A pity really. I really want to see Douglas get a game again, so unless he goes with one striker (maybe Keane and Duff behind Doyle), that's out now. I don't see him being that adventurous though.Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
You can't spell failure without FAI
If Ireland is starting I think it will be
Given
Finnan Dunne McShane O'Shea
Duff Carsley Ireland Kilbane
Keane Doyle
Of these the debates are mainly LB and the 4th midfielder (alongside Duff, Carsley and Ireland). I guess McSahne is not a deifinite too.
Kilbane will play (and in fact if he is worth dropping so is everyone else at the moment). Unless he's going to play LB then it will be the old Duff on the right, him on the left.
Last edited by cavan_fan; 23/03/2007 at 3:45 PM.
Yeah, I think that's all spot on. Well, apart from that McSahne guy. Sounds like he should be playing for Germany.
You can't spell failure without FAI
Seeing as its Croker.
Given
McShane Dunne Harte
Finnan O'Shea Kilbane
Carsley Quinn
McGeady Ireland Hunt
Keane Doyle Duff
Quinn's a bit short for a midfielder, unless you mean Niall Quinn.
Quite like that formation to be honest!! You might be on to something. Bamboozle with the extra men.
Last edited by Scram; 24/03/2007 at 1:22 AM.
Given
Finnan Dunne Mcshane Harte
Mcgeady kilbane reid duff
keane doyle
Only question is whether he'll play O'Shea left back or centre half, so either Harte or McShane will be left out.
Disappointed Hunt won't be able to prove his worth at this level but stan won't take the chance Zinedine the old reliable.
San Marino are going to be a handful as the group goes on." - Steve Staunton reacts to performance against San Marino.
why are people not looking at the possibility of o'shea in the centre of midfield. he is by a long way our most naturally gifted footballer(not our best player though), he is not aggressive enough to command the midfield, but surely with lee"the pitbull" carsley beside him he will be able to play good football.
my team
given
kelly
dunne
mcshane
finnan
hunt
carsley
oshea
duff
keane
doyle
"People say football is a matter of life or death. I believe its far more important than that."
In what way? Technically gifted? Naturally intelligient? O'Shea is nowhere near our most naturally gifted player in any department.
Given
Finnan Dunne McShane Kilbane
Duff Carsley Ireland Hunt
Keane Doyle
is what i would go with anyhoo
Given, Finnan, Dunne, O'Shea, Carsley, Kilbane, Ireland, Duff, Keane and Doyle are all certain to play. Does anybody disagree?
It's between McShane or Harte for the other spot. I think the Irish Times are right and he'll go with O'Shea. We may get away with it but I don't know how Stan could go with him over McShane.
When I hear 'naturally gifted' I think of players like Paul McGrath, Ronnie Whelan or Liam Brady. These guys instinctively do the right thing, take the right option - things which can't be coached. O'Shea is not gifted, naturally or otherwise.
I'm going to give McShane the nod over Harte because I reckon he's the sort of player that will rise to the occasion.
Given.
Finnan. Dunne. McShane. O' Shea.
Duff. Carsley. Ireland. Kilbane.
Doyle. Keane.
I'm glad that you still have some happy hopes left in you, Tuff Paddy.
I'd say that's his team alright...
But I also think Duff, Ireland and McGeady (if he gets on) will win us free kicks in dangerous areas... and we won't be able to capitalise.
McShane is the only one with half a chance of keeping up with the pace of Bellamy!
"People say football is a matter of life and death, I believe it is much more important than that".
This what I think:
GK - Given
CD - Dunne
CD - O'Dea
LB - Finnan
RB - McShane
CM - O'Shea
CM - Carsley
LM - Duff
RM - McGeady
FW - Doyle
FW - Keane
That should brush aside Wales easily, Creative players out wide and good goalscorers to take advantage of that chances with a solid centre midfield to combact the 5 Welsh midfielders
So you would move a novice out of position to make way for another novice?
Terrible selection. McShane out of position, O'Dea uncapped, Finnan is terrible at left back, Kilbane has been our best player this season and should start and O'Shea in central midfield with Carsley has about as much flair as father stone
"No regrets, none at all. My only regret is that we went out on penalties. That's my only regret. But no, no regrets." -Mick McCarthy
Haven't seen much of McShane but have seen some comments on here and some WBA sites that he suffers from a lack of pace. I think he has more of a good footballing brain rather than blistering pace or an array of passing. A committed defender that knows how to put off a striker by marking him closely.
This is from a baggies site about the WBA v Palace game a few weeks ago:
RATINGS -
* Kiely - 6 - Little to 1st half other than pick the ball out of the net twice. Called into action more 2nd half, unlucky with 3rd goal.
* McShane - 7 - His passing and lack of pace are weaknesses, but defended very well 2nd half.
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