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Thread: Greece V Republic of Ireland - Friday, 16th June 2023 - Euro 2024 Qualifier

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    For a team that spent so much time together over the last couple of weeks this is really disappointing. We look so hot and miss, disjointed, sloppy in and out of possession. Greece are no great shakes really, I mean they’re good and they’re better than us with some nice players but they’re limited yet still playing through us at ease. If we do draw this, it’s probably because they switch off like they did in the first. Depressing really.

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    You’d have to think we’ll have a new manager for the September series.

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    Flagging badly already. I'd love to see them try and take a few men on instead of just passing around them.
    Author of Never Felt Better (History, Film Reviews).

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    Quote Originally Posted by pineapple stu View Post
    I was wondering before the game what to do with McClean if we're chasing the game but you still want him to captain the team on Monday on his 100th cap


    We have the answer I guess!
    The last thing I’d want is for him to get a 100th cap - one of the most limited players ever to play for us , who’s main contribution is making rash tackles and a inability to cross the ball… picking him sums up Kenny’s lack of tactical nous

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    Quote Originally Posted by NeverFeltBetter View Post
    The difference between Ireland when they win the ball back in midfield and when Greece do it is enormous. They're full of speed and positive efforts to get the ball in the final third. We're slow and too prone to taking a few passes sideways. It honestly feels like we're a man down.
    100%

    This game feels as far from what Kenny is trying to bring in as any lately. We're mostly lumping it down the wing and losing possession. It's the most worrying part of a poor performance.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SkStu View Post
    You’d have to think we’ll have a new manager for the September series.
    Can we afford a new manager? We have a LOI manager now that is happy to work for LOI wages. Hiring someone like Lee Carsley is likely way beyond the FAI's financial capability.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SkStu View Post
    You’d have to think we’ll have a new manager for the September series.
    Hopefully. The whole playing out from the back doesn’t suit us.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Colbert Report View Post
    Can we afford a new manager? We have a LOI manager now that is happy to work for LOI wages. Hiring someone like Lee Carsley is likely way beyond the FAI's financial capability.
    €500k pa isn’t LOI manager wages ….

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    Quote Originally Posted by Colbert Report View Post
    Can we afford a new manager? We have a LOI manager now that is happy to work for LOI wages. Hiring someone like Lee Carsley is likely way beyond the FAI's financial capability.
    You were calling for him to resign a page or two back. I assume you did so thinking we’d need to replace him?

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    Too many Irish players are happy sitting on the bench in british league teams getting similar or higher wages than some of these Greek lads, but they are not match fit, not razor sharp, no desire to really really work hard to succeed.
    No-one in this Irish team apart from Cullen won a medal of any description this year if I'm not mistaken. That has an effect on my view. We have jobbing, professional footballers for an Irish squad and the mumbling, incoherent manager in charge is not the core reason for our lack of international progress.

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    Quote Originally Posted by weldoninhio View Post
    Hopefully. The whole playing out from the back doesn’t suit us.
    Not for it’s own sake but I don’t think that’s the main problem.

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    We are horrible and should be down about five goals by now.

    He should resign in shame for being so tactically naive. Of course we need a new manger, I just don't see who would be willing to take over. The FAI are one of the biggest jokes in international football.

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    That last attack was the game summed up. Our defence AWOL, good approach play from Greece, but no end product.

    We should have been out of sight here if they had a decent striker

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    James McClean is one of my all time favourite footballers, but that was unforgiveable. He shouldn't be playing for us anymore. It kills me to say that as he's been such a loyal servant, but his time has come and gone.

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    Against a decent team, Ireland would be losing this by five goals to one.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Calcio Jack View Post
    The last thing I’d want is for him to get a 100th cap - one of the most limited players ever to play for us , who’s main contribution is making rash tackles and a inability to cross the ball… picking him sums up Kenny’s lack of tactical nous
    He is one of the most frustrating Irish players of all time. Most would be ok with him as a sub given the lack of options for us there but he’s been especially poor tonight.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MichaelCherrito View Post
    Against a decent team, Ireland would be losing this by five goals to one.
    At least.

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    We deserve nothing from this at all.

    I wouldn't mind an equaliser tbh because we'd get the point while the general performance has surely done though to move Kenny closer to the door

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    Jason Knight looks very much like a League 1 player.

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    The lack of movement off the ball is so frustrating to watch. Really poor performance.
    Drogheda United in this together

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