McCarthy's team had a plan to win that game, in the end there was relief that the fortunately deflected equaliser was the last score. Dunne had something personally to celebrate and be congratulated upon.
McCarthy said we should have won it and said we could have lost it, but knew we had won a precious qualifying point which weighed heavily in the end.
O'Neill and Keane had a plan to get a draw in Germany and perhaps nowadays Roy has finally copped on that an away point against the top seeds is something to be content with and valued.
Germany were more than top seeds though. They won the world cup. Holland finished 4th in the Euros, not bad but hardly world champions.
I'm a bloke,I'm an ocker
And I really love your knockers,I'm a labourer by day,
I **** up all me pay,Watching footy on TV,
Just feed me more VB,Just pour my beer,And get my smokes, And go away
Okay, all of that is true, but let's just go back to what you said...
Would Keane have been in the "middle of ecstatic celebrations along the sidelines, pumping high fives, celebrating a draw", had we thrown away a two goal lead in Germany, just because we were hanging on a bit at the end? If you believe he would then, yes, his perspective certainly has changed. If not, then his perspective hasn't really changed at all, or at least you shouldn't use this particular example to claim that it has.
Last edited by DeLorean; 07/11/2014 at 2:51 PM.
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