Republic of Ireland V Lithuania - Tuesday, 29th March 2022 - Friendly

**sadloserkid** · 29/03/2022, 8:34 PM

If it stays this way it has to marked down as a bad result. We can't take the Belgian result as a positive and not acknowledge this as a negative. We've played worse in games like this before but we should be scoring against a team like Lithuania.

**Insidetherock** · 29/03/2022, 8:36 PM

Hourihanes free just there was terrible.. straight at the keeper

**sadloserkid** · 29/03/2022, 8:40 PM

Great hit to be fair.

**shakermaker1982** · 29/03/2022, 8:41 PM

That was a beauty.

**elatedscum** · 29/03/2022, 8:41 PM

Great to see John Eustace’s first win

BOOMSHAKALAKA

**paul_oshea** · 29/03/2022, 8:42 PM

Some power. Keeper should be doing better

He looked ok since he came on better than most appearances from the bench

**passinginterest** · 29/03/2022, 8:42 PM

Never seen a crowd like that for a friendly. Absolute scenes for Troy. This team really has support behind them.

**sadloserkid** · 29/03/2022, 8:42 PM

Originally Posted by sadloserkid

If it stays this way it has to marked down as a bad result. We can't take the Belgian result as a positive and not acknowledge this as a negative. We've played worse in games like this before but we should be scoring against a team like Lithuania.

I'll upgrade my review to a deserved victory (if one we made hard work of).

**joey B** · 29/03/2022, 8:42 PM

I sat threw the whole game and turned it off before the goal

**NeverFeltBetter** · 29/03/2022, 8:45 PM

Made very hard work of what should have been a routine win. The enthusiasm of the crowd is great, but hopefully it will motivate the players more in a competitive setting.

**Insidetherock** · 29/03/2022, 8:46 PM

Made really hard work of it.. but lets take positives.. four disallowed goals mean we were well up around their goal making chances, we totally controlled the ball against poorer opposition (I remember Moldova, playing around us under O Niell), players seem to know the system, we know Will Keane isnt at this level, we genuinely kept going to the end..

I'll take it..

**Trequartista20** · 29/03/2022, 8:47 PM

Rather painful viewing and we made more of a meal of it than we should have, but a win's a win and it it keeps going that little bit of momentum we're starting to build up.

**nigel-harps1954** · 29/03/2022, 8:48 PM

Four disallowed goals, 80% possession, and totally dominated the game. But the final third was just abysmal. Keane was very poor, Hourihanes set pieces were just woeful, and body language from some players oozed the fact they knew it was a fairly meaningless friendly.

Great goal from Parrott. He's one that really needs to kick on a bit from his recent good form.

**pineapple stu** · 29/03/2022, 8:51 PM

Yeah, poor performance but when you put the ball in the net five times, you have to be doing something right. Lithuania were up for it, but their only chances were when we gave the ball away 25 yards out.

Good to see Parrott score and have that shot tipped over. We could do with him coming good.

Also liked that the goal was scored in time added on at the end of injury time because the keeper was pretending to be injured.

I think it's a timely root up the hole ahead of the Nations League though. Any maybe that's no bad thing. Plenty to improve on yet.

**zero** · 29/03/2022, 8:52 PM

only saw the last 30 minutes but we were pretty much on top. there seems to be a bit of a gap developing now between out first choice side and the rest; hendrick, knight and mcclean made a difference when they came on.

on the negative side we look like we'll struggle against teams playing the low block but the determination to keep going was impressive.

robinson looked out of form from what i saw, i wouldn't be relying on him for goals...

**liamoo11** · 29/03/2022, 8:55 PM

Originally Posted by Insidetherock

Made really hard work of it.. but lets take positives.. four disallowed goals mean we were well up around their goal making chances, we totally controlled the ball against poorer opposition (I remember Moldova, playing around us under O Niell), players seem to know the system, we know Will Keane isnt at this level, we genuinely kept going to the end..

I'll take it..

Mcgoldrick didn't look up to alot in his early games for us hopefully he grows into it

**Paddy Garcia** · 29/03/2022, 8:56 PM

Most football teams have one midfielder who can pass the ball.

Kenny picks Hourihane and Browne! He only has Cullen in the team now as other midfielders withdrew from an early game - suspect it was Barry who recognised Cullens quality. Kenny should have replaced Cullen with another playmaker. I think the only one in the squad worth a shot was Ronan. And he failed to even make the bench.

Troy got him out of jail - suspect it wont be for the last time

**third policeman** · 29/03/2022, 8:58 PM

Think it underscores the importance of Cullen. He’s the metronome for the team, sets the pace, keeps things moving. We were very laboured and pedestrian without him. Hourihane and Browne didn’t really assert any authority. I still would have liked to have seen Ronan, wasted opportunity not to give him a chance. We know what Hourihane offers, and frankly it’s not enough at international level. We need to move on from players who have proven to be ineffective.

**CraftyToePoke** · 29/03/2022, 8:58 PM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

Hourihane's done ok from play in fairness; mostly looking to make a good active pass.

You know sometimes I really do wonder about you.

Are you actually serious ?

**Trequartista20** · 29/03/2022, 8:59 PM

My big takeaway from that was how reliant we are on Cullen and, to a lesser extent, Hendrick. Our midfield looked pretty much non-existent for much of that. Taylor, Coventry, Doyle-Hayes and, if he gets regular minutes, Kilkenny will probably need to be looked at as potential alternative options in the not too distant future.