there is a beer festival on in Belgrade... on the 18th, the Orthodox Celts (who sing Dubliner songs etc) are playing...


    Bizarre.

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    Sorry, but I'm too lazy to read through the whole thread. Why did St. Ledger and Fahey miss out on being included? Were they both injured? I saw Fahey on twitter asking if the match was on tv or not.

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    Quote Originally Posted by fionnsci View Post
    Notice the names on the back of the jerseys. Is this a thing now?
    Hope not. Not sure what the numbers were either. Thought it was Euro 2012 squad numbers until I saw McClean as number 11.

    Also, was that the most tattooed Irish team ever? Westwood, Keogh, Whelan, Green - all large tattoos on their arms.

    Other than that, as per other posters on here. First half decent; second half much quieter. Westwood very reassuring, as he has been in previous appearances. Nobody really shone though. Serbia weren't great.

    Roll on Kazakhstan!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Colbert Report View Post
    Sorry, but I'm too lazy to read through the whole thread. Why did St. Ledger and Fahey miss out on being included? Were they both injured? I saw Fahey on twitter asking if the match was on tv or not.
    They are both injured and expected to miss the Kazakhstan game too.
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    I only saw the second half, but from what I saw we passed very poorly, particularly after Green, Coleman and Keogh were introduced, although McClean was also very loose. From what Matt Holland said, the first half wasn't much better but I will withhold judgement. I think McCarthy has to be a nailed on starter now, and we really need him, McGeady and Duff in the team, particularly if Keane is eased out. Frustrating to see so many loose passes, but at least the intent is there.

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    Quote Originally Posted by pineapple stu View Post
    Hope not. Not sure what the numbers were either. Thought it was Euro 2012 squad numbers until I saw McClean as number 11.

    Also, was that the most tattooed Irish team ever? Westwood, Keogh, Whelan, Green - all large tattoos on their arms.

    Other than that, as per other posters on here. First half decent; second half much quieter. Westwood very reassuring, as he has been in previous appearances. Nobody really shone though. Serbia weren't great.

    Roll on Kazakhstan!
    Don't mind the squad numbers at all. Some weak "body art" on show though. Is this how professional footballers fill their midweek afternoons? LA Ink on DMAX follwed by a quick nip down the tatparlour to have some chap with a pierced chap and chipped teeth doodle all over them?
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    Was kinda hoping they would score today.
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    With those tats, surely some of them will be scoring this weekend.

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    Worrying communication issues again - Shane Long claims he was fit to start tonight and doesn't seem too happy. Trap says he left him out as a "precaution" http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/...322258936.html
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    Fairly bizarre stuff all right East Terracer. Looks like Trapatonni changed his mind and decided to start Cox instead of Long. The injury stuff sounds like nonsense.

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    Just watched it now, exactly as dire as I expected it to be. Only thing that stood out to me was Kelly had a nightmare at left back, was repeatedly skinned.
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    Quote Originally Posted by EastTerracer View Post
    Worrying communication issues again - Shane Long claims he was fit to start tonight and doesn't seem too happy. Trap says he left him out as a "precaution" http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/...322258936.html
    I can believe that, Trap is not one for throwing caution to the wind.
    He is probably right though, why take a risk now, there is no point.
    It was a safe time to try other things so a positive exercise from that point of view.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Noelys Guitar View Post
    Fairly bizarre stuff all right East Terracer. Looks like Trapatonni changed his mind and decided to start Cox instead of Long. The injury stuff sounds like nonsense.
    Trap does seem to like his Cox.

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    But not long cox. Too much for him to handle obviously.
    I like high energy football. A little bit rock and roll. Many finishes instead of waiting for the perfect one.

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    The highlight of the game was McShane lifting the ball to himself and trying to score a volley from 40 yards out. Needless to say it went 40 yards wide. :-)

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