Decent side Austria, would not take anything for granted, not that we would.
Ah yes of course!!Originally Posted by tricky_colour
Sabitzer, Arnautovic, Schopft, Janko were their front 4 when we played them in Vienna and all are absent. Ilsanker plus their 3 first choice goalkeepers are also out. We have already beaten them in Vienna & their 3 strikers in this squad have never scored for Austria. I wouldn't take them for granted but I think a draw against them would be a poor result at this stage. We really should be going all out for the win. No excuses.
Last edited by TrapAPony; 11/06/2017 at 4:55 AM.
"We lost because we didn't win"- Ronaldo
Being favourites doesn't normally do us any favours.........
Hoping for a win but not going to take anything for granted..........
Any word of a team?
Doyle in goals.
It'll probably be announced close to 4PM. It's usually announced about an hour before kick-off, isn't it?
The FAI's Twitter feed ought to be a good place to follow for such info: https://twitter.com/FAIreland
Absolutely no excuse today given the problems Austria have.
Even with that advantage don't expect a Martin O'Neill side to go out all guns blazing and win 3 or 4-0. That's not his waY.
It will tense, not pretty to watch and might bore the neutrals , but should be the usual 1-0 win with Austria still in the match with 90 minutes up.
Don't beat them and we don't deserve to go to Russia next year.
Kevin long to start
Uh oh. Any word on other central defenders carrying a knock or something?
Randolph in goal. Whelan captain.
" I wish to God that someone would be able to block out the voices in my head for five minutes, the voices that scream, over and over again: "Why do they come to me to die?"
Disappointed not to see Westwood start, but it's hardly a surprise that O'Neill has favoured Randolph.
Kevin Long getting the nod is odd. He's played a few games towards the end of the season for Burnley and is completely untested at competitive international level. It's a risky call throwing him into such a crucial game. I hope it doesn't come back to bite us.
Cant fathom Hoolahan not starting.
Nevertheless, I'm still confident. I think we have more than enough in the team that has been chosen to beat a considerably-depleted Austrian side.
Heh, they're not that bad! They're a decent side and, although I think we should have enough to get the three points, it won't be a walkover.
O'Neill was interviewed by RTÉ there and it seems it's a straight judgment call. No word of an injury to anyone else or anything.
Annoying team selection. Haven't been as annoyed since I called the team selection against Germany gutless, well the performance was anything but so let's hope for more of that.
Annoying? I would call it very annoying. Liam Brady advised MON yesterday to opt for the creative option (ie play Hoolahan from the off). It's something most of us would have agreed with. But once again an Irish manager opts for Glenn Whelan instead of the braver optiong. He's your player Martin. Hope he proves you right and the rest of us wrong. Hate being so negative before a game. Come on lads, let's do it.
Way too deep and & midfield need to get on ball.
It is a petty lack lustre start.
Good finish from Hinteregger. Not liking this so far. We've had chances, but Austria are better on the ball. The two yellows are uncharacteristically wild too.
Well done o'Neill on the balls up of a selection and now bottling it when we are favorites.
We deserve nothing on this showing so far.
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