QuoteYou would struggle to find too many of them.Originally Posted by Olé Olé
Either way, it may be a little bit exaggerated or tongue-in-cheek, but it certainly isn't "mind boggling ignorance" as you suggested. It's pretty close to being the truth.
At least they have the element of surprise on their side !
You would struggle to find too many of them.
Either way, it may be a little bit exaggerated or tongue-in-cheek, but it certainly isn't "mind boggling ignorance" as you suggested. It's pretty close to being the truth.
https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/...-40234415.html
New assistant to replace Duff. Anthony Barry, coach at Chelsea and previously worked with Paul Cooke at Wigan. Not someone I've heard of, but good to see a different name there and it sounds like he's highly thought of.
https://talksport.com/football/78475...-clean-sheets/
this is interesting, credited for doing a lot of work with Chelsea in terms of set pieces. Something that's arguably a Kenny weakness.
Apparently he was also recently offered the Fleetwood manager job but turned it down (after the Lampard sacking at Chelsea) so he's clearly in demand. Might not stay around too long would be the worry.
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Looks a very interesting appointment, even imaginative.
According to Wikipedia, he's still a first team coach with Chelsea.
I take it that he'll be a concurrent coach.
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Dan McDonnell covered the story today in the Indo. He stated that Kenny wanted a young coach, operating at a high level and on top of trends and developments. Apparently Barry was on the same pro licence course as Lampard and Jody Morris and was marked out as the star pupil on the course. So when Lampard took the Chelsea job, he made the approach to Barry who had three years of experience at Wigan at that point. The piece states that there is a feeling that's Chelsea are happy for him to broaden his experience and points to the example of Steve Holland, who managed roles at Chelsea and with England for 8 years.
An interesting little comparison was made with Duff and how Duff's top level experience was at Celtic whilst Barry is coming from Chelsea. I think the impression is that, as well as being a better team with better players, the set up is far superior at Chelsea. It's very difficult for anyone to say who is a better coach and we all know Duff was a better player and a bigger name.
But, overall, it smells like a really good appointment to me.
Having been previously unaware as to who Barry even was, I am seeing him now being the man to provide detailed instructions to Chelsea substitutes before they enter the fray. That's surely an indication that he's an important part of their set up. Interesting.
Looks like a Good Get from Kenny. Hope so anyway.
Have no idea how good or bad Barry is, had never heard of him before this but isnt it refreshing that we've moved on from the "jobs for the boys" mentality that was at the FAI. I'm not suggesting that Duff or Andrews was that, I'm more talking about the Noel Kings and Don Givens of the world.
Kenny is doing a Q&A with supporters clubs at 7pm. Hopefully will have something interesting to say
Some points from the Eire Guide page
⚽ Darren Randolph is out through injury for the upcoming internationals, Caoimhin Kelleher is a doubt and only returns to Liverpool training this weekend.
⚽ Gavin Bazunu praised highly.
⚽ David McGoldrick won't be returning.
⚽ Yes Seamus Coleman and Matt Doherty can be accommodated in the team.
⚽ Neither Callum O'Hare or Nathan Redmond (a real surprise) are eligible.
⚽ John Joe Patrick Finn is considering his options.
⚽ Josh Cullen has taken his game up a level at Anderlecht and gives us an option. Chief scout watched him in action last weekend. Good indication he could be a starter.
⚽ Liam Delap has been contacted but remains an England player.
⚽ Chief scout Ruairi Higgins will be at the EFL cup final this weekend at Wembley and will report back on assist-king Aiden McGeady and Lee O'Connor.
I listened to most of it and I always think he comes across very well. I like the way he talks about how he wants the team to play and at the risk of sounding like Kevin Keegan Id love it if he was was able to prove the doubters wrong.
I still think he suffered from the most ridiculous bad luck with the amount of players that have been in and out of his squad with injuries and covid, but hopefully that means hes due some good luck come the qualifiers.
Probably the most positive take away for me is the praise of Cullen. I did fear that Kenny maybe had a blind spot there because he was too old for his under 21 team and maybe didn't rate him for some reason. I'd like to see both him and Knight play in midfield alongside one of the more experienced midfielders in these games.
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They are small, in height, the pair of them in the middle no ? Thinking set pieces either end particularly.
Neither is likely to score from a set piece alright but that's not what they would be in there for. I wouldn't go against them for that reason defensively either, we probably need to look more towards our back four to pick up the bigger men from set pieces.
I just think those two can potentially give us a bit more bite and forward drive from midfield in a way that we've been lacking for a few years now.
Longer term I like Molumby for the same reason, but it's obviously hard to justify picking him at the moment when he's in and out of the Preston side and clearly behind Browne in the pecking order there.
Keane O'Shea Given Best Smallbone
Any mention of the O'Leary keeper at Bristol from him ? He was supposed to be sorting out his papers when Mick called him up.
He mentioned a few names, there was a couple I didnt recognize. To be honest, O'Leary could have been one of them but I dont remember
Last night in full : https://t.co/D952A9l3uy?amp=1
He metioned him as an option as well as Ian Lawlor.
Redmond not being eligible is pretty hilarious.
Pure farce, I think he himself said he was at some stage, or an agent looking to ratchet the FA for him. Then most recently we have our national team manager at the time, Mick Mack publicly saying he has sussed him out again but to no avail or no reply or whatever. Down with this kind of thing as Father Ted would say. Time it stopped.
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