Does anyone remember Given having a few difficult spells? Dropped at Newcastle? Remember Robbie Keane barely got a run out with Inter Milan, he only scored 4 goals in a season for Leeds when he was 21.
Players go through bad spells and on learning curves. People may make a judgement on players at a particular moment, I do it myself but we can be too rash in making judgements. Every player goes through peaks and troughs, well most players at this level.
Foot.ie posters might have been worrying about Robbie Keane in 2001, writing about Richard Dunne falling down the league's and all that kinda stuff. Hindsight tells us we should relax and watch these babies develop. I'm not really sure what my point is but I'm clicking post quick reply and nobody can stop me.
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Bazunu and Travers both in line for Save of the Month...if there was a howler of the month they might be in line for that too but..swings and roundabouts etc.
Did Keane not try to round Lloris and ran it too wide and over the line?
You've said exactly what I was thinking. Always felt any game Breen was likely to mess up and then funnily enough blame someone else. He was friendly with Connoly for a good while too, their personalities matched. A keen interest in apportioning blame everywhere but at themselves. Staunton was so slow and laboured, we had two very good full backs in the mould of wing backs now but our CD did not inspire any sort of confidence outside of Kenny Cunningham. And i know at the time the feeling around Breen was shared with most Irish supporters.
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I'm a bloke,I'm an ocker
And I really love your knockers,I'm a labourer by day,
I **** up all me pay,Watching footy on TV,
Just feed me more VB,Just pour my beer,And get my smokes, And go away
https://kesslereffect.bandcamp.com/album/kepler - New music. It's not that bad.
Nearly point blank range so I’d probably give him a break on that one, God knows he needs one!
Solid second half from Gavin, one save, and one vital punch to intercept the last palace attack. He was definitive. Good win from Southampton. Hopefully this will ignite their league form too and help Gav get back on better form.
His distribution is noticeably a lot more hit and hope under Jones mind you, not surprising
Otherwise decent game with a couple of important interventions. Southampton through to the next round.
https://kesslereffect.bandcamp.com/album/kepler - New music. It's not that bad.
Suppose they're the margins you're looking at, aren't you? Look at Martinez in the World Cup Final facing a much better-struck shot for example.
But Southampton do feel like a team that need a win. An easy home tie next would be great - but unfortunately it's Man City in the League Cup on Wednesday...
John O'Sheas a good one, he had 2 good years playing relatively consistently with Utd and mainly in Centre of Defence, the more he played in that position he did alright but had a few dodgy moments. He was moved out then, and definitely had more of them. BUt i never felt as nervous about him as I did about Breen and O'Shea would have been playing in a higher pressured environment definitely more at stake with united.
I'm a bloke,I'm an ocker
And I really love your knockers,I'm a labourer by day,
I **** up all me pay,Watching footy on TV,
Just feed me more VB,Just pour my beer,And get my smokes, And go away
Played well tonight against City. Solid and unspectacular. Wasn’t overly tested it must be said but he did what he was asked to. Nice to see him keep a clean sheet.
(still a few mins left, hope I haven’t put a hex on him)
Great for him and his club to get into a semi final,City were dreadful but hopefully this is a catalyst for him for the rest of the season....
Irish by birth ,Harps by the grace of god.
I wouldn't be getting too carried away with the clean sheet. City were awful no shots on target.
I'm a bloke,I'm an ocker
And I really love your knockers,I'm a labourer by day,
I **** up all me pay,Watching footy on TV,
Just feed me more VB,Just pour my beer,And get my smokes, And go away
My apologies for the giddiness above
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