They also need to put a man marker on Liverpool left back. That would stop an awful lot of the Greek attacks
Should be 3 or 4 down if not for Bazunu.
Everyone else bar maybe Ferguson is having a really bad night. Really bad decision making and passing from everyone. Cullen's worst half of football for Ireland. Can't pass the ball.
And yet we are 1-1....and we can only play better than that.
I'd get Knight on for Idah and try to get a better hold of the midfield. Let Smallbone focus on getting forward and let Knight do the defensive work he isn't doing well.
21 leagues and 25 cups.
They also need to put a man marker on Liverpool left back. That would stop an awful lot of the Greek attacks
The big problem is not at the back, it’s the old bogey - midfield.
Mikey Johnston needs bringing on for the second half
He's made one good save and the rest has been routine? Or am I missing something?Originally Posted by ontheotherhand
An improvement on club form, for sure, but...
Halftime stats off Livescore - 14 shots to 2. 9 corners to 2. 60-40% possession.
Greece have some nice one-touch stuff on the edge of the box but their finishing has been really poor. I hope they don't have an option on the bench that could change that
Positive substitution brining Johnston on.
Idah out
Doherty is terrible
Yuck.
Woefully bad that,deary me…
Irish by birth ,Harps by the grace of god.
That's a super goal - though how do you get that much space in the box?
That was way too easy. FFS
A beautiful goal, but humiliating for Johnston.
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The defenders give it to you.
Lets be honest. Except for brief moments we are really, really bad.
Probably time for Smallbone. Not sure what McClean will offer, but why not
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His 99th cap
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 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.
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