Predictions for Ire v Ger Game

**Peadar** · 31/08/2006, 12:51 PM

Germany 5-0 Rep. of Ireland

de gaffer tells a press conference that he's building a team for the 2012 Euro Championships.

**Stuttgart88** · 31/08/2006, 1:15 PM

There's been a load of doom & gloom, some from myself, but what can we take with us from the Dutch game and what can we put behind us that'll help?

McGeady's form when played in his best position
Doyle's performance
Central midfield in second half was miles better
Liam Miller's confidence must be high knowing that Roy Keane wants him
We were missing key players - 4 out of our 5 most important. All are back now
We were messing with shape
The club season hadn't even started
Robbie's club form
The German defence may be weak
We'll have a huge support
Alan O'Brien's pace

Others?

OK, so it's only one side of the equation, but let's look at the glass as half full.

**Billsthoughts** · 31/08/2006, 1:20 PM

youve already given a prediction!!!!!
stop clogging up the prediction thread with non prediction related banter

**wallis** · 31/08/2006, 2:10 PM

All we need to know is that we are Ireland and anything is possible !

Once that whistle blows and 25,000+ men in green start to roar then its game on.

**joeSoap** · 31/08/2006, 2:15 PM

Germany 3-0 Ireland

I forsee major major errors made by Richard Dunne

**German_Tim** · 31/08/2006, 2:31 PM

Originally Posted by gufct

we havent that bad a record against them

That's true and one of more reasons why we have got a lot of respect for your team...

Originally Posted by gufct

Dont forget the noise from 15,000 irish fans full of german beer is a bit louder than the suits in Landsdowne.

Beside the German defence problems that is your big advantage, which can't be denied. I remember your WC qualifying game in Paris (a few of my Celtic friends - Germans & Irish - travelled to "Stade de France"), when about 40,000 Eire fans created a real home atmosphere! Do you remember the "Che sar�" chants...?

And don't forget that Stuttgart has always been a good pavement for Ireland/Celtic...

I expect a very tough game for my Germans and predict a 1:1 draw (Klose/Keane). Let's hope it will be sufficient for both teams to reach the EURO 2008 at the end. Unfortunately I have to miss the match as I didn't get a ticket (having been too much occupied with the World Cup).

I wish a great party to those of you who are going to Stuttgart and hope to see a good, exciting & fair game!

Slainte.

UWE

PS: Would like to see Aiden McGeady being in the starting line.

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**sligoman** · 31/08/2006, 2:42 PM

2-1 to Germany. Podolski and Klose for them and Duff for us.

**Tipp Townie** · 31/08/2006, 4:05 PM

I'm feeling optimistic....

Cracker of a game, end to end with some comedy defending, finishes all-square 1-1. RobbieK on target for us. Good result to start the campaign.

**Emmet** · 31/08/2006, 6:50 PM

Germany 0 Ireland 1

**TerryPhelan** · 31/08/2006, 9:46 PM

I had an unusually vivid dream last night that Klose put Germany 1-0 up inside 10 minutes. For some reason (this particular detail of Stan's sheer unpredictability may have been influenced by the recent selection of Sean St Ledger), Stan had dropped Duff and Keane. He brought them both on at half-time, Keane got sent off with 15 minutes remaining and 1 minute into injury time, Duff equalised. 1-1. And, for some reason, Colin Healy was playing.

So, what to take from that? I should stop drinking, firstly. Secondly, to borrow the words of a philosopher whose name I have forgotten, if you can conceive of something, then it is possible. Despite my usual inclinations to doom and gloom predictions, I'm going to stick with us grinding out a very lucky and very undeserved 1-1.

**Den Perry** · 31/08/2006, 10:24 PM

Germany 14, Ireland 1...

**The Legend** · 31/08/2006, 11:59 PM

Good man Den, at least u have us scoring!

