Have Martin O'Neill and Roy Keane taken over Austria now or something?
Well, if you want to go more recent, they crashed out of Euro 2016 after losing to Hungary, whereas we beat Italy and gave the hosts France a run for their money.
Negatively inclined Austrian fans may have though we were the world beaters who achieved more than anything they could have "ever dreamed of"
Us beating Austria is much of a muchness, to be honest. Just as it is when they beat us.
Have Martin O'Neill and Roy Keane taken over Austria now or something?
https://kesslereffect.bandcamp.com/album/kepler - New music. It's not that bad.
Roy Kean and Martin O Neil to managed Austria?
If you really are so concerned with history, maybe you should consider this too - https://www.11v11.com/teams/republic...ition/Austria/
Not much of a muchness at all I would suggest, but emphatically one sided (particularly up until the point in time we're actually talking about).
Anyway, we'll move on. I thought Austria were correctly seeded above us, you don't seem to agree. Fair enough.
Not that bad by the looks for things https://www.tripadvisor.ie/Attractio...e_England.html
Forget about the performance or entertainment. It's only the result that matters.
My point (originally, many moons ago now it seems) was that they were deservedly seeded ahead of us, regardless of the rules, which I don't think are always correct/fair at all.
Some selected media commentary (with which I happen to mostly concur) on the latest episode...
'Ken Early: Ireland end up as consolation prize for O’Neill': https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soc...eill-1.3355396
'Keith Duggan: Stoke affair leaves everyone feeling insulted and cheapened': https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soc...ened-1.3353530Originally Posted by Ken Early
'Richie Sadlier: Martin O’Neill can’t expect to walk back into Ireland job': https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soc...-job-1.3353603Originally Posted by Keith Duggan
Originally Posted by Richard Sadlier
quite ironic after 60% of the crowd walked out long before the end of the Denmark matchRepublic of Ireland fans could feel insulted that Martin O’Neill was, according to many reports, ready to walk away
https://m.independent.ie/sport/socce...-36496549.html
The interviewer was incredibly aggressive, quite the investigative journalist there
Seems that MON will be signing.
I've watched every Irish match since I was eight years old. I'm going to have to reconsider now... I can't watch his Ireland teams. I don't mind negative football if it is well organised. As a defender I would say that a bit of well organised Italian catenaccio is a joy to behold.
But MON's Ireland... I don't know what it is. It's chaotic, organised Sunday league style defending. Like watching a pinball machine or something. It's an attack on my senses.
It also takes tactical nous, good pre-game preparation, good analysis of the opposition along with game management/decisions to play good negative cautious football.
The interview is some craic, is that a lad on transition year work experience asking the questions :-)
Havin a weekend away is quite frankly,lettin ur team mates down!
Yeah, Trap's Ireland did it well during his first two years in charge. The match in Paris is probably one of the greatest ever Ireland performances, if not the greatest. We gave away hardly any chances and had the midfield under control.
After that Trap got bored I think... Or maybe Liam Brady (who was on Trap's staff for the first two years) was doing a lot of the behind the scenes work.
I would actually say that Ireland look at their most organised when defending against attack-minded opposition.
The Stoke thing doesn't bother me that much re O'Neill's suitability for the Irish job. It's just swamped under the sense of utter 'underwhelmingness' about another campaign of dross under Martin and Roy. I don't know quite what to read into the Stoke affair as facts are absent, but for sure O'Neill should have come out and done a proper (respectful of fans) Q&A instead of hiding behind Delaney's spin on it.
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