Kilbane sees World Cup as spur to Irish

[Emmet]

He has 30 caps FFS and IMO there has not been a single game in all of those in which he has not been found wanting in one way or another.

Inexperience/Nerves: No
Inability/Incompetence: Yes
Will he prove us all wrong?: I doubt it

He always seems really nervous whenever the ball comes near him ... I would like to see him becoming a top drawer player but - like most people here - I think its unlikely to happen

[DotTV]

If O'Shea is going to play in centre mid he needs to get a lot tougher.
At the moment he's too weak and doesn't win much ball.
Graham Kavanagh provides a bit more steel and would be more suited play alongside a more attacking midfielder.

[eighties mullet]

your new to this forum, so your ignorance can be allowed but i must tell you that for the last 18months, maybe more, people say when united sign this when united sign that, that will be the end of o'shea. I really don't see it myself. They let Miller out on loan, now they have let Fortune go. O'Shea and Giggs were good for Utd in centre mid and i feel sure he will take part in 30-35 games next season with 20+ starts.

regardless of whether or not im new to this forum ive seen o'shea play 15/20 times for ireland and every time he's been rubbish, no other player has ever stood out for me for all the wrong reasons as o'shea has...

[Stuttgart88]

I read on BBC teletext at the weekend that Fergie offered £10 million plus JO'S in exchange for Michael Carrick. The Guardian joked this morning that the deal was going well until the last bit was mentioned!

O'Shea is well short of the standard of player required by MUFC in central midfield if they're to challenge for the league & CL again, but he's good enough to keep them ticking over behind Chelsea and just about ahead of the rest in England. Gattuso is what they need in my opinion. Gattuso, Vieira (on loan), Carrick etc. all rumoured to be targets.

I still maintain that JO'S isn't as bad a player as many make out here but if you were to ask me how many times he's made a positive impact, rather than just doing OK, I'd struggle. He's made a negative impact quite a few times (debut vs Croatia, penalty conceded to Israel, late miss against Israel...). I think he was unlucky with that chance in Paris. It could just as easily have gone in

A move away and regular football in a fixed position (central mid or central defence) is what he needs. His situation at MUFC is hardly good for confidence. He knows he's not first choice so there must be constant doubts. Nobody performs well in that situation.

And Bobby Robson is right: if he just focuses on the simple things I think they can make a player out of him. He no longer has rookie's license though. He's a senior player now and needs to perform that way.