**Block G Raptor** · 01/09/2006, 11:55 AM

Heart say's backs to the wall and nick it 1-0
head say's Germany 4-0 Ireland

**McGeady10** · 01/09/2006, 11:59 AM

This game depends on one thing...

Is Staunton brave enough to play McGeady?

If he is Ireland have a chance. It shows we're going to give it a go and going to try and beat them. We have a 50/50 chance to get at least a point this being the case.

If he don't play Mcgeady we're going there scared of them and will get humped.

**Seano** · 01/09/2006, 12:18 PM

Germany to score in the first minute and then win 3:0

**graham_d** · 01/09/2006, 1:44 PM

A quote from the DFB website:

Diese Zuversicht teilt auch L�w, der in den vergangenen Tagen viel Zeit auf seine neue Abwehr verwendet hat. "Wir haben mit den Verteidigern intensiv trainiert. Es war klar, dass sie sich am Anfang noch gesucht haben, sich erst finden mussten. Aber es klappt immer besser", meinte der 46-J�hrige, der am Freitagnachmittag f�r die beiden Friedrichs und den nachnominierten Alexander Madlung noch ein spezielles Videostudium vorbereitet hatte. "Was kommt auf unsere Abwehr zu, wie muss sie sich gegen die Iren verhalten. Das sollen die Verteidiger noch verinnerlichen", erkl�rte L�w, der vom "unbequemen Gegner" viele hohe B�lle in den Strafraum erwartet, die dann verl�ngert werden.

... basically Low says he's been doing a lot of work to get his defenders used to each other, which didn't go so well at the beginning. He's also made them study videos, and then warns we'll be uncomfortable long-ball opponents...

why does the rest of the world still think that??

But hopefully they listen to him and are baffled when we don't just hoof the ball up to them.

By the way elsewhere on the page they talk about expecting Ballack to play more defensive midfield, also good for us, keep him as far away from Given's goal as possible.

**Scram** · 01/09/2006, 2:38 PM

Originally Posted by graham_d

A quote from the DFB website:

... basically Low says he's been doing a lot of work to get his defenders used to each other, which didn't go so well at the beginning. He's also made them study videos, and then warns we'll be uncomfortable long-ball opponents...

why does the rest of the world still think that??

But hopefully they listen to him and are baffled when we don't just hoof the ball up to them.

By the way elsewhere on the page they talk about expecting Ballack to play more defensive midfield, also good for us, keep him as far away from Given's goal as possible.

Fekken Dem....if they are going to be unkomfartable mit einen longen ballen zen ve should send dem lots of long ballen.

Given (not Shay) that nobody here is in anyway sure of what our midfiled will be and has little confidence regardless...play a 4-4-2 but boot it past the midfield...at least at some point in the game...not a good idea to start with that "paln" early on though as 50-50 balls won by the Germans too often could lead to confidence in possession.

I expect a spirited performance and we better give one, constant harassment of the Geramns anytime they have the ball, Kevin Doyle etc. have youth and speed and should be able to go at pace for 95 minutes

0-0 written all over it.....but 0-1 with an 85th minute goal bundled in by Doyler.

**Dotsy** · 01/09/2006, 2:49 PM

With the injured lads back I honestly don't see where the 3 and 4 nil defeats been predicted are coming from. We got spanked by Holland because we had the bare bones of a team on the park. GIven, Dunne, Duff and Keane will make a huge difference in confidence and performance.

We may still lose but I can't see it being by more than the odd goal.

My head says 1:1 and my heart 2:1 to Ireland.

**aberharp** · 01/09/2006, 7:10 PM

3-0 to germany

**bitored** · 01/09/2006, 7:38 PM

Just been listening to a preview of the game on BBC Five live. Tha panel was Matt Holland, Joe Royle and a Daily Telegraph journo, Paddy something. All 3 of them were seriously optimistic! Were very scathing about Germany and talking up Ireland big time - particularly the importance of Shay Given and Richard Dunne. 1-1 I'd say