Republic of Ireland V Poland - Wednesday, 6th February 2013 - Friendly

**Charlie Darwin** · 06/02/2013, 9:46 PM

Originally Posted by SkStu

Its not like i got you pregnant...

Yet.

Originally Posted by the doc

Well done to Clark.

Fantastic post.

**tommy_c12000** · 06/02/2013, 9:54 PM

Missed the game 2nite. Anyone able to do player ratings with a brief comment? Thanks in advance

**the doc** · 06/02/2013, 9:57 PM

Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin

Yet.

Fantastic post.

Look! We have to get results against Sweden and Austria to stay in contention to qualify.

So competition in the squad that makes us stronger is welcome.

Credit where credits due, any win in international football is a good win.

**Charlie Darwin** · 06/02/2013, 10:04 PM

Originally Posted by the doc

Look! We have to get results against Sweden and Austria to stay in contention to qualify.

So competition in the squad that makes us stronger is welcome.

Yes, but who is he going to injure in training next?

**strangeirish** · 06/02/2013, 10:04 PM

Originally Posted by TrapAPony

Long off and not Sammon

Should have been given the hook alright...

**Crosby87** · 06/02/2013, 10:20 PM

So whats the run down? How did they look today?
One of you heavy hitters do some ratings!

**DannyInvincible** · 06/02/2013, 10:23 PM

Had work this eve so missed the game but was pleasantly surprised to see the result upon getting out. I can't find any highlights on 101GreatGoals at the minute. Anyone know where I might find some decent ones? My IrishTorrents account doesn't seem to be active any longer either, for some reason. Do they deactivate it on you after a certain period of disuse? Was hoping I'd get the full game on there...

**Charlie Darwin** · 06/02/2013, 10:27 PM

Originally Posted by DannyInvincible

Had work this eve so missed the game but was pleasantly surprised to see the result upon getting out. I can't find any highlights on 101GreatGoals at the minute. Anyone know where I might find some decent ones? My IrishTorrents account doesn't seem to be active any longer either, for some reason. Do they deactivate it on you after a certain period of disuse? Was hoping I'd get the full game on there...

http://www.footytube.com/video/irela...p_latestvideos

**DannyInvincible** · 06/02/2013, 10:30 PM

Just found the goals on YouTube.

Clark's:

Delighted for him as things haven't been going so well for him at club level of late.

**DannyInvincible** · 06/02/2013, 10:30 PM

And Hoolahan's:

Well-spotted from Hendrick and majestic stuff to slot it past Boruc. Polish defending was all over the place, for both goals.

**mark12345** · 06/02/2013, 10:35 PM

Originally Posted by the doc

Look! We have to get results against Sweden and Austria to stay in contention to qualify.

So competition in the squad that makes us stronger is welcome.

Credit where credits due, any win in international football is a good win.

Haven't a hope of beating either one. Ireland were pathetic toninght. Hoolahan was th eonly one who brought a measure of technical skill to the game. Thought we'd have got more out of McLean and McCarthy was decent on the ball. Did little wrong but wasn't involved enough. Back four are poison. It's more of the same hoof ball. Sweden will kill us and we'll go demoralised to Vienna and lose to a late goal there.

There is hope for the future however in our U-21's

**TrapAPony** · 06/02/2013, 10:41 PM

Originally Posted by DannyInvincible

And Hoolahan's:

Well-spotted from Hendrick and majestic stuff to slot it past Boruc. Polish defending was all over the place, for both goals.

Video says ''Not available in your country''

**tricky_colour** · 06/02/2013, 10:44 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDc8wg8s6G0

Wessi's goal, I think much credit goes to Hendrick for his control vision and great pass.
Barcelona in green!!

**DannyInvincible** · 06/02/2013, 10:51 PM

Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin

http://www.footytube.com/video/irela...p_latestvideos

Cheers!

Good grief; Forde's kicking certainly hasn't improved since he left Derry. Was that a mis-kick or did he think Ireland were in white and red?! Rather fortunate not to have conceded from it. Great stop from him in the 37th minute, mind, and fair play denying Lewandowski clean-through. Lewandowski really should have scored. Worrying to see the defence caught like that.

**Crosby87** · 06/02/2013, 10:53 PM

http://www.soccer-blogger.com/2013/0...n-goals-video/

Sammon looks a little slow, like he was going upstream. A tad wet behind the ears perhaps?

**Charlie Darwin** · 06/02/2013, 11:00 PM

Originally Posted by DannyInvincible

Cheers!

Good grief; Forde's kicking certainly hasn't improved since he left Derry. Was that a mis-kick or did he think Ireland were in white and red?! Rather fortunate not to have conceded from it. Great stop from him in the 37th minute, mind, and fair play denying Lewandowski clean-through. Lewandowski really should have scored. Worrying to see the defence caught like that.

Intereting the Polish TV coverage was from the opposite side to the Sky coverage. Also the Polish commentator calling McClean "McCrean"

**DannyInvincible** · 06/02/2013, 11:05 PM

Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin

Also the Polish commentator calling McClean "McCrean"

Noticed that. Made me raff out roud.

**tricky_colour** · 06/02/2013, 11:08 PM

Originally Posted by Crosby87

http://www.soccer-blogger.com/2013/0...n-goals-video/

Sammon looks a little slow, like he was going upstream. A tad wet behind the ears perhaps?

Behind the gills surely?

**Supreme feet** · 06/02/2013, 11:11 PM

Had a few pints, so I'll just summarise by saying - that was dreadful.

The strange thing was that we were much better against Greece, and lost 1-0. Result doesn't mean anything - Poland should have been 3-0 up at half time. There is very little to be encouraged about, besides Clark looking more competent than his Villa form suggests, McCarthy showing some nice touches, Cunningham winning some 50-50s, Hoolahan's goal, and Brady's set-piece delivery.

Conor Sammon is beyond awful. Worse than Gary Doherty at his most ineffective. James McClean is a cross between Tony Galvin and Stephen Hunt - but with less intelligence. Glenn Whelan is a Wexford League 'B' team standard footballer. McShane did what a man of his limitations can do. Long was anonymous, but probably rendered so by being instructed to play in the 'Keane' position, playing off the scraps of the big, useless front man - when there is so much more to his game. And Forde's distribution is worse than Wayne Henderson's.

So what have we learned? That our most talented international footballer is Wes Hoolahan - who will probably sit on the bench in Stockholm, as he will not be trusted from the outset, as we battle on to self-destruction with 4-4-2.

**Charlie Darwin** · 06/02/2013, 11:15 PM

Originally Posted by Supreme feet

Had a few pints, so I'll reduce myself to saying - that was dreadful. The strange thing was that we were much better against Greece, and lost 1-0. Result doesn't mean anything - Poland should have been 3-0 up at half time.

Really? Because they only had two chances in the first half so I'd be interested to know when they'd have scored all those goals.