Dunne's positional sense isn't great. If he gets into a gallop he can be quite quick but over short distances he's cumbersome. He was a colossus for maybe two years, but those were around his 30s.
Dunne has great positional awareness, and in the past he has shown that he is deceptively quick over a couple of yards - he is 33 now though, hardly in his prime years like someone of the age of 25-26.
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Dunne's positional sense isn't great. If he gets into a gallop he can be quite quick but over short distances he's cumbersome. He was a colossus for maybe two years, but those were around his 30s.
I remember he turned in some game, where watching on TV it was right to left and it was on the left side of the screen, for some reason i can't articulate exactly where on the pitchAnyway it was in the 18 yard box, and he turned and made up a half a yard to get a block in over about a 4-5 yards. I thought he was actually quite slow but he proved he wasn't in this instance. HIs positional sense at club level was poor, but never for Ireland really.
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Ah, the left side of the screen, I know it well
I'm sure there are occasions where O'Dea turns quickly and makes up ground, but in general both he and Dunne are slow over short distances which is a bad trait for a centre half to have when up against quick strikers. John Terry is probably the opposite - quick over short distances but otherwise slow.
For some reason I think you are trying to compare Dunne with O'Dea. No offense but you are failing terribly.
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Why? Dunne is a better player but their deficiencies are very similar.
Anyone heard anything on Sean Morrison being sounded out yet? He's eligible, scored last night, saw him a good few times for Huddersfield last year and he's wonderful. Town fans would take him back in a heartbeat. And the lads on the message board are the most fickle bunch of feckers I've ever encountered on internet message boards!
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I think we can accept that O'Dea will not get much better but is there not a good deal of optimism that Clark will develop in a good player for us.
What is our performance benchmark anyway?
If you're looking for a centre-back that's good in the air and can lead a defence then Paddy McCarthy is worth a look in. We don't need O'Dea for that.
A while back, I gather, he was set to be included in one of our U21 squads but for whatever reason it didn't happen, so I believe that the FAI and coaches are aware of him.
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He was asked on twitter a while back about declaring and stated that he dosent qualify for us so perhaps that's why he's not getting a call
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Surprised there's no room for Alex Pearce.
Is Anthony Pilkington exclusion based on him deciding if he is Irish or English yet or is it down to Trap?
Probably Trap but there's no way of knowing if he'd accept the call-up because he hasn't said anything.
does Marc Tierney a) qualify and b) play left back? Worth a look?
Much of a muchness anyway between McCarthy and McShane.
Yes, yes, no.
How good does a LB have to be, in order to be back up for Ward?
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