He was playing on the right today then?
He played CMF recently and I was hoping he would get an extended run there as Ireland is more in need of someone to fill in there. As you said we have Finnan and Andy Reid to play on RMF and McGeady (if Kerr ever plays him)
So we are well covered there for now and the foreseeable future.
However for CMF we have:
Kilbane (Not his natural position)
Keane (he's 34 this year)
Kavanagh (31) playing in a lower division but possibly promoted next year
Holland (30)
Delap - always injured for Ireland games
Quinn - unproven and playing in a lower division
Healy - Injured - hope he comes back
Miller - unsure about him
Of course we have a few lads coming through from the U21s but you never know how they will play at full international level but the above list doesn’t inspire me.
If S. Reid gets a run of games at CMF under his belt he could be the box-to-box player we need in the near future. I have to say I haven't seen any of Blackburn's recent games but I have been reading the reviews. They are having a mini revival and he has nearly always been their best outfield player playing in CMF or RMF.
He has all the attributes for CMF - fast, good passing and athletic. He's also good at free kicks.
I know he played sh!te for us against Russia but he is worth another shot.
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