I mean quite alot of their team play European football where none of ours do,I think we have an uncomfortable night in store but I hope I’m wrong….Originally Posted by pineapple stu
Irish by birth ,Harps by the grace of god.
Individually they are obviously better than Armenia. We need to remember that Armenia aren’t very good at all, that’s why they put 10 men behind the ball as they knew that was their best chance of getting a result at the weekend, the difference is this Ukraine side even with changes will still believe they can win any game in this group so won’t sit back to the extent Armenia did.
Except none play European football for a top 5 league team, when that’s the case the whole European football argument is pretty weak and flawed.
It has to. If we changed 10 of our starters (even at our peak as a nation), we'd have been very nervous as fans.
But at the same time in those circumstances you’d want to play against the best players as they will be on a downer coming from heartbreaking result afew days ago to playing a NL match at the end of a long season. With this selection it will be young players wanting to prove a point, yes on paper it won’t be as difficult but it will present its own challenges.
If only Jason Knight could do that a bit more (the surging run forward, not the pass to an offside player).
Author of Never Felt Better (History, Film Reviews).
After 5 minutes Knight is La Liga i Seria A quality. Plz Dump England Jason. Im watching it on livetv.con
Who is the commentator Brian Kerr or the sadllier ?
We were brilliant in the first ten minutes, the press high up the field was causing Ukraine all kinds of problems. But it's settled now and you can see them coming into it bit by bit. I worry we've had our best spell as the opposition got used to each other, and didn't take advantage.
Author of Never Felt Better (History, Film Reviews).
Dont care what anyone says.. Ogbene looks brutal tonight.. doesn't seem to know what he's supposed to be doing.. and what he is doing, he's doing slow and laboured..
Now, hopefully he'll make a show of me and score a hat trick
On the flip side, if we get our noses 8n front we could see their heads drop. Definitely need 5o capitalise when we’re on top. Knight has been eye catching so far. Must be playing himself into the starting eleven.
Out for a spell, got neglected, lay on the bench unselected.
Agree alright. I've seen that before too...
If Robinson could engage his brain for a few extra milliseconds before he starts runs and and goes offside, that would be great. He's done it a few times already, and it kills attacking moves dead when the guy with the ball realises he can't play it forward.
Author of Never Felt Better (History, Film Reviews).
Torrid game by Ogbene can't play the Aldo's role. Don't say Stapleton because Stapleton was a big different, he was better from the sides to the 9 position as when he defeated Barça' Maradona and Menotti.
Robinson is a midfielder who can score for me, he could be a 10 if he wasn't so lazy on the ball
Ogbene showing his league 1 standard. He’s simply not up to it for me. Impact player in small doses in the future but not the answer
Ogbene no where near the level needed as a front man
Probably a penalty there…
Irish by birth ,Harps by the grace of god.
Ogbene and Robinson can play but not those roles, we need a real 9. Hendrick and Cullen playing good
Agree on the comments regarding Ogbene and Robinson. Ogbene has been woefully off it. Thought that was a penalty for the clip on Robbo based on what is being given these days. Generally speaking, i think this ref has been poor for us today too so far.
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