QuoteJust seen the Kenny chance on twitter,was a good chance but not a gimme either…
It was utter stupidity from Nugent and fully deserved his second yellow.Originally Posted by sbgawa
https://kesslereffect.bandcamp.com/album/kepler - New music. It's not that bad.
Just seen the Kenny chance on twitter,was a good chance but not a gimme either…
Irish by birth ,Harps by the grace of god.
Looking at the starting wing backs it was a very cautious selection where Bradley was hoping for a 0-0, such an underwhelming attitude. Not saying you have to leave yourself open & overextend yourself but they shouldn't really have an inferiority complex tonight
He came out and caught a ball at the end!!
A draw for the co efficient and they're still in the tie. Great to see them not implode this time around, but going to need to be so much better at home.
Think Rovers did a rope-a-dope there. They’ll be hoping they can get the KO in Tallaght. Well in it now. Think this lot are not as good as Breidablik.
Thought the same. The angle was too acute from that distance. If he was further out then it probably would have gone in.
Vikingur play what I'd call 'square ball', pass it across midfield a few times, then down the wing and a cross into the box.
I had said that Rovers would have a better chance against Vikingur rather than a technically proficient team like Breidablik, but it appears that Rovers have regressed a good deal since those games last year. This tie is very much in the balance.
Wait, its possible that Rovers are even worse than the garbage we saw versus Breidablik last year...good god, heaven help them for next week :O
That has been the general consensus all season, yes.
Can see them playing better and sneaking a win at home tbh. Vikingur need to do way more with that much control of a game.
I think this is nail on the head. For whatever reason Bradley doesnt seem to think that his squad is capable of going out and beathing European opposition away. Its not as if they were playing in front of 80,000 feral Icelandic supporters in 30c. You can have a go without being gung ho. There have been cockier Rovers team and managers over the years that have done squat. Its not a new thing in that the manager is seeing his team in decline either so adapts accordingly. Someone commented that Bradley is not ready to make the next step up a level in management and I think that is fair comment. He has been able to go through the motions domestically, you cant really say that Rovers have evolved over the last 3 or 4 years, happy to be in a comfort zone and it has hurt them financially when exposed in the early rounds in Europe. At times SK was over optimistic with Dundalk but you could never say they were about damage limitation and year on year an effort was made to be better prepared for Europe and BATE 2 years in a row and the contrasting results is an example.
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Terrible stuff really. He didn't even force a save out of the keeper.
It was definitely not a yellow.
One on one with the keeper and he skyed an attempt at a chip, when he should have just smashed it towards the target beyond the keeper's reach. It was a poor effort.
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Vikingur will probably struggle to acclimatise to the Dublin heat as well
I wouldn't criticise the approach from Bradley too much at all this evening. It was all about keeping it tight and give them a rattle in Dublin next week.
After Kenny burned them for pace the first time and shot narrowly enough wide with Farrugia and Burns introduced soon after I really fancied them to create another couple opportunities. Going down to 10 men obviously changed how the end of the game played out but I think Rovers do have some attributes which can cause them problems at home.
They rode their luck at times but have to fancy their chances after getting the away clean sheet.
Its hard to see how we go from pinned back and conceeding 17 corners (how they didnt score from one is a mystery) to being the better team and winning in Tallaght.
Obviously Bradser set up for a nil nil and try and get a late goal but can we stop them scoring ion Tallaght if we come out and play ???? dont know but a few Novena's cant hurt and maybe Kenny to not need his usual 3 chances to score one goal
A dive should always result in a yellow. He threw himself to the ground at the slightest hint of contact and was rightly given a second yellow.
https://kesslereffect.bandcamp.com/album/kepler - New music. It's not that bad.
These days any contact is a free so i think a yellow was harsh....his first yellow was a complete joke as well, i thought the ref had blown for a free to him.
Pity he will miss the next match as Clarke looked injured going off so that is both WB gone
This pic being used by all the media outlets shows either a very relieved Bradley or an easily pleased one! Its a 0-0 against the unseeded club in the 1st CL round agaist Icelandic (part timers?) in which the seeded side were hanging on with a all hands to the pumps defensive effort. The bar is set very low. If Rovers beat HJK as per their result last night he'd be doing backflips and victory laps with a bus parade in Tallaght.........
I think when things are going badly it's important to celebrate little wins to boost morale, of course he's happy, they're still in the tie.
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