I thought one of those fouls was Egan?Originally Posted by DeLorean
Come on Duffy..
I thought one of those fouls was Egan?
No, was O'Dowda on the right sideline. And the booking was definitely a foul on him, not that it really matters.
Doesn't have the weird bobbles of artificial, think it's grass that's too long or too thick. Ball just dies when it's played on the ground.
Ou-est le Centre George Pompidou?
Hourihane doesn't even play in that position at club level. He played attacking midfield for Barnsley and right midfield for Aston Villa as far as I'm aware.
Mindboggling.
They're toying with us now.
It's remarkable how much space we are leaving right outside the penalty area, time and time again.
Nice experiment lads but too much. Egan to left back, tell Christie to focus on defending. Get O'Dowda off for O'Kane. Give Murphy or McGoldrick another 15, before unleashing Wes. Most importantly, lets get McClean into the game, wasted tracking runners all day.
It's not that remarkable considering most teams that try out 3-5-2 find they leave lots of space around the penalty area, particularly wide. The players clearly haven't been properly drilled on it enough.
At least Hourihane is trying to maintain his position. Horgan is all over the place.
The long ball ball through the middle reminded me of the 5-2 v Cyprus, history repeating it self although I can't see us getting 2, I can see them getting another
3 if they are bothered.
I know Cunningham is injured. I don't know if Doherty would've been fit in time. Stevens could've been given the nod seeing as O'Dowda got called up based on a successful season in League Two.
It's a ragtag team based on the limited choices available but it shouldn't have come to this. If he could call up six center backs he could have roused someone who could play left back. Even Wilson. So we wouldn't be pressured into playing a formation purely based on a lack of manpower rather than a genuine desire to experiment.
http://www.newstalk.com/podcasts/Off...phys_Role__Wes
I can't remember if they were talking about Cunningham or Doherty or both, but one of the lads on the podcast said that O'Neill went to see them in action and didn't fancy them.
Hourihane and Horgan keep switching, i was wrong earlier, it was Horgan who passed on a runner for the second goal. Duffy waved him on then to Egan who got dragged inside leaving McClean too much ground to make up. Personally I think Duffy should have tracked the runner leaving Egan in a good covering position.
But at the end of the day, it's a new formation for players who've never played together. Keogh and Duffy need to take command back there, they could possibly both start against Austria.(I hope not)
This certainly displays the importance of O'Shea in terms of leadership and defensive organisation, even if he is 36.
Defenders constantly getting pulled out of position, but I suppose there are extenuating circumstances (midfield, formation).
So you're hoping for O'Shea and....?
Randolph cracks me up.
Cool under pressure.
O'Shea and Duffy would do me.
As Brian Kerr is saying, this Mexican side do look very good. Working very hard to win it back, but the movement of the front 3 is wreaking havoc.
Goal
Last edited by Closed Account; 02/06/2017 at 1:46 AM.
Same here. I can only remember them playing together in that Netherlands friendly.
Dreadful by Duffy.
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