Right now Id be picking Azaz over Szmodics for sure. Szmodics energy off the bench could be really good though
Its really not that complicated!!!
I'm thinking it would be a massive call to not pick your captain in your 23 man squad. He is fit, at least to the extent that he was about to come on when O'Brien cramped up at the weekend. If he isn't called up when fit then I don't see how he could continue as captain any more.
Effectively. There was no handover though. June was the opportunity for that but HH didn't take it. He really should have though and still kept Coleman around for emergencies.
One possible tactic would be to use this window for the handover, bring Coleman in as a mascot and have a 'Do it for Seamus' speech before going on the pitch against Hungary. I might be watching too many sports movies but it would be a good way to motivate the team...and Collins will likely play a blinder when he gets the official nod.
Collins is the on-field captain really at this point alright. But my understanding is that if there was an event involving the Ireland captain today, it would be Coleman who would attend.
Of course it's possible that part of the announcement tomorrow is that Collins is becoming the official captain.
I never really remember the captaincy handover as a big thing really. It just always gets to the point that where someone just takes it on no?
I hope there's no more nonsense like Long complaining that "his number" was given to someone else. The captain has to be a guaranteed starter and Im fairly sure Seamus gets that considering he'd struggle to make the squad now
Its really not that complicated!!!
I just think it makes no sense to have Manning or Omobamidele or Doherty arriving in the squad 24-48 hours before a game and starting that match when they could have been there for the previous week or whatever. And i think that’s happened with all of them.
We’ve had situations where we were balancing choosing our first choice players who might be carrying knocks and fit players who are definitely available rather than taking both.
We’ve struggled when switching systems between two games in the same camp, one where we played a back 5 and the other with a back 4. With a back 5, you want 5 CBs in the squad and with a back 4 just 4. We’ve had games where we’ve then had only one midfielder on the bench covering 3 players and 3 centre backs on the bench instead.
It’s also maybe hindered us from introducing new players earlier and reduced competition once the squad itself is together…
Like if Ebosele misses out from a squad where we might need him and want him because it costs €1k or whatever to call him up - that makes absolutely no sense to me
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