Under-21 Squad

[Razors left peg]

Did he pick up an injury or did they realize they can't just pick a lad who is tied to another country without doing paperwork

[tetsujin1979]

Friendlies against Croatia U21s and Qatar U23s announced for June
https://www.fai.ie/latest/under-21s-...nd-qatar-june/

[elatedscum]

https://www.fai.ie/latest/jim-crawfo...dlies-croatia/

Squad announced. 5 new players: Corey and Cathal O’Sullivan, Warren Davis, Killian Barrett and Jacob Devaney. Very hard to judge, given their June friendlies and a last opportunity to experiment before competitive games. 16 LOI players included.

Big names like Abankwah, Vata missing.

Separately would have liked to see more 2006 kids who are no longer u19s eligible: Romeo, Trent Kone Doherty, Freddie Turley to name a few off the top of my head.

[pixiehead]

https://x.com/IrelandFootball/status/1930988613807796525

[Razors left peg]

http://www.fawanews.com/Croatia%20U2...and%20U21.html

Stream for the game here

Edit: it was working, now just keeps bringing me to betting site

[pixiehead]

https://tv247365.link/wd_1

[elatedscum]

Saw the second half of the game against Croatia. Thought we were so awful. A classic Crawford 5-3-2. We stayed in the game, we were ultra defensive and didn't give up many chances - but we were so so poor on the ball, just gave it away constantly and weren't particularly energetic in pressing to win it back. Warren Davis and Cian Dillon looked a long way off what Armstrong and Emakhu offered us, or even Kenny for that matter. Thought the keeper should have saved the goal (it did take a deflection). Other caveat is it was pretty hot and maybe not the easiest to press - but we need to be better on the ball.

Anyone have a stream for the Qatar game?

https://x.com/IrelandFootball/status...7Ctwgr%5Etweet

[Eirambler]

Scoreless against Qatar. I think, without a generational Under 21 squad behind him this time around, Crawford is going to get found out fairly quickly.

[zero]

Scoreless against Qatar. I think, without a generational Under 21 squad behind him this time around, Crawford is going to get found out fairly quickly.

for me he had already been found out. just not up to it at all, i don't think he'd cut it in the league of Ireland even the first division.

[Eirambler]

I agree, but I'm meaning more to the point that it will be impossible for him to continue beyond this campaign. He has survived up to now due to the quality of players he has had previously relative to that level.