We're not good up front so you're right, but Portugal have no interest in playing this match.
Ah we do. We're not very good, especially up front. That's a very good excuseOriginally Posted by Colbert Report
We're not good up front so you're right, but Portugal have no interest in playing this match.
argh if only we had a bit of quality up front. we took robbie keane for granted.
Am I seeing things or did some ten year old girl just run onto the pitch and get Ronaldo's jersey?
Agree with that. Portugal were spectacularly disappointing. So it's a draw, but I'm not sure how much to read into it. I mean, I'll take it and be happy, but I don't think we played particularly well.
Yup. First time the crowd cheered him.
She did yep.. and the face of poor Gavin Bazunu who'd asked for it as they were walking off the pitch
Well how are the naysayers tonight? That was stuff to be very proud of. A wonderful performance. Stifled and strangled the many threats in that team. Disappointed not to win it, really.
In Kenny We Trust.
Last edited by SkStu; 11/11/2021 at 8:45 PM.
Portugal weren’t upto much at all and we still lack up front (that ain’t changing anytime soon) but plenty of positives and all round happy. Improvement continues and the boss is rolling. Happy days.
Very dull match. Was like a dour friendly. Portugal uninterested as was shown by their selection. They were resting before their important match against Serbia. Nothing really can be read into this performance based on that but I thought we were quite poor.
I thought we were excellent overall and could have nicked it in the end. Portugal are a very good side and CR7 was very unlucky not to score but we were competitive all over the park and played with good intensity and composure.
Rode our luck a tad but all in all another encouraging performance from Ireland. Had the feel of a friendly at times but some excellent individual performances. Robinson was very composed again, such an important olayer going forward. Ogbene had a really strong 2nd half. Cullen's best game for Ireland I think.
No, that's too much for me.
Portugal were dire and that's a big factor. Yet their keeper made one save in the 90? And Ronaldo had four great chances, two of which shaved the post with the keeper beaten
Brady calling it right for me
I think thats pretty unfair.. we're playing a top tier team, no matter what people think.. and they never looked like they were going to be over run, as they have been way too many times in the past
Judge them on Sunday.. thats a game we're expecting to win if we really want to show progress
Once we really analyse this group..
Two one goal defeats away to the top two seeds
Two home draws against the top two
Two brutal home results v 4/5th seeds
The win away v Azerbaijan put one of those results to bed
Hopefully we can do the same in Luxembourg on Sunday
Weird performance from Portugal. The first half was a relatively professional 'take a point' performance, but the second they were a bit of a shambles, and fairly needlessly so. Looked like they couldn't care less. Lads like Bruno Fernandes and Joao Felix when he came on did absolutely nothing. Even then, they had the better chances through Ronaldo.
But that's their problem. We can take some positives from it in terms of the result and clean sheet. Robinson did well again, Hendrick was solid, and Ogbene came into it much more when he went out wider. Idah didn't offer much when he came on, and we really are so light up front, it could be a problem for years.
Totally agree ITR. Its night and day stuff to a year or so ago. People can choose to be miserable, i guess, but that it a fine result and a strong performance against what is still a quality outfit.
Surprised also at the comments regarding Ogbene. For me he was our MOM.
Brady is being put in his spot by Sadlier and DM. Being called out for the negativity he is spouting. The evolution of the team over the last year and a bit is something we should be quite positive about.
Portugal had more chances because they are a far superior team to us. We kept a clean sheet and could have won it. On top of a similar performance away to them where we had our hearts broken. If you cant be positive and proud of that then i am not sure what else to say.
I was worried in the first 10-15 as he looked way off the pace of the game and his touch was poor. But after that he grew really well into the game and was definitely in the running for MOM for me too.
I'd agree there.. good performance. Ogbene was poor first half, but improved. That's progress. Idah getting a hard time.. hes 20, loads of time to improve. Remember how long it took Aldridge to break his duck? Bazunu hadn't a save to make. Robinson growing game by game.
Our level is NL B.. can we beat the Scotlands, Finlands, Swedens etc
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