Mexico v Republic of Ireland - Met Life Stadium NJ - Friday, 2nd June 2017 - Friendly

**SwanVsDalton** · 02/06/2017, 1:48 AM

Players sucked into the ball.

Players not knowing where the ball is.

Players falling all over the shop.

It'd be funnier if it wasn't 2.50am and I was still watching this.

**DeLorean** · 02/06/2017, 1:48 AM

Deserved that for not making a couple of damage limitation substitutions at half time.

**tricky_colour** · 02/06/2017, 1:48 AM

Oh schedule for 5-0 (or 6)

**TheOneWhoKnocks** · 02/06/2017, 1:49 AM

After the Uruguay game we could well be looking at four games since we've scored a goal.

**Closed Account** · 02/06/2017, 1:50 AM

Should be 6. What is to gain by continuing with this 11/formation? Manage it.

**TheOneWhoKnocks** · 02/06/2017, 1:51 AM

Originally Posted by joe_denilson

Should be 6. What is to gain by continuing with this 11/formation? Manage it.

You could accuse O'Neill of being slow to pull the trigger when it comes to these things.

And they call Eric Clapton Slowhand.

**DeLorean** · 02/06/2017, 1:53 AM

Seriously MON, do something, anything. Mexico have made five substitutions already. We're lucky it's not six or seven (yet).

**Closed Account** · 02/06/2017, 1:54 AM

Originally Posted by DeLorean

Seriously MON, do something, anything. Mexico have made five substitutions already. We're lucky it's not six or seven (yet).

Kevin Long coming on. Another centre back will do it.....

Long on for Egan
O'Kane for Hourihane
Wes for Murphy
4-5-1
Keogh, Duffy, Long, McClean
Christie, O'Dowda, O'Kane, Hoolahan, Horgan
McGoldrick

**tricky_colour** · 02/06/2017, 1:55 AM

I keep thinking Mexico are Ireland, it is a brief moment of optimism until I realise my error.

**DeLorean** · 02/06/2017, 1:55 AM

Take McClean off I think, last thing we need is to go down to ten.

**TheOneWhoKnocks** · 02/06/2017, 1:57 AM

Sad to say that not one of the new introductions has impressed me that much since the Iceland game.

Although I think Egan has been better than Keogh and Duffy tonight.

**TheOneWhoKnocks** · 02/06/2017, 2:04 AM

Hoolahan doing his best there but awful control by Horgan again (tiring, I know).

Possibly our best passage of play in this half all the same.

**tricky_colour** · 02/06/2017, 2:06 AM

I still think we can grab a couple of goals.

**tricky_colour** · 02/06/2017, 2:08 AM

Really we need to build a wall to keep the Mexicans out.

And who is paying for it???

MEXICO!!!

**SwanVsDalton** · 02/06/2017, 2:08 AM

Mexico have won so many 50/50 balls. Part understandable lack of conditioning, part total lack of conviction. We've looked so labourious on and off the ball.

**TheOneWhoKnocks** · 02/06/2017, 2:08 AM

Hoolahan has been pretty impressive since coming on.

**tetsujin1979** · 02/06/2017, 2:09 AM

nice finish from Gleeson

**tricky_colour** · 02/06/2017, 2:10 AM

Yes!!

I expected we would get 2+ goals.

Just one more needed.

So one bright spark in the game!

**SwanVsDalton** · 02/06/2017, 2:10 AM

Decent finish there. 4-3 Ireland, here we go...

**Closed Account** · 02/06/2017, 2:12 AM

Originally Posted by TheOneWhoKnocks

Hoolahan doing his best there but awful control by Horgan again (tiring, I know).

Can we clone Wes? (Dolly the sheep wouldn't have looked out of the place in that back 3) . Back 4 has immediately made everything look more comfortable.
Tidy finish from Gleeson.